REDRUM true crime
REDRUM is a podcast focusing on the true victims of crime. Each episode focuses on a new story. Real life, real victims, real crime. This is REDRUM. Written and presented by Grace Cordell.
Episodes
32 Minutes of Terror: The murder of Keisha Donaghy
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Inside a Cult: The Avery Family murders Obedience or Die
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The brutal murders of Mary Hayes and Rosalyn Robinson.
In 1999, a Texas woman was at home, when her husband walked into the room she was in and shot her in cold blood. Then—without saying a word—he got in his truck, drove across town, and abducted an 18-year-old gas station worker he’d never me…
He Was Hired to Teach Children. Last Week, He Was Charged With Murdering Two Parents
Last week, a young family went hiking in Devil’s Den State Park. Hours later, two of them were dead—and the man now charged with their murder? He used to be an elementary school teacher.Interested in hearing about a live REDRUM show?Sign up…
He Told a Psychiatrist He Wanted to Kill. No One Stopped Him.
In 2003, a woman vanished after a cancelled event with her mum. No witnesses. No signs of struggle. Just… gone. Five weeks later, her body was found on fire in the woods — and what police discovered next turned a missing person case into on…
She Had 2 Million Followers. Then She Killed Her Boyfriend.
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The Love Triangle: Lured to her death. The murder of Sherri Dally
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Seeking Arrangement: The Murder Of Dale Harrell (Part 2)
He was asleep in bed when the first blow landed.She claimed an intruder did it.But the truth was darker than anyone imagined.Interested in hearing about a live REDRUM show? Sign up here to be the first to hear: https://redrumtruecrime.lnk.t…
Seeking Arrangement: The Murder of Dale Harrell (Part 1)
He was asleep in bed when the first blow landed.She claimed an intruder did it.But the truth was darker than anyone imagined.Sign up for the free REDRUM newsletter, full of all things true crime, as well as a run down of all the latest REDR…
Police installed a panic button in his home. But it didn't save him.
He had a job, a future, and a second chance.But someone needed a favour—and it cost him everything.This is the story of Joe Dix.JOE DIX FOUNDATION: https://joedixfoundation.co.uk/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi…
The Murder of James Quigley
When 18-year-old James Quigley walked into court one winter afternoon, no one paid much attention. He sat quietly, watched the proceedings, and went home. But someone saw him. Someone decided that simply being there made him dangerous. And …
The Man Who Used Wanted-Ads To Lure His Victims Part1
Kathy Miller was just a young woman with dreams and a life ahead of her—until she answered a simple want ad for a new part time job, and then she vanished without a trace.Sign up for the free REDRUM newsletter, full of all things true crime…
The Man Who Used Wanted-Ads To Lure His Victims Part2
Kathy Miller was just a young woman with dreams and a life ahead of her—until she answered a simple want ad for a new part time job, and then she vanished without a trace.Sign up for the free REDRUM newsletter, full of all things true crime…
Fake Accents, Oxygen Masks, and Lies: The Chilling Case of Arthur Knight
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Behind the Smile of a Millionaire Politician: A Murder Plot
She decided someone had to die… she wasn’t gonna do the killing herself… she was gonna hire someone.Sign up for the free REDRUM newsletter, full of all things true crime, as well as a run down of all the latest REDRUM cases. This will only …
He Came Home to Find His Entire Family Murdered. The Gonzales Triple Murder
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The Woman He Cooked Was the One Who Loved Him: Helle Christensen
In a quiet Swedish town, a man made dinner for one. In the kitchen, he seasoned the meat with salt and homegrown cannabis… then fried it in a pan. But this wasn’t pork, or beef. It was a woman. His girlfriend. The mother of five. He had jus…
Jennifer Teague Walked Home From Work. He was watching.... waiting.
He prowled the streets for nights, waiting to find someone—anyone—to kill. When 18-year-old Jennifer Teague walked home from her shift at Wendy’s, she had no idea someone was watching. Sign up for the free REDRUM newsletter, full of all thi…
Inside the Investigation: The Murder of Ardeth Wood
She was a brilliant PhD student out for a bike ride — and she vanished without a trace. No DNA. No witnesses. Just a chilling trail of attacks, a mysterious man on a bike, and one tiny clue that would finally expose a predator hiding in pla…
What Really Happened Inside Apartment 3C. George, Carlos and Anthony. (Part 2)
Two young women. One locked apartment. Both brutally murdered in broad daylight. The door was bolted from the inside, no sign of forced entry—yet both women were dead. And when the police made an arrest, the public felt safe again... Until …
What Really Happened Inside Apartment 3C. Emily and Janice. (Part 1)
Two young women. One locked apartment. Both brutally murdered in broad daylight. The door was bolted from the inside, no sign of forced entry—yet both women were dead. And when the police made an arrest, the public felt safe again... Until …
The Own Goal That Got Him Killed. The murder of Andrés Escobar
He was supposed to be Colombia’s ticket to redemption. Young, talented, already linked to AC Milan.But when Andrés Escobar put the ball into his own net… it didn’t just end the game.It triggered one of the most shocking murders in sports hi…
A Pandemic. A Missing Wife. And a Husband With Something to Hide
At first, it looked like just another tragic COVID case. A woman in Florida—Gretchen Anthony—texted her loved ones to say she’d tested positive. She was being rushed to the hospital, then transferred to a special CDC facility. She said she …
The Murder Of XXXTentacion: Idol or Abuser?
On a scorching Monday afternoon in South Florida, a black BMW i8 glided into the car park of a luxury motorsports store. Behind the wheel was one of the most controversial rising stars in rap music.His name was Jahseh Onfroy — but the world…
He Murdered a Man. Then He Wrote a Book About It.
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The Accidental Murder of David Wilkie
A man kissed his wife goodbye, climbed into his taxi, and headed off for what should’ve been just another shift. Twenty minutes later, his car was crushed by a 65-pound concrete block — dropped from a bridge by men he didn’t even know. But …
The plan to murder: Holly Willoughby
When police raided Gavin Plumb’s home, they found a ‘kill kit,’ handcuffs, and a Kill List of over 130 female celebrities. At the top of that list… was Holly Willoughby.If you’re interested in the game I was talking about it’s The Serial Ki…
The 'Sticky Tape' Murders
A killer bound his victims mouths, their noses, and their limbs with TAPE — not to silence them, but to suffocate them. Slowly. Deliberately. The press called them “the sticky tape murders,” but what that name doesn’t capture is the horror …
She Thought She Was Viewing an Apartment. It Was a Trap. The case of Trudy Ochankowski
One cold January evening in 1998, Trudy went to do her laundry. She got out the car, and even left the door open… but then she vanished. Eighteen years later, police found out she never left the building…Sign up for the free REDRUM newslett…
Landy Martinez’s Final Video Solved Everything
When police found the body of Landy Martinez, they thought it was a home invasion gone wrong… until they watched the footage on his own phone. What they saw made seasoned detectives physically sick—and led them straight to a killer who made…
Did The Nurse Hire a Hitman?
Gail opened the door, dropped her handbag onto the passenger seat like she always did, and got into the car. As she started it up, she noticed something strange.The car wasn’t moving- not properly… and she realised pretty much immediately t…
The Killer Walked Right Into Their Homes
She was 91, alone in her Paris apartment, folding laundry when the knock came. It was polite—almost gentle. But the man on the other side wasn’t selling anything. Within minutes, he had tied forced his way in and attacked her, leaving her f…
She Survived. Then Helped Catch a Serial Killer.
Josephine thought she was lucky to be alive. Weeks earlier, a man in uniform had lured her from a bus station and tried to kill her. But she managed to escape. Then one afternoon, she did something unthinkable: she went back to that same bu…
The charming, respected doctor... Everyone Trusted Him—Except Her
In a small Canadian town, a trusted doctor was accused of a horrific crime. But when police tested his DNA… it didn’t match. Case closed—at least, that’s what everyone thought.But something about the story didn’t sit right.Because behind th…
Maury Travis sent a letter... that led police straight to him.
In 2002, a journalist received a strange letter from an anonymous sender. Inside was a map, a cryptic message, and a chilling promise: ‘Write a good story, and I’ll show you where the others are.’ What police discovered after following the …
His First Kill Was ‘Self Defense’… The Next Three Weren’t
When Ruth Lee left her drunk and angry husband at a gas station in the middle of the night, she thought she was saving herself. What she didn’t know… was that she’d just signed a death warrant — for herself, her brother, and a man who may h…
Police Thought She Ran Away—until they looked in the sausage grinder.
When Louisa Luetgert went missing, her husband told everyone she’d run off with another man.But then police learned she was last seen entering his sausage factory late at night—alone, with him—just hours before she vanished.And then a worke…
When Desire Leads To Death: The Elaine O’Hara Case
A woman’s desperate search for love led her down a dark path—one that ended in a gruesome, unsolved mystery. For years, a man she met online played a dangerous game, hiding behind a mask of lies. What happened to Elaine O’Hara is a story of…
The Man Outside Her Window. The murder of Karen Gregory
A scream echoed through a sleepy suburban neighbourhood in Gulfport, Florida. Some of the neighbours were woken up by this- but they settled back into their beds… unsure what had just happened. Perhaps it was a fox. Or someone having a har…
They Were Alive, Trapped inside a Pipe on the ocean floor. But They Were Left To Die.
Four divers were working inside an oil pipeline when, in an instant, they were sucked into the darkness—trapped in a steel pipe at the bottom of the ocean, with no way out. They were still alive, banging on the walls for help… but their res…