Seeing Red A True Crime Podcast
511 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★ - 292 ratingsHosted by Mark and Bethan, Seeing Red delivers intriguing, terrifying and dumbfounding True Crime stories each and every week. Check out our bonus content at http://www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast
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19: The Mysterious Murder of Penny Bell
September 29, 2020 23:01 - 57 minutesThis week we cover the mysterious 1991 murder of Penny Bell, a 43 year old mother of two from Buckinghamshire. Penny's life came to a brutal and bloody end in a car park in broad daylight. But why? Unfortunately, we don't have the answers, for Penny's murderer is still at large. Join us as we discuss what happened to Penny and our own theories on the murderer's identity and motive. Support us and the show - ensure we are around for a long time, not just a good time. Head to www.patreon....
S4 Ep19: The Mysterious Murder of Penny Bell
September 29, 2020 23:01 - 57 minutesThis week we cover the mysterious 1991 murder of Penny Bell, a 43 year old mother of two from Buckinghamshire. Penny's life came to a brutal and bloody end in a car park in broad daylight. But why? Unfortunately, we don't have the answers, for Penny's murderer is still at large. Join us as we discuss what happened to Penny and our own theories on the murderer's identity and motive. Support us and the show - ensure we are around for a long time, not just a good time. Head to www.patreon.c...
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18: A Family Massacre
September 23, 2020 13:12 - 51 minutesThis week, Bethan tells us about a family of four who were butchered by a knife-wielding maniac in their own home. Check us out on Patreon: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.com
S4 Ep18: A Family Massacre
September 23, 2020 13:12 - 51 minutesThis week, Bethan tells us about a family of four who were butchered by a knife-wielding maniac in their own home. Check us out on Patreon: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19: A Family Massacre
September 23, 2020 13:12 - 51 minutesThis week, Bethan tells us about a family of four who were butchered by a knife-wielding maniac in their own home. Check us out on Patreon: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.com
Introducing Broken Seeking Justice
September 16, 2020 04:00 - 10 minutesMark was a HUGE fan of 'Broken: Jeffrey Epstein' and he is delighted that the hotly anticipated follow up 'Broken: Seeking Justice' is launching on 16 September. 'Broken: Seeking Justice' no longer puts Epstein at the centre of the story but rather follows the survivors’ paths for justice and what that means to them in the wake of his death. It’s a story of female empowerment in the face of tragedy and adversity. 'Broken: Seeking Justice' follows host Tara Palmeri as she joins these wome...
18: Introducing Broken Seeking Justice
September 16, 2020 04:00 - 10 minutesMark was a HUGE fan of 'Broken: Jeffrey Epstein' and he is delighted that the hotly anticipated follow up 'Broken: Seeking Justice' is launching on 16 September. 'Broken: Seeking Justice' no longer puts Epstein at the centre of the story but rather follows the survivors’ paths for justice and what that means to them in the wake of his death. It’s a story of female empowerment in the face of tragedy and adversity. 'Broken: Seeking Justice' follows host Tara Palmeri as she joins these wome...
17: RIP Precious Little One
September 15, 2020 23:01 - 43 minutesThis week's case is brutal and it's one of those episodes where we have to issue a warning... We discuss neonaticide, which is defined as the ‘deliberate act of a parent murdering their own child during the first 24 hours of life.’ There will also be brief mentions of stillbirth and termination of pregnancy. If this is likely to be particularly upsetting for you, please do skip this one... Hannah Cobley was in her late twenties in 2017 and living with her young child on her parent’s far...
S4 Ep17: RIP Precious Little One
September 15, 2020 23:01 - 42 minutesThis week's case is brutal and it's one of those episodes where we have to issue a warning... We discuss neonaticide, which is defined as the ‘deliberate act of a parent murdering their own child during the first 24 hours of life.’ There will also be brief mentions of stillbirth and termination of pregnancy. If this is likely to be particularly upsetting for you, please do skip this one... Hannah Cobley was in her late twenties in 2017 and living with her young child on her parent’s far...
16: Britain's Biggest Female Fraudster
September 08, 2020 23:01 - 38 minutesYou've heard of the man with no name, right? Well, this week, Bethan tells us about the woman with four names! Maria Michaela committed mortgage fraud on a grand scale. Taking advantage of a corrupt surveyor and a couple of useless banks, she was able to get away with £13million. Join us as we tell you how she did it! Show Sponsor: The mobile puzzle game EVERYONE'S talking about... Best Fiends! Download from the Apple App Store or from Google Play. Support us and the show through Patreo...
S4 Ep16: Britain's Biggest Female Fraudster
September 08, 2020 23:01 - 38 minutesYou've heard of the man with no name, right? Well, this week, Bethan tells us about the woman with four names! Maria Michaela committed mortgage fraud on a grand scale. Taking advantage of a corrupt surveyor and a couple of useless banks, she was able to get away with £13million. Join us as we tell you how she did it! Show Sponsor: The mobile puzzle game EVERYONE'S talking about... Best Fiends! Download from the Apple App Store or from Google Play. Support us and the show through Patreon:...
15: Shannon Matthews
September 01, 2020 23:01 - 40 minutesIt's just Mark this week. Normal service will resume next Wednesday! This week's episode focuses on a case that many of you will be familiar with... the kidnapping of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews, which happened in West Yorkshire in 2008. It's a cruel tale... a tale of neglect and contempt at the hands of an evil woman. But it's a tale that, for once, has a genuinely happy ending. It's not very often we get to say that. Stay safe and don't get kidnapped! Check us out on Patreon - www.p...
S4 Ep15: Shannon Matthews
September 01, 2020 23:01 - 40 minutesIt's just Mark this week. Normal service will resume next Wednesday! This week's episode focuses on a case that many of you will be familiar with... the kidnapping of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews, which happened in West Yorkshire in 2008. It's a cruel tale... a tale of neglect and contempt at the hands of an evil woman. But it's a tale that, for once, has a genuinely happy ending. It's not very often we get to say that. Stay safe and don't get kidnapped! Check us out on Patreon - www.pa...
S4 Ep14: The Hungerford Massacre
August 25, 2020 23:01 - 1 hour33 years ago this month, Michael Ryan exploded with rage when he shot dead 16 people in his home town of Hungerford in the Royal county of Berkshire. But what drove this mummy's boy to kill? Sure, he was weird, but what made him see red on this particular day? Join us as we delve in to the life and crimes of Michael Ryan. Check us out on Patreon for exclusive content that is not available anywhere else: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast 125 of you have joined the Patreon Party and it only...
14: The Hungerford Massacre
August 25, 2020 23:01 - 1 hour33 years ago this month, Michael Ryan exploded with rage when he shot dead 16 people in his home town of Hungerford in the Royal county of Berkshire. But what drove this mummy's boy to kill? Sure, he was weird, but what made him see red on this particular day? Join us as we delve in to the life and crimes of Michael Ryan. Check us out on Patreon for exclusive content that is not available anywhere else: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast 125 of you have joined the Patreon Party and it onl...
13: The Brutal Killing of PC Andrew Harper
August 18, 2020 23:01 - 47 minutesAndrew Harper was a serving police officer with the Thames Valley Police Force. Newly married and with his whole life ahead of him, he could never have foreseen the events that would bring his short life to a tragic and undignified end on 15 August 2019 when he was dragged behind a car for over a mile by a gang of burglars. This is a heartbreaking story and it is very recent. Listener discretion is advised. If you would like to support us on Patreon, head to www.patreon.com/seeingredpodc...
S4 Ep13: The Brutal Killing of PC Andrew Harper
August 18, 2020 23:01 - 47 minutesAndrew Harper was a serving police officer with the Thames Valley Police Force. Newly married and with his whole life ahead of him, he could never have foreseen the events that would bring his short life to a tragic and undignified end on 15 August 2019 when he was dragged behind a car for over a mile by a gang of burglars. This is a heartbreaking story and it is very recent. Listener discretion is advised. If you would like to support us on Patreon, head to www.patreon.com/seeingredpodca...
12: Sally Challen: A Case of Coercive Control
August 11, 2020 23:01 - 1 hourSally was 15 years old when she met the charismatic Richard, who was seven years her senior. What started as a mild flirtation soon escalated in to a decades long marriage dominated by coercive control from which Sally could see no escape... Join us as Bethan tells Sally's story (so eloquently I might add!). It's a tale of survival. A tale that will make you question your own morals... Music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co.uk Check us out on Patreon at www.pa...
S4 Ep12: Sally Challen: A Case of Coercive Control
August 11, 2020 23:01 - 1 hourSally was 15 years old when she met the charismatic Richard, who was seven years her senior. What started as a mild flirtation soon escalated in to a decades long marriage dominated by coercive control from which Sally could see no escape... Join us as Bethan tells Sally's story (so eloquently I might add!). It's a tale of survival. A tale that will make you question your own morals... Music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co.uk Check us out on Patreon at www.pat...
S4 Ep11: The Lost Boys
August 04, 2020 23:01 - 57 minutesThis week's case is upsetting in the extreme. It features the rape and murder of three boys in the 1980's. Please exercise caution - whilst we don't go in to loads of detail, you will be left feeling extremely sad. Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11: The Lost Boys
August 04, 2020 23:01 - 57 minutesThis week's case is upsetting in the extreme. It features the rape and murder of three boys in the 1980's. Please exercise caution - whilst we don't go in to loads of detail, you will be left feeling extremely sad. Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co.uk
10: A Change of Pace...
July 28, 2020 23:01 - 52 minutesThis week's episode represents a departure for us, a change of pace if you will... No one gets maimed or killed this week, nothing gets stolen... Instead, we discuss the emotional legacy of bigamy as Bethan tells us about two cases from the UK. Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co.uk Support the show on Patreon and gain access to loads of exclusive content - www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast
S4 Ep10: A Change of Pace...
July 28, 2020 23:01 - 52 minutesThis week's episode represents a departure for us, a change of pace if you will... No one gets maimed or killed this week, nothing gets stolen... Instead, we discuss the emotional legacy of bigamy as Bethan tells us about two cases from the UK. Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co.uk Support the show on Patreon and gain access to loads of exclusive content - www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9: D B Cooper
July 14, 2020 23:01 - 53 minutesOn a chilly afternoon in November 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper boarded a flight bound for Seattle. What followed proved to be THE most audacious case of air piracy ever seen. Just who is D B Cooper and how exactly did he manage to disappear from a plane cruising over North America at 20,000 feet? Join us as we explore the the mind boggling case of D B Cooper... the man, the myth, the legend! Support us and keep the show alive by heading to www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast - we lov...
S4 Ep9: D B Cooper
July 14, 2020 23:01 - 53 minutesOn a chilly afternoon in November 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper boarded a flight bound for Seattle. What followed proved to be THE most audacious case of air piracy ever seen. Just who is D B Cooper and how exactly did he manage to disappear from a plane cruising over North America at 20,000 feet? Join us as we explore the the mind boggling case of D B Cooper... the man, the myth, the legend! Support us and keep the show alive by heading to www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast - we love...
8: Billy the Butcher: Part 2
July 07, 2020 23:01 - 45 minutesThis week, we pick up where we left off last week as we head inside Pottery Cottage to hear about the brutality which unfolded there over several harrowing days back in January 1977. Support us at www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast to keep the show alive. Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co.uk
S4 Ep8: Billy the Butcher: Part 2
July 07, 2020 23:01 - 45 minutesThis week, we pick up where we left off last week as we head inside Pottery Cottage to hear about the brutality which unfolded there over several harrowing days back in January 1977. Support us at www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast to keep the show alive. Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S4 Ep7: Billy the Butcher
June 30, 2020 23:01 - 34 minutesJoin us this week as Bethan takes us back in time to a cold winter's day in 1977. Prisoner Billy Hughes was on an escorted trip from Leicester Prison to court when all hell broke loose as the taxi he was travelling in exited a slip road towards Chesterfield. What followed is the stuff of actual nightmares... Join us for Part 1 where Bethan sets the scene for an horrific crime which will stay with you... Part 2 is out next Wednesday! Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www....
7: Billy the Butcher
June 30, 2020 23:01 - 34 minutesJoin us this week as Bethan takes us back in time to a cold winter's day in 1977. Prisoner Billy Hughes was on an escorted trip from Leicester Prison to court when all hell broke loose as the taxi he was travelling in exited a slip road towards Chesterfield. What followed is the stuff of actual nightmares... Join us for Part 1 where Bethan sets the scene for an horrific crime which will stay with you... Part 2 is out next Wednesday! Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www...
S4 Ep6: Emmett Till
June 23, 2020 23:01 - 43 minutesThis week, we tell the story of Emmett Till, a 14 year old African American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store. The brutality of his murder and the fact that his killers were acquitted drew attention to the long history of violent prosecution of African Americans in the United States. Emmett's is an important story - he would go on to inspire the civil rights movement and affect positive change in the US and ar...
6: Emmett Till
June 23, 2020 23:01 - 43 minutesThis week, we tell the story of Emmett Till, a 14 year old African American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store. The brutality of his murder and the fact that his killers were acquitted drew attention to the long history of violent prosecution of African Americans in the United States. Emmett's is an important story - he would go on to inspire the civil rights movement and affect positive change in the US and a...
5: The Brutal Murder of Ronda Morrison
June 16, 2020 23:01 - 45 minutesJoin us this week as Bethan discusses a serious miscarriage of justice in a case from 1986 which is likely to make you very angry.
S4 Ep5: The Brutal Murder of Ronda Morrison
June 16, 2020 23:01 - 45 minutesJoin us this week as Bethan discusses a serious miscarriage of justice in a case from 1986 which is likely to make you very angry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S4 Ep4: Samantha Lewthwaite: The Home Counties War Lord
June 09, 2020 23:01 - 38 minutesThis week’s episode sees us return to the 7/7 Bombings, which we first covered back in February 2019. Now, as we approach the 15 year anniversary of what has been described as the deadliest bombing in London since World War 2, we are going to take you on a journey in to the life and crimes of one of the wives of one of the four suicide bombers who brought London to a standstill on that fateful summer’s day in 2005. This episode tells the story of Samantha Lewthwaite, AKA, the White Widow. Fo...
4: Samantha Lewthwaite: The Home Counties War Lord
June 09, 2020 23:01 - 38 minutesThis week’s episode sees us return to the 7/7 Bombings, which we first covered back in February 2019. Now, as we approach the 15 year anniversary of what has been described as the deadliest bombing in London since World War 2, we are going to take you on a journey in to the life and crimes of one of the wives of one of the four suicide bombers who brought London to a standstill on that fateful summer’s day in 2005. This episode tells the story of Samantha Lewthwaite, AKA, the White Widow. F...
S4 Ep3: A Massacre in Alaska
June 02, 2020 23:01 - 41 minutesThis week's episode sees us head to the US state of Alaska in a Seeing Red first! It's gonna be a chilly one, or should I say a 'chilling' one...? Bethan tells us about one man's mission to protect the area in which he lived... at any cost. Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co.uk Support us at www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Check out our show sponsor www.noom.com/red. Noom are there to help you achieve your fitness goals. They use one on one coaching ...
3: A Massacre in Alaska
June 02, 2020 23:01 - 41 minutesThis week's episode sees us head to the US state of Alaska in a Seeing Red first! It's gonna be a chilly one, or should I say a 'chilling' one...? Bethan tells us about one man's mission to protect the area in which he lived... at any cost. Theme music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co.uk Support us at www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Check out our show sponsor www.noom.com/red. Noom are there to help you achieve your fitness goals. They use one on one coaching...
2: The Rise and Fall of the Fake Sheikh
May 26, 2020 23:01 - 40 minutesThis week's episode tells the story of Mazher Mahmood, a journalist with the News of the World and later the Sun on Sunday. Mazher thought he was untouchable. Adopting the persona of a rich middle-eastern businessman, Mazher would set up celebrities, sports stars and royalty in high profile stings, using any means necessary to create a scandalous headline. Literally dozens of people went to prison off the back of his evidence. There was just one problem, he was a liar. Retribution would ...
S4 Ep2: The Rise and Fall of the Fake Sheikh
May 26, 2020 23:01 - 40 minutesThis week's episode tells the story of Mazher Mahmood, a journalist with the News of the World and later the Sun on Sunday. Mazher thought he was untouchable. Adopting the persona of a rich middle-eastern businessman, Mazher would set up celebrities, sports stars and royalty in high profile stings, using any means necessary to create a scandalous headline. Literally dozens of people went to prison off the back of his evidence. There was just one problem, he was a liar. Retribution would f...
S4 Ep1: Season 4 PREMIER: The Rettendon Murders
May 19, 2020 23:01 - 45 minutesWe are BACK! This week's episode features the cold blooded murder of three notorious drug dealers. Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were hardcore Essex criminals. But they didn't deserve to die. As they made their way down an isolated farm track one cold December night in 1995, their fate was sealed. At the end of the track lay certain death. What exactly happened to these Essex boys remains a mystery to this day. Join us as we take a deep dive in to the Essex criminal underworl...
1: Season 4 PREMIER: The Rettendon Murders
May 19, 2020 23:01 - 45 minutesWe are BACK! This week's episode features the cold blooded murder of three notorious drug dealers. Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were hardcore Essex criminals. But they didn't deserve to die. As they made their way down an isolated farm track one cold December night in 1995, their fate was sealed. At the end of the track lay certain death. What exactly happened to these Essex boys remains a mystery to this day. Join us as we take a deep dive in to the Essex criminal underwor...
S3 Ep30: The Brutal Slaying of Elizabeth Sutherland
May 05, 2020 23:01 - 40 minutesThis week we head north, to the Scottish Highlands. Elizabeth Sutherland lived with her husband Kenny and their two young children in Culbokie, a tiny village on the Black Isle, a peninsula in north east Scotland. They lived an idyllic life, but their tight family unit was shattered in to a thousand pieces one Monday afternoon in September 1984 when Elizabeth, or Totsie as she was known, was savagely killed in her own home. Music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co....
30: The Brutal Slaying of Elizabeth Sutherland
May 05, 2020 23:01 - 40 minutesThis week we head north, to the Scottish Highlands. Elizabeth Sutherland lived with her husband Kenny and their two young children in Culbokie, a tiny village on the Black Isle, a peninsula in north east Scotland. They lived an idyllic life, but their tight family unit was shattered in to a thousand pieces one Monday afternoon in September 1984 when Elizabeth, or Totsie as she was known, was savagely killed in her own home. Music thanks to www.bensound.com and mixed by www.djsuperstars.co...
29: Elaine O'Hara: The Aftermath
April 30, 2020 23:01 - 30 minutesJoin us as we delve a little deeper in to the murder of Elaine O'Hara and the events that followed... Music by www.bensound.com and mixed by www.discosuperstars.co.uk Support the show and gain access to bonus content at www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast
S3 Ep29: Elaine O'Hara: The Aftermath
April 30, 2020 23:01 - 30 minutesJoin us as we delve a little deeper in to the murder of Elaine O'Hara and the events that followed... Music by www.bensound.com and mixed by www.discosuperstars.co.uk Support the show and gain access to bonus content at www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28: Elaine O'Hara
April 28, 2020 23:01 - 38 minutesFor this week's episode, we revisit the case of Elaine O'Hara, which we originally covered in season one but subsequently had to take down due to, how shall I put this, reasons pertaining to international relations...?! Bethan has some interesting updates which we will release as a separate episode on Friday. If you are not familiar with the case, Elaine was a 36 year old childcare worker from Dublin who went missing on 22 August 2012. It would be a year before her remains would be discove...
S3 Ep28: Elaine O'Hara
April 28, 2020 23:01 - 38 minutesFor this week's episode, we revisit the case of Elaine O'Hara, which we originally covered in season one but subsequently had to take down due to, how shall I put this, reasons pertaining to international relations...?! Bethan has some interesting updates which we will release as a separate episode on Friday. If you are not familiar with the case, Elaine was a 36 year old childcare worker from Dublin who went missing on 22 August 2012. It would be a year before her remains would be discover...
S3 Ep27: The Brutal Murder of Debbie Linsley
April 21, 2020 23:01 - 44 minutesDebbie Linsley was 26 and had her whole life ahead of her when she boarded the 14:16 Orpington to London train on Wednesday 23 March 1988. It should have been a thirty minute journey, but Debbie wouldn't make it in to London alive. Before the train pulled in to Victoria station, she was dead, killed in a barbaric orgy of blood letting. Join us as we unpick the details of this disturbing case. Keep the show alive by supporting us at www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Theme music thanks to www...