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RedHanded the podcast jumps head first into all manner of macabre madness. We cover everything from big time serial killers (and those you may never have heard of), to hauntings, possessions, disturbing mysteries, bizarre whodunits and basically anything that tickles our creepy fancy. So, join us, p...
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ShortHand: Aleister Crowley - The Beast 666
With great esoteric power, comes great esoteric responsibility.
Aleister Crowley was considered many things, a poet, an artist, a master of the...
The McStay Family Murders - Part Two | #440
Bodies unearthed in the desert seemed like the final piece in the puzzle for McStay Family Murders. However, the four years that had passed left more...
ShortHand: The Viper Room & The Death of River Phoenix
In October 1993, River Phoenix crashed out of Johnny Depp’s exclusive club, fell onto the pavement, and died. An hour earlier, the 23-year-old rising...
ShortHand: Princess Anastasia - The Russian Royal Imposter
The year was 1917, and revolution was in the air in Russia. After sustaining heavy losses in WW1, the fall of the House of Romanov seemed inevitable....
The McStay Family Murders - Part One | #439
How does a family completely vanish? That was the question that plagued investigators after Michael McStay reported his brother Joe McStay missing on...
ShortHand: Alchemy
Turning lead into gold and living forever: that’s about the summation of our modern understanding of Alchemy. Informed by high-fantasy films and pop h...
ShortHand: Area 51
Alien autopsies, flying saucers, and top secret government programs: three things alleged to be hiding in ‘Area 51’. Officially known as Homey Airport...
Mexico's Cartel Wars: The Torture and Murder of Agent Kiki Camarena | #438
Amid the chaos now unfolding in Mexico after the February 2026 assassination of drug cartel boss El Mencho, we’re throwing it back to the 1985 torture...
ShortHand: The ‘Monuments Men’ Saving Art from Nazi Bombs
In the darkest hour of WWII, as bombs threatened Europe’s historic cities, a small unit was sent to the front lines – not to fight, but to save art hi...
ShortHand: Lake Nyos - Fog of Death
“On that day, there were no flies on the dead. The flies were dead too.”
On the 21st of August 1986, 1746 people and 3500 livestock died...
The Suffolk Strangler: Ipswich's Red Light Killings | #437
In December 2006, the town of Ipswich was rocked by a spree of brutal murders targeting sex workers in its notorious red light area. But the story did...
ShortHand: Valentine’s Special (w/ Abi Clarke)
EmptyHanded is back! We’re joined by comedian Abi Clarke to discuss all things racy, risky and romantic – and read out some of the most scandalous lis...
ShortHand: The Bizarre History of Birth Control
Valentine's Day is the perfect time to dive into the surprising, and at times horrifying, history of contraception through the ages; from crocodile-du...
Brendan Banfield: The Au Pair Affair Murders | #436
When Brendan Banfield frantically called 911 in February 2023 to report a double murder at his million-dollar suburban home in Virginia, it seemed lik...
ShortHand: White Slaves & the Pirates of the Barbary Coast
For all the centuries of slavery throughout human history, you might think one group came through mostly unscathed: white Europeans. But for more than...
ShortHand: Lucy Letby - What Netflix Left Out
The ever-changing story of neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, and the Countess of Chester baby deaths, has been given the Netflix treatment – and We. Have. Th...
FROM THE VAULT: Is Lucy Letby Innocent?
In light of the new Netflix documentary about Lucy Letby, we're dipping into the RedHanded archives to revisit our own coverage of this controversial...
Jessica Wongso: Iced Coffee Killer | #435
In January 2016, a coffee date between three glamorous Indonesian gal pals turned deadly – when Mirna Salihin, a wealthy and beautiful newlywed, took...
ShortHand: Nellie Bly – The Woman Who Changed Journalism
From faking insanity to go undercover in an asylum, racing around the world in 72 days, and reporting from the front lines of deadly war zones, this f...
The Oakland County Child Killer | #434
Behind the façade of the white-picket-fence dream and adventurous childhoods of suburban, late-70s Michigan, lay a web of depravity that law enforceme...
ShortHand: Sesame Street
Not many of us need convincing that Sesame Street is good; the Muppets have been chaotic TV icons for more than 50 years. But what not many people kno...
FROM THE VAULT: Iran's Morality Police & Mahsa Amini | #354
With 2026 bringing widespread anti-government protests to Iran, and the government’s brutal crackdowns leading to thousands of people killed and arres...
The Lundy Family Murders: An Impossible Crime | #433
In 2000, Christine Lundy and her seven-year-old daughter Amber were brutally hacked to death in their New Zealand home. Their husband and father, Mark...
ShortHand: Fish Fraud
‘Anal seepage’ is one of the many potential risks to the consumer due to seafood fraud, a multi-layered conspiracy that goes as deep as the Mariana Tr...
Luigi Mangione - Part Two: On Pain of Death | #432
When Luigi Mangione was charged as the UnitedHealthcare shooter – it changed everything. The public knew this was a political act, but Luigi was not t...
ShortHand: Where is Shelly Miscavige?
One of the most powerful people in one of the most powerful organizations in the world, Shelly Miscavige, hasn't been seen in public in almost two dec...
Luigi Mangione - Part One: “Deny, Defend, Depose” | #431
Our 2026 listener survey is here – if you have 5 minutes to help inform the next year of RedHanded, we'd love to know your thoughts! https://forms.gle...
ShortHand: ‘The Line’ - Saudi Arabia’s Futuristic Megacity
Imagine a building as tall as the Empire State Building, that stretches for more than 100km through the Saudi Arabian desert. Inside are nine million...
FROM THE VAULT: Ruby Franke: Monster Momfluencer | #364
When the son of Mormon family vlogger Ruby Franke turned up bound, emaciated and apparently covered in blood – it horrified the police, the internet a...
Bonus Patreon Upcycle - KONY 2012
As RedHanded takes a festive pause, we've picked two of our favourite Patreon Bonus episodes from 2025. To get a full-length, bonus episode of RedHand...
Bonus Patreon Upcycle - The Santa Claus Robbery
As RedHanded takes a festive pause, we've picked two of our favourite Patreon Bonus episodes from 2025. To get a full-length, bonus episode of RedHand...
UPDATE: Wondery+ & ShortHand
The important bits: At the end of this year we'll no longer be a Wondery show. New ShortHand and early-release episodes will no longer appear in Wonde...
OJ Simpson - Part Two: The Gloves Are Off | #430
OJ Simpson wasn’t black, “he was OJ”. That was the narrative OJ had pushed his entire career… right up until he found himself in the dock for killing...
OJ Simpson - Part One: The Juice is Loose | #429
Orenthal James Simpson, aka “OJ”, aka “The Juice”: the single most famous man in American sporting history. By the early 90s he had not only establish...
Laetitia Toureaux: Murder on the Metro | #428
In May 1937, a chic young woman entered an empty Paris Métro carriage. Less than a minute later, she was discovered bleeding to death with a dagger in...
Dalia Dippolito: 5,000% Guilty | #427
Add together a narcissistic gold-digger, a gullible gym bro and a police department with a flair for theatrics, and what do you get? The Dalia Dippoli...
Sid & Nancy: Punk Rock Homicide | #426
When Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious woke up in a pool of his girlfriend’s blood, most people thought they knew the score. Sid & Nancy were famous acr...
Robert Wone - Forensics, Fetishes and Fluids: Part Two | #425
In our final episode on the murder of Robert Wone, we examine the most shocking autopsy we’ve ever come across. Complete with what they found on and i...
Robert Wone - The Dead of Night: Part One | #424
Just 79 minutes after Robert Wone arrived at the fancy Washington DC townhouse of his College pal, 911 received a call that he was dead.
Was it...
DAY 13: Vlad the Impaler - The Real Dracula (ShortHand’s 13 Days of Halloween)
In the last 13 days before Halloween, a different ShortHand will rise from the archives for 24 hours only – before disappearing back into the vault. G...