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.
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On a quiet afternoon in September 2003, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Anna Lindh walked into a central Stockholm department store to buy clothes for a televised debate later that evening. She had no security detail, no warning, and no reason to believe she was in danger. Minutes later, she lay critically wounded on the shop floor as her attacker vanished into the city...
Whilst I take a break for Christmas, I wanted to R&R (rewind and repeat) one of the most horrific cases I covered.
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Imagine trusting the local candy store owner, only to discover he’s one of the most sadistic serial killers in history. Dean Corll, the man they called 'The Candy Man,' lured innocent teens into a n...
On a cold January morning in Pennsylvania, a jogger passes a hat factory and notices something out of place in the woods... a pink Ugg boot, half-buried in mud. A few steps later, a pristine handbag. Inside, an ID belonging to a 23-year-old woman who was last seen leaving her home the night before New Year’s Eve.
Ashley Kline was known for being kind, trusting, and reliable. She lived at home with her father, had plans for ...
Christmas Eve should have been a night of celebration… but for 26-year-old Elle Edwards, it turned into a nightmare. Outside The Lighthouse pub in Wallasey, a gunman in a stolen Mercedes opened fire, changing lives forever.
Who was behind this shocking act of violence? How could someone plan such a brutal attack in front of dozens of innocent people?
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On a quiet Friday evening in Busan, a university student prepares for a routine English tutoring session. A new student is due to arrive- a teenage girl, straight from school, still in uniform. It’s the kind of meeting that happens thousands of times a day across South Korea, where private tutoring is part of everyday life.
At 6pm, there’s a knock at the door.
What happened next would become one of the most disturbing true c...
When undercover cameras rolled inside Winterbourne View Hospital, the truth was worse than anyone imagined.
What was meant to be a safe, specialist unit for vulnerable adults was, in reality, a place of torment — a system-wide failure hiding in plain sight.
In this episode, we trace the shocking abuse uncovered by BBC Panorama, the promises made in its aftermath, and the uncomfortable truth more than a decade on: despite na...
When Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins was stabbed to death inside HMP Wakefield in October 2025, one name quickly emerged: Rashid Gedel — already a convicted killer. In this episode, we uncover Gedel’s violent past, his involvement in the murder of Sven Badzak, and how he came to be charged with Watkins’ killing. This is the full story behind one of the UK’s most shocking prison murders.
Michael O’Leary received a surprising message from an unexpected source — his lover’s husband. Using a secret phone, the message asked for a “cwtch” and drew him to Cincoed Farm in Cwmffrwd. But what seemed like a simple rendezvous quickly turned sinister. This episode unravels the tangled web of secrets, betrayal, and deception that set the stage for one of Wales’ most chilling cases.
When successful businessman Amarjit “Nil” Chohan suddenly vanished in February 2003, his wife Nancy knew something was wrong... And within days, Nancy, their two young sons, and even Nancy's elderly mother had also disappeared, leaving behind a silent house, unanswered phones, and a growing sense of dread.
As detectives dug deeper, they uncovered a shocking conspiracy involving fake investors, forged documents, and a former...
When police reached snake breeder Ben Renick’s body, they realised instantly—this wasn’t a reptile attack. It was an execution.
We break down the tangled web of affairs, the failed polygraph, the poisoning attempt, and the testimony that led to a double conviction.
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On the surface, he was charming, handsome, and a seemingly talented photographer. But behind the camera, Rodney was a predator—a man whose portfolio of photographs hid the evidence of his horrifying crimes. From Los Angeles to New York, Rodney preyed on young women and girls, luring them with promises of modelling and photographs before subjecting them to unspeakable violence.
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On the surface, he was charming, handsome, and a seemingly talented photographer. But behind the camera, Rodney was a predator—a man whose portfolio of photographs hid the evidence of his horrifying crimes. From Los Angeles to New York, Rodney preyed on young women and girls, luring them with promises of modelling and photographs before subjecting them to unspeakable violence.
If you have information about the identitie...
In 1994, police came across a brutal triple murder scene. And as they were searching the scene, they looked up and found a hidden security camera... pointing directly at the murder victims bodies.
When detectives pressed play, they uncovered one of the most disturbing pieces of evidence they had ever seen: the entire assault on Butch, Marie, and Sharon , captured in real time.
When 32-year-old Nikki Halpin came home from work one evening, she noticed something strange... a message had been sent from her computer while she was out. A message she didn’t write.
At first, she thought it must’ve been a glitch. But then, as she walked further into her apartment, she realised she wasn’t alone.
This is the story of a chilling home invasion that began with a single, unexplained message. And ended in horror...
In July 2016, 50-year-old Craig Rideout vanished from his home in Penfield, New York. What began as a simple welfare check quickly spiralled into one of the most shocking murders in New York’s recent true-crime history. When Craig’s sister reported him missing, officers entered his home to find something deeply unsettling... and none of it made sense.
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In March 2024, police in Davenport, Iowa, discovered the brutal murder of 31-year-old mother of two, Taylor Escontrias. Hours earlier, she’d sent a text message that read: “If I get killed, it was Chris.”
Her boyfriend, Christopher Behal, had met Taylor during rehab at Country Oaks Recovery Center, where both were fighting addiction. But once outside those walls, sobriety slipped — and their relationship turned deadly.
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She thought it was just another ride home. But when the taxi doors locked and the driver refused to stop, 23-year-old Lidia Gabriela Gómez López faced a terrifying choice: stay trapped or leap from a moving car. What followed was a split-second decision that ended her life — and exposed the deadly reality women face in Mexico every single day.
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