Seeing Red A True Crime Podcast
by Mark Randell & Bethan Trueman
Hosted 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
Episodes
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SECOND LOOK: Anna Delvey — The Fake Heiress of New York
She convinced New York’s elite that she was a fabulously wealthy German heiress, lived the high life and dreamed of creating an exclusive members’ club in Manhattan. There was just one problem: Anna Delvey wasn’t quite who she claimed to be. Originally released in February 2022, this week’s…
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Peter Moore- The Man In Black
Peter Moore’s passion for reviving the glory days of cinema was one which he took very seriously. When he reopened cinemas that had been dark for years, the story seemed almost wholesome in its narrative; an eccentric old movie enthusiast standing against the march of the out-of-town multiplex.…
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The Shepherd's Bush Murders: Three Policemen Executed in Broad Daylight
On 12 August 1966, three Metropolitan Police officers were carrying out their duties on a quiet street near Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London. Within minutes, all three would be dead. The cold-blooded killings of Detective Sergeant Christopher Head, Detective Constable David Wombwell and…
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SECOND LOOK: A Fire at the Home of the Broadhead Family
Daniel Jones was sentenced to 20 years in prison in November 2017 for starting a deadly house fire in Stanley, Wakefield, that killed 42 year old father of 2 Andrew Broadhead, and his eight-year-old daughter, Kiera. Jones was found guilty of two counts of manslaughter and one count of burglary…
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The Murder of Melanie Road: The Killer Who Hid in Plain Sight for 32 Years
In the summer of 1984, seventeen-year-old Melanie Road had almost everything ahead of her. Bright, popular and ambitious, she was approaching the end of her A-levels and looking forward to university and the freedom of adult life. But in the early hours of 9 June, after spending the night out…
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The Honeymoon Murder: Michaela McAreavey
In January 2011, 27-year-old Michaela McAreavey travelled to the tropical island of Mauritius with her new husband, John, for what should have been the happiest holiday of their lives. Married just eleven days earlier, the young couple were looking forward to beginning their new life together.…
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SECOND LOOK: The Mandalay Bay Massacre — Nine Years On
On 1 October 2017, a gunman opened fire on thousands of people attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, committing the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in modern US history. Nine years on, we’re returning to one of the most devastating cases we’ve ever covered...
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A Deadly Encounter in Battersea
In the summer of 2019, 43-year-old Adrian Murphy was found dead inside a luxury apartment in Battersea, South London. Behind the closed doors of the stylish riverside property, something terrible had unfolded. But who was the mysterious man who had entered Adrian's life in the days before his...
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We Think You’re Going to Love This as Much as We Do!
This is episode one of Rough Diamond, the new investigative series from Always True Crime. It starts in the 1960s when London was in the grips of a crime spree…rare diamonds are being stolen. The latest is the Colenso diamond. It’s the world’s largest uncut diamond and one of the Natural History...
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Trapped Underground: Terror Beneath the Surface
This week, we’re venturing away from our usual true crime territory for something a little different. Just as we’ve previously explored disasters including the Great Smog of London and the Titanic, this week Bethan takes us deep underground for three extraordinary stories of caving expeditions…
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SECOND LOOK: The Brutal Killing of PC Andrew Harper
PC Andrew Harper was a Thames Valley Police officer who was killed in the line of duty on August 15, 2019, at the age of 28. The case returned to major national headlines in mid-2026 after it emerged that killers Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole could become eligible for early release under…
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The Death of Kelly Neill: What Happened in Deptford?
In October 2022, an emergency call brought police and paramedics to a home in Deptford, south-east London. What they found inside would lead to a deeply disturbing investigation. At the centre of the case was Kelly Neill, a former stroke nurse and devoted mother whose life had changed…
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The Murder of PC Stephen Oake
Seeing Red returns for Season 16 with the shocking murder of Detective Constable Stephen Oake, a Greater Manchester Police officer killed in the line of duty. On 14 January 2003, 40-year-old Stephen Oake joined fellow officers on a raid at a flat in Crumpsall, Manchester. What should have been a...
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Ben Geen: The Killer Nurse — Revisited
In 2006, nurse Ben Geen was convicted of murdering two patients and seriously harming 15 others while working at Horton General Hospital in Banbury, Oxfordshire. Prosecutors said Geen deliberately injected patients with potentially lethal drugs before reveling in the medical emergencies that...
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Colin Norris: The Killer Nurse — Revisited
In 2008, nurse Colin Norris was convicted of murdering four elderly patients and attempting to murder another at two hospitals in Leeds. Prosecutors said Norris deliberately injected vulnerable women with insulin, causing sudden and unexplained episodes of severe hypoglycaemia. He was sentenced…
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Rebecca Schaeffer: The Hollywood Murder That Changed Stalking Laws
In July 1989, 21-year-old actress Rebecca Schaeffer was on the brink of a major Hollywood career. Best known for the hit sitcom My Sister Sam, she was preparing to audition for a role in The Godfather Part III when there was a knock at the door of her Los Angeles home. On the other side was…
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The Summerland Disaster: The Isle of Man Fire That Killed 50
On 2 August 1973, thousands of holidaymakers were enjoying an evening at Summerland, a vast state-of-the-art leisure complex on the seafront in Douglas, Isle of Man. Within minutes, it had become the scene of one of the deadliest fires in modern British history. What began as a small fire outside...
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Lockerbie Revisited: The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
On 21 December 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was flying from London to New York when a bomb exploded on board as the aircraft passed over the Scottish town of Lockerbie. All 259 passengers and crew were killed, along with 11 people on the ground. With 270 lives lost, the Lockerbie bombing remains the...
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Adam Hall: The Predator Who Weaponised His Own Health
This week on Seeing Red, we investigate the chilling case of Adam Hall – a man whose crimes would leave a devastating trail across the North East of England. Behind closed doors, Hall was hiding a secret from the men he met. But as disturbing allegations began to emerge, investigators would…
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LANSA Flight 508: The Girl Who Fell 10,000 Feet and Survived
On Christmas Eve 1971, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke boarded LANSA Flight 508 with her mother, bound for the Peruvian city of Pucallpa. She could never have imagined that within hours, she would be the sole survivor of one of the most extraordinary aviation disasters in history. When the aircraft...
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Trevaline Evans: Vanished Without a Trace | Theories, Clues & The Mystery That Endures
On a seemingly ordinary day in June 1990, 52-year-old Trevaline Evans stepped out of her antiques shop in the picturesque North Wales town of Llangollen... and was never seen again. More than three decades later, despite renewed investigations, arrests and countless theories, nobody knows what...
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Lizzie Borden: Murder, Myth & Bury the Hatchet
This week on Seeing Red, we're doing something a little different. Bethan is joined by Sasha Wilson, writer and artistic director of Out Of The Forest Theatre, for a fascinating deep dive into one of history's most infamous murder cases: Lizzie Borden. A long-time listener of Seeing Red, Sasha…
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The Murder of Anni Dewani: The Trial That Divided The World | Part 2
Part two of our investigation into the murder of Anni Dewani picks up as the case takes an extraordinary turn. As investigators begin to unravel what really happened on that November night in Cape Town, allegations emerge that transform what first appeared to be a random carjacking into one of…
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Anni Dewani: Inside the Honeymoon Murder That Shocked the World | Part 1
This week on Seeing Red, we begin our special two-part investigation into one of the most controversial and widely debated murder cases of modern times: the killing of Anni Dewani. In Part One, we trace the story from the very beginning. We explore Anni's life, her whirlwind romance with Shrien...
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Jill Meagher: The Murder That Shook Melbourne
In September 2012, 29-year-old Irish woman Jill Meagher was living and working in Melbourne, Australia. After spending an evening with colleagues in the suburb of Brunswick, she began the short walk home. She never made it. Jill’s disappearance sparked a huge search and captured the attention of...
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*Please read description before listening* - The Adam Britton Case: Animal Cruelty, Criminal Behaviour & The Warning Signs We Can't Ignore
Content Warning: This episode discusses animal cruelty and contains some non-graphic but distressing descriptions of animal abuse. We understand that this topic will be too upsetting for some listeners, and we completely respect that choice. However, as our guest Mark Randell from the Naturewatch...
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The Murder of Louise Smith: A Missing Teenager, Lockdown Secrets & a Family Betrayal
A teenager disappears. A family searches for answers. A nation in lockdown watches and waits. In May 2020, 16-year-old Louise Smith vanished from her home in Hampshire, sparking a major missing person investigation. But as detectives began piecing together her final movements, a chilling picture...
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The Murder of Bei Carter: The Guesthouse Owner Killed by a Stranger
This week on Seeing Red, Bethan tells us about the shocking murder of Bei Carter, a popular guesthouse owner whose life was cut tragically short in the seaside town of Bridlington. When Bei was found fatally stabbed inside her family-run guesthouse, the crime sent shockwaves through the local...
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The Carnkie Murders: How Lee Ford Killed His Wife and Four Children | Seeing Red
In August 2000, the quiet Cornish village of Carnkie became the scene of one of Britain's most devastating family murder cases. Over the course of just 24 hours, Lee Ford murdered his wife, Lesley, and her four children before attempting to hide what he had done and convince neighbours they had...
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Seeing Red | Through The Lens: Episode 1
Welcome to our first video podcast episode! For those who don't know us, we are Mark and Bethan, and we have been the hosts of the audio podcast Seeing Red for 8 years. Currently at over 17 million downloads and counting! This month we discuss Hannah Pettey, a young mother who was being poisoned,...
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Ian Watkins: The Dark Downfall of a Lostprophets Star | Seeing Dead
We're taking a short mid-season break this week, but rather than leave the feed silent, we thought we'd share an episode from Mark's other podcast, Dead Famous. This episode forms part of a recent trilogy examining famous figures whose lives ended in scandal, criminality and public disgrace. It's…
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The Wrongfully Convicted Husband? The Murder of Christine Morton | Texas True Crime
This week on Seeing Red, we travel back to Texas in the 1980s to examine a case that began with the brutal murder of Christine Morton — and led to one of the most shocking miscarriages of justice in modern American criminal history. Her husband, Michael Morton, quickly became the focus of the...
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The Racist Murder of Anthony Walker | UK Hate Crime Case
In July 2005, 18-year-old Anthony Walker was attacked in a Liverpool park in a crime that shocked the UK and became one of Britain’s most devastating modern hate crime cases. Anthony was intelligent, ambitious, and preparing for university when a night out with friends turned into something...
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Constance Marten & Mark Gordon: The Death of Baby Victoria
This week on Seeing Red, Bethan takes the reins solo to untangle the disturbing and deeply tragic case of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon. In early 2023, the aristocrat-turned-fugitive and her convicted rapist partner vanished with their newborn daughter, Baby Victoria, triggering a nationwide...
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Murdered by a Man in a Clown Mask? The Carol Wardell Story
In 1994, Gordon Wardell went on TV claiming a gang of men in clown masks had attacked him, tied him up, robbed a building society… and murdered his wife, Carol. Which is… a lot. Carol Wardell was a devoted sister and daughter, quietly getting on with her life — not the kind of person you’d expect...
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Murder by Remote Control
Painkillers. Cold medicine. Morphine, if you're Mark! Something to take the edge off a headache. In 1982, people across Chicago did exactly that — and some of them never got back up. This week on Seeing Red, we’re talking about the case that changed everything: the Chicago Tylenol murders....
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Mr Zig Zag: The Disappearance of Jo Ramsden
In April 1991, 21-year-old Jo Ramsden disappeared from the Dorset town of Bridport, a place she knew well and where her routine rarely changed. When she didn’t return home, concern quickly turned into a desperate search. Witnesses reported seeing Jo with a man in a distinctive zig-zag patterned...
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DEAD FAMOUS - Steve Irwin: Death of a Wildlife Warrior
Mark’s new podcast, Dead Famous, has just hit 100,000 downloads — so to celebrate, we’re dropping a recent episode straight into your Seeing Red feed. This time, it’s the life and sudden death of Steve Irwin — a man known for getting dangerously close to the world’s deadliest animals… until one...
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Nanny Doss: The Giggling Killer
This week on Seeing Red, we meet a woman who looked like she’d stepped straight out of a 1950s love story — but left a trail of bodies behind her. Nanny Doss was charming, chatty… and deadly. With a fixation on love and happily-ever-afters, she approached marriage the same way Bethan approaches…
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Priceless: The Murder of Michael Griffiths
Michael Griffiths dealt in antiques — rare, highly sought-after pieces. But in 2013, he became the target of something far less refined: a gang of burglars chasing a quick payday. What followed wasn’t just a robbery gone wrong — it was brutal, calculated, and left behind a trail of evidence as...
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Naomi Smith: Murder in Nuneaton
In 1995, 15-year-old Naomi Smith left her home in Nuneaton, Warwickshire — and never returned. What followed was a case that would shock a community, expose uncomfortable truths, and leave lasting scars on a town that thought it was safe. In this episode, Bethan explores Naomi’s life, the events...
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The Murder of Alex Rodda: Cheshire’s Teenage Killing
FLASH PATREON SALE! Help us hit the ONE THOUSAND mark! Get 50% off your first month or YEAR, when you sign up by Sunday 29th March. www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast This week on Seeing Red, we head to Cheshire to look at the heartbreaking murder of 15-year-old Alex Rodda. Found dead on a quiet...
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Anne Faber: The Day She Didn’t Come Home - Part 2
When the truth emerges, it shakes an entire country. In Part Two, we examine what happened after Anne Faber’s disappearance became a murder investigation — the arrest, the revelations, and the uncomfortable questions that followed. This is the story of grief, accountability, public outrage, and…
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Anne Faber: The Day She Didn’t Come Home - Part 1
Anne Faber should have made it home. In Part One, we follow the life of a bright, warm, and deeply loved young woman whose ordinary Friday bike ride would become anything but. We trace Anne’s world — her family, her relationship, her work, her future plans — and the quiet chain of decisions...
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Case Reopened: The Dunblane Massacre
As we move between the end of Season 14 and the start of Season 15, we’re opening the Seeing Red archives. This week, we’re revisiting four cases that took place in the month of March across different years — remembering the victims and reflecting on crimes that continue to leave a lasting…
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Case Reopened - The Disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley
As we move between the end of Season 14 and the start of Season 15, we’re opening the Seeing Red archives. This week, we’re revisiting four cases that took place in the month of March across different years — remembering the victims and reflecting on crimes that continue to leave a lasting…
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Case Reopened: The Murder of Debbie Linsley
As we move between the end of Season 14 and the start of Season 15, we’re opening the Seeing Red archives. This week, we’re revisiting four cases that took place in the month of March across different years — remembering the victims and reflecting on crimes that continue to leave a lasting…
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Case Reopened: The Salisbury Poisonings
As we move between the end of Season 14 and the start of Season 15, we’re opening the Seeing Red archives. This week, we’re revisiting four cases that took place in the month of March across different years — remembering the victims and reflecting on crimes that continue to leave a lasting…
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Murder on Silverdale Close
On 3 January 2025, in a quiet block of flats on Silverdale Close in Aylesbury, 76-year-old John “JJ” Jones was murdered in a brutal, two-stage attack. That afternoon had been painfully ordinary. John spent it the way he’d spent countless others — talking football with friends down the pub and...
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The Murder of James Self: When Control Turns Deadly
When we talk about domestic abuse, there’s a narrative people expect. This case doesn’t fit it. In this week’s episode of Seeing Red, we examine the murder of James Self — a man killed by his female partner after what those close to them describe as a volatile and controlling relationship. We…
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Hosted 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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