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We’re back from our little break ❤️This week, it’s a classic Under the Duvet catch-up. Suru’s home from South Africa with her experience from the trip, while Hannah dials in from Cape Town after her big move, including one extremely squeaky-bum, very-on-brand ordeal 🐆⚠️

14 years after Leo Schofield was wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his wife, the world finally learned the truth about whose fingerprints were found in Michelle’s abandoned car.But even this unbelievable twist, and a shock confession from a known killer - still wasn’t enough to free Leo.In this second part, we look at how this cold case finally warmed up, thanks in no small part to the journalists behind the podcast series Bone Valley. And consider the bigger question; how was such blatant corruption ignored for so long? And why did an innocent man lose 36 years of his life?--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / Instagram

After Hannah shares some more deep-dive stories from the wonderful world of whales, Suru shares some increasingly bonkers updates from the constantly evolving story (and growing rap sheet) of David ‘D4vd’ Burke. Plus: a way-too-intense Jesus pamphlet and a very grim story from a cruise ship.Then, it’s time for a big reveal: Hannah’s got a secret to tell…

Trapped in a soundproof underground bunker, sleeping in a coffin-shaped box, abused and forced to watch news footage of her December 1992 disappearance on a loop, 10-year-old Katie Beers wondered if she’d ever see the world outside her makeshift prison ever again…But one thing her captor didn’t know? Katie was a survivor. This is the story of a little girl who fought against the odds – and managed to escape a lifetime of abuse. --Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / Instagram

Plymouth childcare worker Vanessa George was seen by parents as an “angel”. But in June 2009, police discovered she’d sent hundreds of photos of herself sexually abusing the children in her care to Colin Blanchard: her online lover who shared her sick appetites.A trail of barely-concealed evidence led the authorities to a twisted amateur paedophilia ring across the UK – and forced the public to open their eyes to the possibility of female predators lurking in plain sight… --Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / Instagram

This week we’re discussing our initial thoughts on the recent arrest of  David ‘D4vd’ Burke and his charges relating to the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Hernandez who was found dead in the musician’s Tesla last year. If that wasn’t grim enough Hannah has some unsettling facts to share about CNN’s recent investigation into ‘Motherless’ and the sheer number of individuals visiting the depraved website. In more lighthearted news - Suruthi is too small to reach her clothes hangers…

In the summer of 2017, 26-year-old Anna Sorokin was arrested in Manhattan with a stack of unpaid hotel bills and fraudulent loan requests in her wake. She’d been calling herself Anna Delvey: an uber-wealthy German heiress. In reality? She didn’t have a penny to her (fake) name.Armed only with an untraceable accent and a passion for fashion, Anna tried to pull the designer wool over the eyes of some of America’s biggest financial institutions, in her bid to secure multi-million-dollar loans… And the worst part? She almost got away with it. Was Anna a con artist? An inspirational Robin Hood in high heels? An insufferable wannabe? Or all of the above?Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / Instagram

Mystery, mayhem, and death followed Michael X all the way back to Trinidad.Hacked to death and left in shallow graves, the bodies of Gale Benson and Joseph Skerritt were found at Michael X’s house.  Whispers of black magic and rumours of espionage rippled through the island.How could a young, wealthy British socialite like Gale Benson end up buried alive in the Caribbean? And why would Michael X want her dead?--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / Instagram

Malcolm X was a true revolutionary, Michael X was an imposter.This con man realised that politics was a lot easier than poetry and rose to the top of the British Civil Rights Movement. All the while violently exploiting the Windrush generation he claimed to be fighting for.John Lennon and Leonard Cohen were his biggest fans. They donated thousands to Michael X's projects that never actually happened. The press hung on his every word, quoting him as the most powerful black man in Europe.By the time Michael X's ego unravelled, it was too late for socialite Gale Benson to escape from his web. They would both pay the ultimate price for his lies.--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / Instagram

Last week Rex Heuermann unexpectedly pleaded guilty to eight murders and confirmed himself as the Gilgo Beach serial killer. This week we discuss the impact that Heuermann had on his own family, whether they knew about his horrific crimes, and where they stand on his innocence, especially now that he’s confessed.Will his wife Asa continue to stay by his side, regardless of his vile actions? So far she hasn’t been shaken.

The lead suspect in the Gilgo Beach Killings - 62 year old former architect Rex Heuermann - has now pleaded guilty.So, with a trial off the table in the Long Island Serial Killer saga, join us for an update on what investigators found that finally nailed Heuermann - forcing him to confess. Then stick around and revisit our two-part episode on this harrowing case that haunted Long Island for decades.Plus, join us on next week’s Under the Duvet for a look at the impact this has all had on Heuermann’s own family.--In 2010, Shannan Gilbert made a series of frantic 911 calls as she ran through the streets of Oak Beach, Long Island, screaming: “They’re trying to kill me”. Then she vanished. A few months later a body was found - but it wasn’t her. And neither were the next 9 sets of human remains they found along Ocean Parkway. Now, over a decade later, with the arrest of Rex Heuermann - the police believe they’ve found the elusive Long Island Serial Killer.But the questions still stand; Why did it take so long to catch him - and was this the work of a lone serial killer, or multiple men using the same dumping ground? We’ll look at Heuermann’s family life, his background - and delve into the 33-page bail document that offers us an in-depth look at how investigators finally caught this notorious, modern American serial killer.--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / Instagram

Did you know that whales can rhyme? Or that that we're back in a space race? Or that the BBC have covered up yet another wrong'un? To be fair you probably could have guessed that last one, but the first two are genuinely quite surprising and very interesting! Listen to all that and more in this week's journey Under the Duvet.

When Rhode Island native Nicholas Rossi found himself wanted by the FBI and Interpol for a string of assaults and large-scale frauds, he didn’t just run away. He faked his death, fled to Scotland, disguised himself as a wheezing British academic called Arthur Knight, and went on the attack – loudly claiming his innocence in wilder and wilder TV appearances across the international press.And that isn’t even the half of it. Before the story finally wrapped up a few months ago, Rossi’s winding tale had covered satanic ritual abuse, incel smear campaigns, and somehow, the September 11th attacks. It’s time to enter the dark, disorientating world (and 16 aliases) of Nicholas Rossi.--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / Instagram

In this episode on Under the Duvet H&S discuss the ups and downs of marketing a musical, as well as how the New Forrest is low key slept on, and the new Netflix romance-slop 'Age of Attraction'. Apologies for the lateness of this episode, we had some technically difficulties during the edit.

Trapped in an incestous relationship with her own father for decades and giving birth to three of his children, the story of Kathrine has been compared to Elizabeth Fritzl’s. But unlike Joseph Fritzl, Katherine’s father didn’t keep his vile abuse hidden. Everyone – from police officers, to social workers, and even Kathrine’s own mother – knew that something truly evil was happening. So why did it take over 30 years for anyone to help?--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / InstagramSources and more available on redhandedpodcast.com

In this episode of Under the Duvet, H&S discuss the new Louis Theroux Netflix documentary on the manosphere and the challenge of radicalisation in the digital age, and Hannah tells all on her recent beef with DOAC’s Steven Bartlett... 👀

In 2017, British glamour model Chloe Ayling went through a terrifying ordeal: abducted from a fake modelling shoot in Italy, held hostage for days by an obsessed stalker, and told she’d been put up for sale into sex slavery on the dark web…Against all the odds, Chloe escaped – and lived to tell the tale. The only problem? No one believed her.With headlines declaring her story a hoax and dismissing her as a fame-hungry wannabe, Chloe was only vindicated when her captors were convicted. But even now, the doubts still haven’t gone away.

In this episode of Under the Duvet, H&S talk about the tarot TikToker who must pay $10 million to a university professor, they discuss Timotheé Chalamet’s controversial comments on ballet and opera, and it’s that time of year, so Suru gives her many thoughts on Love is Blind US (00:40:29 - 01:04:00) 💞

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 questions than answers, and a whole lot of people with a whole lot in their pockets.Despite all the mystery, Chase Merrit found himself firmly on the stand. Rightly or wrongly? Listen to find out.--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / InstagramSources and more available on redhandedpodcast.com

In this episode, H&S cover the ongoing trial of Kouri Richins – the children’s book author who is accused of killing her husband, Suru gives a rundown on Iran and whether she thinks it is the start of Iraq 2.0, and they talk about a UK drill rapper Dsavv who was on the run from police but continued to rap about his crimes online…

How does a family completely vanish? That was the question that plagued investigators after Michael McStay reported his brother Joe McStay missing on the 15th of February 2010, along with Joe’s wife Summer, and their two children, Joe Jr and Gianni. It took four years to discover the fate of the McStay family: a fate that cast a lens across their entire lives. Everyone from Joe’s business associates Chase Merrit and Dan Kavanaugh, to Joe’s own brother Michael, had something to gain from the family’s disappearance – but who had the mentality to kill them for it?

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 and murder of American DEA agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena at the hands of the ruthless Guadalajara Cartel… and the whispers of Cold War CIA conspiracy that still refuse to die.Was Kiki on the brink of uncovering an inconvenient truth about the USA’s War on Drugs?If so – was he silenced by the very country he dedicated his life to protect?And how did Kiki's death trigger the chain reaction that led to the drug wars raging in Mexico today?We're diving into a gritty underworld of cartels, conspiracy and deep-state corruption to find the answers. 

When budding Surrey gardener Peter Ling started an extramarital affair with his free-spirited horticultural lecturer, he thought he’d found true love. But when he discovered a string of emails revealing him as side-piece #2, something toxic took root… We look at the dark truth behind a story steamily referred to in the tabloids as the “Sex in the Woods Murder”. The real tale is one of brutality, malice, and insecurity so thick that a joke about a small member may well have cost a woman her life.

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 didn’t end with the capture of the so-called ‘Suffolk Strangler’, Steve Wright… The murders of Tania Nicol, Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Annette Nicholls and Paula Clennell would go on to transform policing strategies for prostitution in the UK (and even inspired a tone-deaf musical).And with killer Steve Wright back in the news in February 2026 after pleading guilty to the murder of schoolgirl Victoria Hall in 1999, this decades-old case still hasn’t run out of surprises.--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / InstagramSources and more available on redhandedpodcast.com

In this episode, H&S share their thoughts on the new Netflix documentary about the reality show that rewired an entire generation’s self-esteem – America’s Next Top Model, Hannah tells us what the year of the Fire Horse actually means, and Suru gives her top Bath recommendations.

When Brendan Banfield frantically called 911 in February 2023 to report a double murder at his million-dollar suburban home in Virginia, it seemed like an extramarital sex game gone wrong.But as police dug deeper, the deaths of Christine Banfield and Joe Ryan – the stranger found beside her – proved even weirder than they once appeared. And all the evidence pointed to a dastardly plot between Brendan and the family’s Brazilian nanny, Juliana Peres Magalhães, in a twisted web of infidelity, catfishing, and betrayal…So did this bloodthirsty Bonnie and Clyde duo conspire to commit the grisly killings? With everyone talking about the sensational trial that wrapped up in February 2026, we’re diving into one of the most shocking cases we’ve ever covered. --Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / InstagramSources and more available on redhandedpodcast.com

Apologies for the late episode!! H is now back in the UK (she was instantly crimed upon return) and in this Under the Duvet, they share their thoughts on the newly released Epstein files, talk about the 4 missing American children found in a Croatian Orphanage, and reflect on all things 2016...

In January 2016, a coffee date between three glamorous Indonesian gal pals turned deadly – when Mirna Salihin, a wealthy and beautiful newlywed, took a sip of a Vietnamese iced coffee that had been laced with a lethal dose of cyanide. The culprit? Her ex-bestie Jessica Wongso. The motive? A toxic case of the green eyed monster: with revenge served ice cold.At least, that’s how the Indonesian courts said it went down. But was it really that simple? A bungled trial, dodgy test results and a crooked legal system meant that many now believe Jessica Wongso could be innocent – no matter how guilty her smile. But what do we think? Join us as we explore the case that divided Indonesia...and left a pretty bitter taste in our mouths.Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/yc7jH8nWB4k--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / InstagramSources and more available on redhandedpodcast.com

In this episode of Under the Duvet, H&S discuss the recent Brazilian case of a husband and wife who turn out to be much closer than they ever imagined, they discuss the tragic murder of Hollywood royalty Rob and Michele Reiner that unfolded over December, and because everyone is flocking to Cape Town right now, Hannah shares her hot tips and recommendations 🥾🦦🌄🐧

Behind the façade of the white-picket-fence dream and adventurous childhoods of suburban, late-70s Michigan, lay a web of depravity that law enforcement was not remotely prepared for. Over the course of just one tragic year, the town of Oakland was terrorised: four children vanished, only to turn up dead. Chillingly, one had even been fed his favourite food, just before his murder.Was this the work of a lone killer? Or an organised, murderous child abuse operation involving a network of predators, stretching all the way to the top? After thousands of leads and countless hours of investigation, not one single arrest has ever been made. So what’s the truth? We open up the coldest case in Michigan: the Oakland County Child Killer.--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / InstagramSources and more available on redhandedpodcast.com

Drinking blood, conducting seances, and hosting occult lesbian orgies all became standard practice for Tracey Wigginton’s ‘coven’ – who all thought that she was the real deal: an actual vampire. Or, did they? When Wigginton and her crew killed a middle-aged man, drank his blood, and left him naked apart from his socks, it brought up a lot of questions…Did they think the whole thing was a big joke? Had they just gotten a bit carried away with the vampiric fantasy? Or did they truly believe that their best friend was a blood-sucking succubus?--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / InstagramSources and more available on redhandedpodcast.com

In this week’s UTD, Suru goes undercover at one of the world’s most successful cult fronts and H&S assess the Brooklyn Beckham breakdown — proof that even global chaos can make room for a Beckham civil war💥💔

Watch the YouTube video here 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 Lundy, had a seemingly watertight alibi: he was over 90 miles away.But that didn’t stop the New Zealand courts from convicting him. Twice.With a controversial case built on junk science, shifting timelines, and a microscopic speck of what prosecutors called ‘brain tissue’ (but might have just been lunch), the Lundy saga was New Zealand’s answer to Making a Murderer.Was an innocent man wrongfully convicted? Or did the police catch a killer who thought he’d pulled off the perfect crime?--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / InstagramSources and more available on redhandedpodcast.com

Suru is being held hostage by a sleepy dog so apologies for any snores (though we've done our absolute best to remove them)!In this ep, H&S discuss the case of Stacey Warnock and the rise of 'free birthing', the devastating story of a stolen walrus penis, and the tennis wild card who went viral for the wrong reasons. Watch clip here! 🎾https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWknGHHaTJs

When Luigi Mangione was charged as the UnitedHealthcare shooter – it changed everything. The public knew this was a political act, but Luigi was not the crackpot vigilante many had pictured. He had no clear personal link to UnitedHealthcare (or its CEO Brian Thompson) – and he had everything to lose. To many, Luigi became a certified, revolutionary, anti-capitalist heartthrob.But there’s also a lot more to Mangione than the selfless martyr with chiselled abs. In our concluding part, we take a deeper look at Mangione’s life: his privileged upbringing, world travels, and the innermost thoughts shared in his notebook – which reveal how a charming, idealistic tech bro with the world at his feet, turned his thoughts to murder.

Happy new year patrons!! 🍾We’re backkkkkkk. H&S catch up on their Christmas break, Suru shares a post-op endometriosis/womb update, and if you somehow missed the news, H is back in her natural sunny habitat: Cape Town 🐋🌞

Three words, written on bullet casings, instantly changed the New York City shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson from a senseless inner-city attack, into one of the most polarising, unique and culturally important events in modern memory.In part one of our coverage of the Luigi Mangione story, we run through the entire breakneck timeline of those first five days: the nationwide manhunt, the growing cultural phenomenon, and the arrest – where police said they unmasked the killer, and his manifesto, for the first time. And then, the madness that followed: when detached, meme-led internet thirst met one of the most febrile political discussions in the modern US.

YELLOWSTONE SPIN-OFF SPOILERS 5:39 - 7:19 Stuck in a cave, spitting melted snow into her newborn baby’s mouth and waiting to die: probably not how Jennifer Stolpa had planned to celebrate New Year’s 1993. Yet, after a series of unfortunate events, that’s where she found herself. Waiting and hoping for salvation, as feet turned to black blocks of ice, and her husband Jim marched endlessly through the snow looking for help. This is the holiday season survival story so good that it got its own film starring Neil Patrick Harris!

O.J. Simpson wasn’t black, “he was O.J.”. That was the narrative O.J. had pushed his entire career… right up until he found himself in the dock for killing his ex-wife and a waiter. Then suddenly O.J. Simpson was practically MLK himself.Last week in our first part on “The Juice”, we told you how O.J. Simpson killed Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. In Part Two, we’re going to tell you how he went to trial, with all of the evidence stacked against him – and, with the help of the “dream team”, still got away with murder.Exclusive bonus content:Wondery - Ad-free & ShortHandPatreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesFollow us on social media:YouTubeTikTokInstagramVisit our website:WebsiteSources available on redhandedpodcast.com

YOUTUBE VIDEO HERESincere apologies, but due to some tech issues, O.J. Simpson - Part One didn't go out to patrons as scheduled!! We’re really sorry for the slip-up, especially since early access is something we know you value and trust us to deliver reliably.We’re making sure everything is properly set for Part Two so this doesn’t happen again, and will release a little earlier into your feeds. Thank you for your patience as always and for supporting us the way you do, and we hope you enjoy the episode ❤️Orenthal James Simpson, aka “O.J.”, aka “The Juice”: the single most famous man in American sporting history. By the early 90s he had not only established himself as the greatest American Football player who’d ever lived – but he had also transcended sport, turning himself into a charismatic advertising machine and national icon.However, in June 1994, it all fell apart – when he killed his ex-wife Nicole Brown, and her friend Ron Goldman in cold blood, leaving a trail of evidence and eventually going on a highly televised (but actually pretty slow) car chase. But somehow, he got away with it. Welcome to the most American thing since apple pie: the life of O.J. Simpson, and his unquestionable guilt. 

On this week’s Under The Duvet, Hannah takes out her Frankenstein frustrations while Suruthi discovers the true meaning of aura farming... Plus, we wrap up with our chaotic 2025 quiz and one heart-melting TikTok to restore your faith in humanity🥹🙏Thank you so much for joining us Under the Duvet this year — we look forward to seeing you in 2026!❤️

Globs of human fat floating in a bathtub like some kind of messed-up, flesh-filled snowglobe: not quite what two beat cops were expecting when they knocked on  Stefano Brizzi’s door, after neighbours reported a disturbing smell emanating from the house.Even when Brizzi answered the door in nothing but a pair of speedos, and told them “I killed a police officer and I did it for the devil”, they couldn’t have imagined the foul blue human stew waiting for them upstairs.

In this week’s episode, H&S talk about the future of podcasting, the BBC bias row that has been all over the headlines, and the unlikely news of a UK reality star that has now become an ordained priest 🙏

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 across the world: the ultimate dysfunctional, smack-addicted punk power couple – and their reckless lifestyle was bound to end in tragedy.But they were far from the only people in Room 100 of the infamous Chelsea Hotel that night. With a building full of shady characters coming and going; thousands of dollars in cash nowhere to be found; an endless list of dangerous enemies with a lot to gain; and enough drugs to make a blue whale see god: it’s the rock’n’roll mystery that just won’t quit.Exclusive bonus content:Wondery - Ad-free & ShortHandPatreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesFollow us on social media:YouTubeTikTokInstagramVisit our website:WebsiteSources available on redhandedpodcast.com

We’re really sorry, but this week’s Under the Duvet is shorter than usual due to a couple of tech hiccups… in post we realised it didn’t pick up Suru’s audio or video for the last half of the episode 🙃Also worth noting, at the start Suru’s mic switches unknowingly, so you might notice a change in sound quality. We’ve done everything we can to tidy it up, but apologies that it’s not quite up to our usual standard. We’ve put the video version of what was salvageable of this week’s episode available to all! Thanks for understanding as always, we always do our best to avoid this stuff, but sometimes tech is gonna tech 🤖

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 inside Robert…Which together with the nightmarish sex toys discovered in the DC townhouse, painted a new and even more bizarre picture of what took place just before Robert’s death.And it’s time to lay out what we really think happened that night.Exclusive bonus content:Wondery - Ad-free & ShortHandPatreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesFollow us on social media:YouTubeTikTokInstagramVisit our website:WebsiteSources available on redhandedpodcast.com

In this episode, H&S talk about: the horrific train stabbing that happened in the UK over the weekend, how Sweaty Nonce Andrew is no longer a prince, and the potentially disease lab monkeys that escaped out of a lorry in Mississippi... 🐒🦠All that and more in this week's Under the Duvet! 💘

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 a drug-fuelled gay orgy gone wrong? A horrific rape and murder? An opportunistic burglar? The scene, Robert’s injuries, the surviving residents’ stories – nothing added up…In part one, we introduce strait-laced lawyer Robert Wone – and hear from the other men in the apartment that night: a messy throuple, with a romantic dynamic as changeable as their alibis.Exclusive bonus content:Wondery - Ad-free & ShortHandPatreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesFollow us on social media:YouTubeTikTokInstagramVisit our website:WebsiteSources available on redhandedpodcast.com

On this week’s UTD, Suru offers an endo update while Hannah tells tales of her B&Q heroics. It’s your usual week of flapjacks, fake drugs and Mabel in a nun outfit 🐶 Happy Halloween! 🎃

For our second Halloween special we’ve teamed up with I Could Murder A Podcast for a super-spooky fancy dress edition of RedHaunted recorded in a magician’s house. So, join us by the hearth for tales of faceless ghosts, disappearing babies, and “wet maps of Africa” on the front of a man’s trousers.For the full spooktacular experience, head to youtube.com/@redhandedthepod from the 30th of October.Exclusive bonus content:Wondery - Ad-free & ShortHandPatreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesFollow us on social media:YouTubeTikTokInstagramVisit our website:WebsiteSources available on redhandedpodcast.com