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In the concluding part of this terrifying series, we learn how Josef Fritzl's terrible secret was finally discovered, how his bizarre trial unfolded and what became of Elisabeth and her children. Sources: www.redhandedpodcast.com  Merch: www.redhandedshop.com    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elisabeth Fritzl had spent her childhood being relentlessly sexually tormented by her father, Josef. But on 29th of August 1984 things escalated to a level of horror she could never have imagined, when she woke up chained to a bed in the cellar of his house... Merch: www.redhandedshop.com Sources: www.redhandedthepodcast.com   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...

On 19th April 2008, the world discovered the nightmare world Josef Fritzl had created in the labyrinthian cellar of his home in Amstetten, Austria. It seemed like too much to believe. This week in part 1 of this 3 part series, the girls explore Fritzl's fraught childhood - that was peppered with violence, abandonment and spillover trauma from Nazi concentration camps.  Merch: www.redhandedshop.com  Sources: www.redhandedpodcast.com   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information...

Annie had it all; she was happily engaged, she was studying for her doctorate at Yale and she had huge ambitions for herself, that seemed well within reach. So when one day she vanished from her lab on campus, no one could believe it. But within days the true horrors of what had happened to Annie surfaced... 20% of all merch (plus new colour sweatshirts and hoodies!) for 72 hours using promo code 'BLACKFRIDAY' Merch: www.redhandedshop.com References: www.redhandedpodcast.com   See acast...

In this month's episode of our Black Lives Matter series, we discuss the death of Sheku Bayoh in the Scottish town of Kirkcaldy. Sheku died after he was pepper-sprayed and restrained by 4 police officers in 2015. The police cover-up, scandal and public inquiry that followed has made Sheku's death one of Scotland's most notorious cases. This is Sheku's story. Sources: Death in Custody: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bw8f21/disclosure-series-1-3-dead-in-police-custody https://www.bbc.co...

In this week’s episode the girls delve into the aftermath of John Borovnik's discovery, the police investigation that followed, and the subsequent trial that saw Keli Lane charged with murder -  more than 13 years after her baby vanished. But even after all this, major questions around what drove Keli's behaviour, and of course what happened to baby Tegan, still remain... Merch: www.redhandedshop...

Between the ages of 17 and 21 Keli Lane, an elite Australian water polo player, got pregnant 5 times - and somehow managed to keep each pregnancy a total secret for years... But her lies, inconsistencies and cryptic pregnancies all came spilling out in 2001, when a social worker finally noticed that one of her daughters had vanished at just 2 days old. So, what happened to baby Tegan? Merch: www.redhandedshop.com Patreon: www.patreon...

On 16 October 2020, 37 year old teacher Samuel Paty was beheaded on a suburban street in France by an Islamist terrorist. Samuel had become the target of an online hate campaign after he showed his students cartoons from the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, depicting Muhammad.  In this episode we discuss the 2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre, the murder of Samuel Paty and the rise of terrorism in Europe. Merch: www.redhandedshop.com  Sources: www.redhandedpodcast.com   See acast...

If there's a spiritualist spit hoover and a child's hand boiling away on the stove, it can only be part two of RedHanded's traditional Halloween story swap. This round, Hannah tells us about a murderous Indonesian sorcerer, while Suruthi racks up our air miles with a trip back to Germany to meet a barbaric Bavarian butcher. 72 FLASH SALE on all Spooky Bitch merch! For 20% off all Spooky Bitch items from 29 Oct until midnight on Halloween use promo code: spooky20off at www.redhandedshop...

This month in our Black Lives Matter series, we discuss the death of Ms Dhu. During the two day's Ms Dhu spent in police custody in Western Australia, she was dropped to the floor, lifted by her hands and feet, and another prisoner was dragged into her cell to stare at her. She went through all of this while being verbally abused and suffering from sepsis. She died of preventable causes aged just twenty-two, while a white officer stood over her saying she was "faking it". This is Ms Dhu's story...