S8 Ep14: Sony Millbrook... The body under the bed

This week, I'm joined by my sister, Laura, who is a child protection expert, to discuss the torture and murder of eight-year-old Victoria Climbié. This is the story of an impoverished girl who was plucked from the volatile planes of the Ivory Coast with the promise of a new life in Europe. A life filled with luxury and opportunity. What followed, however, was a living nightmare. Just fifteen months after being rescued from her homeland, Victoria would lie dead in her bed in the intensive care unit of St Mary’s Hospital in London – the victim of one of the worst cases of child abuse in this country’s history. **Please note, despite spending an hour doing sound checks, we still managed to mess up the recording a bit! If you listen through headphones, when Laura speaks, the sound levels will appear distorted and you will only hear her in your left headphone (if you listen through your device's speaker(s), it will be fine, you'll barely notice). When I speak, which is the vast majority of the episode, it's fine, there's no distortion.** www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Show Sponsors: www.beer52.com/RED www.issuu.com/podcast - use code RED at checkout for 50% off Theme music arranged and composed by Holly-Jane Shears - check out her work at www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInBlackBag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Aug 20211h 25min

Bethan is back! Well, sort of... This week's episode sees Bethan fly solo as she delves into two separate murders. She also provides an update on how she's getting on, when she's coming back and what's coming up in the next month! Support us at: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Show Sponsors: Best Fiends www.beer52.com/RED Theme Music: Composed and arranged by Holly-Jane  Shears - check out her amazing work at www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInBlackBag Next Week: Next week's episode features the murder and torture of eight-year-old Victoria Climbié- it's a biggie and it's taken a lot of time to put together, hence my absence this week. I'll see you then.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Aug 202126min

The village of Maids Moreton dates back to the 13th century and gets its name from two maiden wenches who are said to have financed the building of the parish church, St Edmund. Maids Moreton is a typical English village – small, tranquil, green – a real community built around the church where generations of the same families have lived for centuries. It’s not the kind of place you would expect to find murder and deceit. But that’s exactly what was found lurking in Maids Moreton in 2017 when not one, but two suspicious deaths were brought to the attention of Thames Valley Police… What follows is a tale of forbidden love, betrayal, fraud and of course murder… And it’s all set against the backdrop of the Diocese of Oxford. Honestly, this couldn’t be more like an episode of Midsomer Murders if it tried. www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast www.beer52.com/red www.betterhelp.com/red Theme music composed by Holly-Jane Shears - check out her amazing work at www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInBlackBag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Aug 202139min

This week’s episode sees us delve into the distressing world of terrorism. Few will ever forget the truly horrifying events of 2013. The day a brutal act of terrorism was committed in broad daylight on a busy London street. 25-year-old Lee Rigby, a British army soldier, was slaughtered with a meat cleaver and a large hunting knife by two British-born Islamic jihadists, in a murder that shocked the nation to its very core. Theme Music composed by Holly-Jane Shears - check out her amazing work at www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInPlasticBag www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Jul 202136min

This week, in an episode written by Bethan, we head to Glasgow as we go back in time to May 2008. When detectives discovered two murder victims, just hours apart, on the outskirts of Glasgow, they knew they must have been linked... But were they? Could it really be possible that two women could be murdered in one week, just a couple of miles apart and this not be the work of a serial killer in the making...? Join us as we take a deep dive into murder and mayhem in Glasgow. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Theme music provided by Holly-Jane Shears. Check out her amazing work at www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInBlackBag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Jul 202135min

This week's episode sees us head to Malaysia as we take a deep dive into the life and sadistic crimes of 33-year-old Englishman Richard Huckle... Please be warned, this is one of our most graphic episodes. There are (absolutely minimal) descriptions of child sex abuse and extremely graphic descriptions of adult violence. I will be glad to see the back of this case. Please help me to support my need for wine by heading to www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Show Sponsors: Best Fiends www.betterhelp.com/red Theme music provided by the extremely talented Holly-Jane Shears - check out her amazing work at www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInBlackBag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Jul 202138min

Bethan is back! Don't get too excited, it's only a brief return - she'll be back properly soon! This week, we explore the life and crimes of Derek Bentley - a small time crook who paid a heavy price for his part in a burglary gone wrong... Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Theme Music provided by Holly-Jane Shears - check out her amazing work at www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInBlackBag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Jul 202139min

This week's episodes is as frustrating as it is heart-breaking. We explore the consequences of a long running feud between two violent rival street gangs. A feud that culminated in the tragic death of an 11-year-old child. Support the show on Patreon - www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast Show Sponsor - www.drink-trip.com - use code RED for 15% off Theme Music - provided by Holly-Jane Shears - check out her amazing work at www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInBlackBag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Jun 202133min