Seeing Red A True Crime Podcast

This week we head across the Atlantic to Chicago, as we explore the Jussie Smollett Hate Crime Hoax of 2019. In early 2019, Jussie Smollett was half way through filming the fifth season of the hit show Empire when he was savagely assaulted in a racist and homophobic attack while walking home from Subway in the early hours of the morning. What followed led to widespread condemnation and important debate at what was a politically sensitive time for the USA. But the condemnation and debate was based on hollow foundations, for Jussie had made the whole thing up. And it wouldn't take long for his tall tales to catch up with him... Episode written by Eliott Caddy. Show Sponsor: Shopify - www.shopify.co.uk/seeingred If you would like to support us on Patreon, you can find us here: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast If you would like to buy us a coffee, hit the link below: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/seeingredtw 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

20 Sep 20231h 16min

It's great to be back and it's great to have you back with us. Thanks for your continued support.   Our season 10 opener sees us head back to 2012 and to the port city of Southampton, as we dive head first into the mob killing of 22-year-old Jamie Dack.   Jamie had recently gone through a relationship break up, something many of us can empathise with. He was vulnerable and in need of support, and he thought he had found that support in the shape of four friends... But, unbeknown to Jamie, they had far more sinister motives for befriending him... What follows is gruesome and barbaric and will shock you to the core.   Show Sponsor: BetterHelp - Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/red and get on your way to being your best self. If you would like to support us on Patreon, you can find us here: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast If you would like to buy us a coffee, hit the link below: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/seeingredtw 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

13 Sep 20231h 7min

We're on our end of season 9 break right now, back with our season 10 premier on 13 September. To fill the gap, we've delved into our archives to bring you an episode that has resonated with us for one reason or another. This week it's Bethan's turn. Before she plays the episode, she talks you through why she's dug this particular episode out and why she was inspired to cover it. And be warned! It's one of our earlier episodes - it's no very polished! ORIGINAL SYNOPSIS: Join us this week as Bethan tells a cautionary tale. When a young man stole £850 from his friend, he started a chain of events that would end with the death of two innocent people.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Sep 202343min

We're on our end of season 9 break right now, back with our season 10 premier on 13 September. To fill the gap, we've delved into our archives to bring you an episode that has resonated with us for one reason or another. This week it's Mark's turn. Before he plays the episode, he talks you through why he's dug this particular episode out and why he was inspired to cover it. ORIGINAL SYNOPSIS: This week, we take a deep dive into the life and death of Kim Jong-nam, the brother of North Korean dictator and all round nut job Kim Jong-un. Following an ill-feted trip to Disneyland in 2001, Jong-nam was ostracised from the family and exiled to Macau. Here, he led a relatively normal life, going about his business under a false name, passing information to the CIA, while occasionally speaking out against his brother's authoritarian rule over North Korea. But the clock was always ticking on Kim Jong-nam's life and in 2017, as he arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to fly home to his wife and kids, he was executed in front of dozens of passengers. Join us as we shine a light on North Korea and take you, in real-time, to the very public assassination of Kim Jong-nam. This case has been inspired by 'Assassins' - a true crime documentary which is available in virtual cinemas and on demand now. For further information, head to www.assassins-film.co.uk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30 Aug 20231h 4min

This week, in our season 9 finale, we head to the glorious English county of Somerset as we delve into the 2010 unsolved murder of 68-year-old grandfather Barry Rubery. If you would like to support us on Patreon, you can find us here: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast If you would like to buy us a coffee, hit the link below: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/seeingredtw Episode written by Elliot Caddy. 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

23 Aug 20231h 2min

In part two we expand on the case in greater detail and share our own thoughts... Show Sponsor: Shopify - www.shopify.co.uk/seeingred If you would like to support us on Patreon, you can find us here: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast If you would like to buy us a coffee, hit the link below: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/seeingredtw Episode written by Elliot Caddy. 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

16 Aug 202352min

This week we revisit a case we first covered in season one, that of the murder of 14-year-old Jodi Jones. This is part one, which sees us go over the events leading to Jodi's murder. Part two is also out now and sees us expand on the case in more detail... It's a case that prompted huge debate amongst our listeners and if we are honest, since we originally covered it (nearly five years ago), we have learnt so much and we hope this is a more balanced outlook. Show Sponsor: Shopify - www.shopify.co.uk/seeingred If you would like to support us on Patreon, you can find us here: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast If you would like to buy us a coffee, hit the link below: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/seeingredtw 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

16 Aug 202343min

This week we head east, to Iraq, as we dive head-first into the life and crimes of Uday Hussein, son of Satan, son of Saddam. Show Sponsor: BetterHelp - Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/red and get on your way to being your best self. If you would like to support us on Patreon, you can find us here: www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast If you would like to buy us a coffee, hit the link below: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/seeingredtw Episode written by Elliot Caddy. 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

8 Aug 20231h 8min