REDRUM true crime
REDRUM is a podcast focusing on the true victims of crime. Each episode focuses on a new story. Real life, real victims, real crime. This is REDRUM. Written and presented by Grace Cordell.
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REDRUM true crime is a podcast that focuses on the victims. The host of the show is Grace Cordell, an English actor and director. True crime is a genre that fascinates people for many different reasons. Some hope to see justice done by spreading awareness of cold cases and unsolved mysteries. For others, the thrill is in the strangeness of the criminal's mind. For listeners of this podcast, it's all about the banality of brutality.
Most of the victims on the REDRUM true crime podcast are women. Their killers are most often their husbands. It is a sad reflection of the UK homicide statistics since most victims know their killers. By telling the victims' stories, Cordell is helping keep their memories alive. It reminds listeners that these stories being commonplace doesn't make them less horrific.
In one episode, the podcast tells the story of British police officer Leanne McKie. She and her husband lived a lavish lifestyle on modest police salaries. One day, McKie discovered that her husband had taken a large loan out in her name. That was also the day he killed her and dumped her body in a lake. Another episode tells Katie Kenyon's story. Kenyon's texts to her kids and family didn't sound like her. It turned out that her ex-boyfriend was sending them after he killed her.
A series of podcast episodes focus on deaths that involved celebrities. On top of that list is Alec Baldwin, who shot live ammunition into Halyna Hutchins while filming a movie. Cordell also mentions David Carradine's unfortunate death, likely by auto-erotic asphyxiation. She remembers Owen Hart, a pro wrestler who died from a fall during a show.
REDRUM true crime is a great podcast for those interested in the genre who want to hear about lesser-known victims. There is one case per 30-minute episode.
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