Story One – The Peculiar Death of Peter Gibbs
In December 1975, a light aircraft took off from a hotel in the west of Scotland, on a recreational flight. It did not return, and when evidence was eventually uncovered about the loss of both the plane and its pilot, there were more questions than answers. This week, we try to unravel the complexities surroundin ... Show More
Nov 19
The Curse of the Ourang Medan
In 1947, a cargo ship was discovered drifting aimlessly through calm waters in the Indian Ocean. When rescuers finally boarded, what they found defied all logic. Every member of the crew lay dead, sprawled across the decks, their eyes wide open, mouths frozen mid-scream. Yet the ... Show More
33m 8s
Oct 2017
The Trail Went Cold - Episode 45 - Frederick Valentich
<p>October 21, 1978. Cape Otway, Australia. After leaving on a seemingly routine training flight in a Cessna 182 aircraft, 20-year old pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes without explanation over Bass Strait. During a radio transmission, Valentich describes seeing an unidentified ... Show More
50m 17s
Feb 2024
Episode 337 - MH370: "Good Night, Malaysia Three Seven Zero”
<p>On the 8th March 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was making a routine red-eye flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, when it seemingly vanished in the clouds. </p><p>The 175-tonne Boeing 777 – and all 239 people on board – have never been seen again. And 10 years on, t ... Show More
56m 11s
Oct 2023
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
<p>Just before midnight on December 29, 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, traveling from New York to Miami, crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing nearly two thirds of the passengers on board. Crashing into the swamp softened the landing and likely saved dozens, but the r ... Show More
59m 2s
May 2024
FROM THE VAULT - Episode 157 - The Disappearance of Peter Falconio
<p><em>Get your tour tickets at redhandedpodcast.com!</em></p><p>In 2001 on a remote stretch of highway in Australia’s Northern Territory, British backpacker Peter Falconio vanished. His girlfriend, Joanne Lees, told police that they had been attacked by a strange man. The subseq ... Show More
1h 29m