BONUS: UK True Crime x REDRUM The Secret Message That Led to a Deadly Trap
REDRUM true crime
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4.6 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Michael O’Leary received a surprising message from an unexpected source — his lover’s husband. Using a secret phone, the message asked for a “cwtch” and drew him to Cincoed Farm in Cwmffrwd. But what seemed like a simple rendezvous quickly turned sinister. This episode unravels the tangled web of secrets, betrayal, and deception that set the stage for one of Wales’ most chilling cases.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to this special bonus episode of the UK True Crime Podcast. I'm Adam. Thank you so much for joining me today when I'm once again delighted to be joined by Grace from the excellent Red Rum podcast. Hey Grace, how's it going? |
| 0:16.0 | Hey Adam, good. Thank you so much for having me. I'm looking forward to your case today. |
| 0:20.6 | So before we start today's story, let's set some context for today with our guest, |
| 0:25.5 | The Month and Year Game. So, Lewis Capaldi, was it number one in the UK music charts with Before You Go? |
| 0:32.3 | In the US. Now, this guy, I think it's Roddy Rick. Is that how you say, Grace, do you know that song? |
| 0:39.1 | No. |
| 0:40.3 | Roddy Rick was in the top spot with The Box. |
| 0:44.2 | And in the Australian album charts at number one, it was Diamond's from Elson John. |
| 0:49.3 | In the news this month, the Australian bushfire's death toll reached 23 as the Prime Minister |
| 0:55.0 | Scott Morrison announced that the National Defence Force will be employed to help fight |
| 0:59.6 | more than 200 fires amid criticism of his leadership. |
| 1:04.0 | Prince Harry and Megan announced they were stepping back as senior royals and will work towards |
| 1:09.1 | becoming financially independence. That's before they |
| 1:11.4 | moved away to the US. And I remember this very clearly. L.A. Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant |
| 1:17.6 | and his daughter, Gianna, died in a helicopter crash in foggy conditions in the hills of Southern |
| 1:23.7 | California. Do you know when that happened, Grace? Oh, goodness. Do you know what? |
| 1:27.9 | I never clocked that his daughter died as well. I don't know. I never clocked that. I |
| 1:33.2 | knew that he'd died. There was an awful lot of news about it, but I think maybe that overwhelmed, |
| 1:39.1 | certainly the news that I consumed. Yeah, I remember that happening incredibly tragic. |
| 1:46.3 | And finally, in UK true crime news, |
| 1:51.7 | Reinhard Sinegar, described as the most prolific rapist in British legal history, |
| 1:57.9 | were sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years after being found guilty of raping or sexually exulting 48 men in Manchester. And police believe |
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