Case Re-opened - Thomas Kwan: In Plain Sight

Seeing Red A True Crime Podcast

Mark Randell & Bethan Trueman

True Crime

4.2 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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This week we're digging back into the archives to revisit a case that's haunted us since we first covered it in November 2024. The case takes us to Newcastle as we examine a crime so chilling, it could have been ripped straight from the pages of an Agatha Christie novel. It features everything you would expect from our favourite purveyor of literary intrigue – a family dispute over a will, an unsuspecting, unassuming would-be assassin, and a plan so audacious, that the culprit might easily have escaped justice had it not been for some dogged detective work. Why not BINGE our back catalogue of over a HUNDRED Patreon exclusive bonus episodes? Sign up and you can access them on Spotify really easily (or on the Patreon app, or wherever you normally listen - cancel any time): www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast If you would like to GIFT a Patreon membership to a special someone, head to www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast/gift If you would like to buy us a coffee (or wine!), hit the link below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/seeingredtw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your merch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.seeingredpodcast.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme music arranged and composed by Holly-Jane Shears - check her work out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundcloud.com/DeadDogInBlackBag⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Seeing Red, a true crime podcast. I'm Bethan.
0:03.7	And I'm Mark.
0:04.8	And this week we are going into the archives and we're finding you an episode to revisit.
0:10.6	We're choosing an episode each over the Christmas and the New Year period.
0:14.4	And this week it's Mark's choice.
0:16.1	So he's going to tell us all about why he's chosen this episode to revisit.
0:20.7	When we first covered this case, it was one that really stayed with me.
0:25.1	Not because it was the most violent or sensational story that we've ever told,
0:29.0	but because of how quietly unsettling it is.
0:32.3	It's a reminder that some of the most disturbing crimes don't involve strangers or dramatic confrontations, but people hiding
0:38.6	in plain sight, people who exploit our trust, exploit our routines and our familiarity. There's
0:45.0	something about this case that feels especially resonant at this time of year two. Christmas is
0:51.1	often about family, closeness and assumed safety. And this story is a stark reminder
0:56.7	that those things aren't always guaranteed. And it made me think about how well we really know
1:02.0	people around us and how easily warning signs can be missed when we don't expect anything to be
1:07.7	wrong. So if you're listening to this for the first time, I hope it
1:11.0	makes you think, and if you're revisiting it, I hope it's one of those cases that lands a little
1:15.4	differently with time. Let's reopen the case. I'm I'm I'm
1:28.3	I'm
1:29.3	I'm
1:30.3	I'm Hello and welcome to seeing Red, a true crime podcast on Mark.
1:57.2	And I'm Bethan, and thank you so much for joining us once again for another episode.
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