Drowned in Deception: The Brutal Murder of Rita Fleming

Seeing Red A True Crime Podcast

Mark Randell & Bethan Trueman

True Crime

4.2 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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When police were called to a quiet West London flat in June 2024, they found 70-year-old Rita Fleming dead in her bathtub — fully clothed. Her partner, Clifford Cowen, insisted it was a tragic accident. But something about the scene didn’t add up. In this episode of Seeing Red, we uncover the disturbing truth behind what really happened in that flat — a story of control, cruelty, and the lengths one man went to hide the evidence of what he’d done. 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 Co-Producer: Ade Parsley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Can I say hello and welcome to seeing red this time?
0:36.1	Because I don't know when I last said it and it's weird, isn't it? Yeah. I'm going to do it wrong now. Hello and welcome to Seeing Red, a true crime podcast. I'm Bethan. And I'm Mark. Welcome back for another episode. Oh, it was weird. It was weird for me. I didn't really know what to say. I don't know what you normally say at that point. But, you know, we were debating this whether Bethan was going to go first or whether I was.
1:00.4	Such a man taking charge, taking control.
1:04.7	This is what's wrong with all men.
1:06.5	This is.
1:07.2	This is the patriarchy, Bethan.
1:09.2	This is it.
1:10.1	This is the patriarchy enforced at work. I is it. I'm going to say first.
1:11.9	I'm going to speak first.
1:13.5	It's disgusting.
1:15.3	Let's take a moment to thank our most recent patron supporters.
1:18.1	Bethan, did you want to do the honours as you're taking charge in this male dominated world in which we live?
1:24.0	I will.
1:24.6	So a huge thank you to all of our Patreon supporters, but this week our newest patron
1:29.4	supporters are Marie, Joseph Buckley, Mary Ellen Cheney, Martina Tears, or Tyres.
1:36.8	Not quite sure, but I would say Tears, but just in case it's tyres.
1:40.5	I would say tyres.
1:42.0	You'd say tyres?
1:42.9	Oh, okay.
1:43.8	Well, we have both on there.
1:45.2	Martina Tears.
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