The Call That Captured A Killer: The Murder of Nikki Halpin
REDRUM true crime
redrumpodcast
4.6 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
When 32-year-old Nikki Halpin came home from work one evening, she noticed something strange... a message had been sent from her computer while she was out. A message she didn’t write.
At first, she thought it must’ve been a glitch. But then, as she walked further into her apartment, she realised she wasn’t alone.
This is the story of a chilling home invasion that began with a single, unexplained message. And ended in horror.
In this episode, we uncover the disturbing truth behind the message sent from Nikki’s computer, the man who’d been watching her, and the moment she realised she was trapped inside her own home.
Stalking helpline here
Today I'm joined by Adam from UK True Crime. You can find more details about his show here!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | When detectives replayed the 911 call that captured a woman's murder in real time, |
| 0:09.0 | they heard something chilling, something they'd missed the first time. |
| 0:13.6 | In the middle of the chaos, a man's voice says three quiet words. |
| 0:18.4 | Nicole, calm down. |
| 0:20.8 | Only one person ever called her that. This is Red Rump, |
| 0:26.7 | stories about the true victims of crime. I upload a video episode on Mondays and a podcast |
| 0:31.4 | exclusive episode on Thursdays, so make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode. |
| 0:40.3 | Hello, everybody. |
| 0:41.5 | Welcome back to another episode of Red Rum. |
| 0:44.1 | Thank you for joining me today. |
| 0:45.7 | I have a very special guest. |
| 0:47.5 | I am joined once again by Adam Lloyd from UK True Crime. |
| 0:51.5 | Adam, thank you so much for being here once again. |
| 0:55.1 | Hey Grace, it's a pleasure. |
| 1:03.5 | Great to see you again. So our case today is about a woman called Nicole Halpin, who's 32 years old. |
| 1:08.5 | She's known to her friends and family and pretty much anyone who knew her as Nikki. So that's what I'll be referring to her today as. She moved into an apartment |
| 1:12.1 | complex where she ended up meeting and soon after marrying a man called Donald or Don. |
| 1:18.2 | Now he's 18 years older than her and at this point he's working as a prison guard and |
| 1:25.5 | they get on really well. They obviously get married and things are |
| 1:29.6 | going well. They're wanting to start their own family. They end up moving further south. And Don |
| 1:33.9 | transitions away from prison guard life and he gets a job working as a bartender. The couple end up |
| 1:39.9 | having two children, Drew and Max, both sons. But one of their sons, the younger one, Max, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from redrumpodcast, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of redrumpodcast and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.