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The Suffolk Strangler: Ipswich's Red Light Killings | #437

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RedHanded

True Crime

4.519.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In December 2006, the town of Ipswich was rocked by a spree of brutal murders targeting sex workers in its notorious red light area. But the story didn’t end with the capture of the so-called ‘Suffolk Strangler’, Steve Wright… 

The murders of Tania Nicol, Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Annette Nicholls and Paula Clennell would go on to transform policing strategies for prostitution in the UK (and even inspired a tone-deaf musical).

And with killer Steve Wright back in the news in February 2026 after pleading guilty to the murder of schoolgirl Victoria Hall in 1999, this decades-old case still hasn’t run out of surprises.

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0:00.0

You may remember deep in your mind cave.

0:02.9

We once told you about a podcast, wasn't once it was last year, called Wisecrack, from our good old buddy old pals over at Tenderfoot.

0:11.7

Wisecrack is a really unique blend of stand-up comedy set and a shocking true crime case.

0:17.3

Basically, a comedian describes the night he found himself at the centre of a double murder.

0:24.4

Wisecrack has gone on to make Apple's best podcast lists, and that's full of people like us, so you know it's true.

0:30.4

And it's nominated for Iheart and Ambie Awards this year.

0:33.8

And it was the Guardian's podcast of the year, top tier, number one, top spot.

0:41.2

And now, Wisecrack is heading on a true crime slash comedy tour with comedian Ed Hedges

0:45.5

performing his stand-up set live. And it's in a city that is maybe, very possibly, near you.

0:53.4

Wisecrack's tour will hit Dublin and Manchester as well as London on Valentine's Day,

0:57.6

and then it will head into the US for February and March.

1:01.8

For dates and ticket info, visit wisecracklive.com.

1:05.3

That's wisecracklive.com and search Wisecrack in your podcast app to listen to the show show and see what all the noise and hype is about, my friend.

1:22.3

I'm Hannah. I'm Surruti. And welcome to Red-Handed.

1:27.0

Where, in an effort to remain ever in the zeitgeist, we have accidentally done that.

1:32.3

Because we have had this episode in the running for quite a while now.

1:36.8

And script was written.

1:38.1

We were ready to go, record today.

1:40.0

And then, but yesterday.

1:42.2

Update on what feels like a past O case case because it's in 2006 when they start.

1:47.7

But update, update, update.

1:49.1

We're going to come to it later.

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