UK True Crime: The Murder of Carrie Slater
REDRUM true crime
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4.6 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Carrie Slater was 37 years old when she was found with a catastrophic head injury inside a quiet bungalow in the village of Long Clawson.
When her partner, Richard Basson, called 999, he claimed it was an accident… that Carrie had somehow walked into a pool cue during an argument over a cigarette. But within moments of arriving at the scene, police knew something wasn’t right. The injury didn’t match the story, the evidence didn’t line up, and as detectives began to piece together what had really happened inside that house, Richard's version of events began to unravel.
What they would uncover was a far darker reality... one involving an illegal firearm, a history of violence, and a carefully constructed lie that Richard hoped would save him from the consequences of his actions.
In this episode of REDRUM, we examine the final hours of Carrie Slater’s life, the controlling relationship that preceded her death, and the forensic evidence that exposed the truth behind a story so implausible it shocked even experienced investigators. From the chilling 999 call to the courtroom, this is a case raises unsettling questions about coercion, accountability, and how far someone will go to cover up the unthinkable.
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| 1:30.6 | You won't be reasonable. You won't be reasonable. You won't be reasonable, mate. I don't want it to go to lies. I didn't want it a cigarette. Right. All right. All right. You're under arrest for TVH. Did I have to say it. You don't know. Richard Basson stood on theHC, did not say anything. |
| 1:45.0 | Richard Basson stood on the front path of the bungalow as officers surrounded him shouting for him to stay still. |
| 1:53.0 | He kept muttering about a poor cue, insisting that the woman inside had walked into it and impaled herself. The paramedics moved right past him |
| 2:03.6 | and into the house and they found a young woman on the floor covered in blood. Richard was arrested |
| 2:11.1 | on the spot and he was charged with grievous bodily harm but even that moment, his focus seemed to be uncovering |
| 2:19.8 | his tracks on hiding evidence and maintaining a lie so outlandish, so unbelievable, and so |
| 2:28.6 | incredibly easy to disprove that he really just shouldn't have bothered. This is Red Run. Stories about |
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