REAL

Naomi Channell

Real is an independent true crime podcast made by award winning TV Producer Naomi Channell.Each episode is an audio documentary, telling a true crime story that is almost unbelievable. But these stories, are Real. If you would like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice

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256 episodes
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Nov 1, 2023 · 32 min
REAL Presents... EP2: What Happened To Charlene Downes?
In the second episode of this series, we look at the history of the Downes family, including the frequent involvement of the social services with them and the allegations made against men visiting their family home. We also here from a private...
Nov 1, 2023 · 25 min
REAL Presents... EP1: What Happened To Charlene Downes?
In November 2003, 14-year-old Charlene Downes went missing from Blackpool. She has never been found and is presumed murdered. In this ten-part series, we will go through the case, piece by piece. With access to thousands of records and reports, this...
Oct 24, 2023 · 25 min
Episode 35: 'I've Just Killed Someone' - First Confessions Count
If you commit a murder in the US, there is a 40% chance you will get away with it. If you kill in the UK, then there's a 28% chance you won't be caught.But what if your first move after the act, was to confess? In this episode, we will hear from 5...
Oct 17, 2023 · 24 min
Episode 34: Whilst You Were Sleeping…. The Crimes of Alex Crain
Sleep walking.... sleep talking..... sleep killing? In todays episode, we look at the crimes committed by 14-year-old Alex Crain. In an extraordinary and devestating case, we hear how Alex committed the ultimate crimes against the two people who...
Oct 10, 2023 · 37 min
Episode 33: The Crimes Committed By The Chance Family
If you had a child who committed the unthinkable... what would you do? Would you turn them in? Would you disown them? Or would you help them get rid of the evidence? In this episode, we look at the horrendous murder of Ashley Young, a viiacious...
Oct 3, 2023 · 23 min
Episode 32: 'The Woman Without A Face'
From 1993 to 2008, an unidentified woman's DNA kept turning up at various crime scenes across Europe. The crimes ranged from petty car thefts to murders, including the execution of a German police officer. Over 100 officers across multiple countries...
Sep 26, 2023 · 33 min
Episode 31: A Serial Killer In The Making - The Crimes of Shawn Grate
When Ohio police received a 911 call on the 13th of September 2016, the dispatcher immediately realised she was talking to a woman who had been abducted. And her abductor lay on the bed next to her. The dispatcher stayed on the phone with the woman,...
Sep 19, 2023 · 52 min
Episode 30: Post-Partum Psychosis? The Case of the Clancy Family
TRIGGER WARNING: This epsiode contains a case that features discussions of post-partum psychosis and the deaths of children. Whilst descriptions are not explicit, please take care whilst listening. Lindsay Clancy was described as the perfect mother....
Sep 12, 2023 · 38 min
Episode 29: The Deplorable Murder of Leanne Holland
12-Year-Old Leanne Holland was found brutally murdered in Queensland, Australia in 1991. Her murder caused outrage and shock amongst the community, and the world. Who could have done something so evil?Shockingly, Leanne's sisters boyfriend was...
Sep 5, 2023 · 26 min
Episode 28: A Tragic Tale from 9/11
Tuesday the 11th of September 2001 will go down as one of the most devestating days of all time. Over 3000 innocent people lost their lives and millions of people across the world mourned alongside the victims loved ones. But there was one woman who...
Aug 29, 2023 · 23 min
Episode 27: The Zanesville Massacre
Before Tiger King and Joe Exotic, there was Terry Thompson. You may never have heard his name before... but after this episode, it's likely you won't forget it. This is the case of the Zanesville Massacre. Please note this episode includes both...
Aug 22, 2023 · 41 min
Episode 26: The Heartbreaking Case of Sasha Marsden
16-year-old Sasha Marsden was looking forward to the rest of her life. She was studying childcare, she had a loving family and a boyfriend who adored her. But in 2013, Sasha's life was taken from her in the most evil way, and her killer, David Minto...
Aug 15, 2023 · 26 min
Episode 25: The Murder The Serial Killer Didn't Do
From 1998-1999, a serial killer was targetting women and girls in Queensland, Australia. And when 14-year-old Natasha Ryan went missing, her family were frantic. More women started going missing and the police made an arrest. But what would happen...
Aug 8, 2023 · 26 min
Episode 24: Crimes From The Body Finders
What would you do if you found a body? Hopefully, call the emergancy services. But, what about the people who don't do the right thing? That don't call the authorities. And use their tragic discovery, to commit a crime against them. This is Real....
Jul 19, 2023 · 27 min
Episode 23 Part 3: The Disappearance of Rudy Farias
With more allegations about Janie Santana surfacing in the media, the details of her and Rudy's life together start to emerge. Neighbours who have been hanging out with Rudy for the last eight years talk to the press and explain how they never knew...
Jul 19, 2023 · 29 min
Episode 23 Part 2: The Disappearance of Rudy Ferias
The truth about where Rudy had been for the past eight years shocked everyone, including his family. But there were conflicting accounts of what had happened to Rudy during the time he was missing, so who was right? And fresh allegations against...
Jul 19, 2023 · 32 min
Episode 23 Part 1: The Disappearance of Rudy Farias
On the 6th of March 2015, 17-year-old Rudy Farias went missing whilst walking his two dogs. His mother Janie and the local community in Texas, spent eight years searching for him. And then in June 2023, Rudy was found, and he was alive. But then the...
Jul 12, 2023 · 25 min
Episode 22: The Mysterious Case of Tyler Hardy
In 2017, a worried and heartbroken father from the UK named John, calls the police to report his 5-year-old son missing. He hasn't seen him for two years after dropping him home to his ex partner Tracey Hardy, and after child custody officials failed...
Jul 5, 2023 · 26 min
Episode 21: The Funeral Home Intruder - The Crimes of Shaynna Sims
When our loved ones die, we hope that the funeral home we choose will protect them and respect them until they are laid to rest. But what if that doesn't happen? And an intruder commits a final act of revenge on their body that's so disgusting and so...
Jun 28, 2023 · 27 min
Episode 20: 'Kill, Prison, Release, Repeat’
Over the last 12 years, 129 prisoners sentenced to 'life' have been released and then committed a further crime that earned them a second 'life' sentence in the UK. Today we hear about the evil crimes of Stephen Robert Unwin and William McFall, who...