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Shorthand: Helios 522 - ‘The Ghost Plane’

When two fighter jets came to check on the unresponsive Helios Flight 522, they were stunned at what they saw: all 115 passengers, lying motionless in their seats. Even worse – the pilot’s seat was empty, and the co-pilot lay slumped over the control panel. The commercial plane was drifting along at 34,000 feet, on autopilot – and fuel was running out.  This is the ShortHand. -- Patreon [http://patreon.com/redhanded] - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dovjXDB69lhDjASbAgnwA] - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@redhandedthepod] / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/]

GILGO UPDATE: Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty

The lead suspect in the Gilgo Beach Killings - 62 year old former architect Rex Heuermann - has now pleaded guilty. So, with a trial off the table in the Long Island Serial Killer saga, join us for an update on what investigators found that finally nailed Heuermann - forcing him to confess.  Then stick around and revisit our two-part episode on this harrowing case that haunted Long Island for decades. Plus, join us on next week’s Under the Duvet - over on Patreon - for a look at the impact this has all had on Heuermann’s own family. -- In 2010, Shannan Gilbert made a series of frantic 911 calls as she ran through the streets of Oak Beach, Long Island, screaming: “They’re trying to kill me”. Then she vanished.  A few months later a body was found - but it wasn’t her. And neither were the next 9 sets of human remains they found along Ocean Parkway.  Now, over a decade later, with the arrest of Rex Heuermann - the police believe they’ve found the elusive Long Island Serial Killer. But the questions still stand; Why did it take so long to catch him - and was this the work of a lone serial killer, or multiple men using the same dumping ground?  We’ll look at Heuermann’s family life, his background - and delve into the 33-page bail document that offers us an in-depth look at how investigators finally caught this notorious, modern American serial killer. -- Patreon [http://patreon.com/redhanded] - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dovjXDB69lhDjASbAgnwA] - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@redhandedthepod] / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/]

Nicholas Rossi: The Disguised Fugitive who Faked his Death | #444

When Rhode Island native Nicholas Rossi found himself wanted by the FBI and Interpol for a string of assaults and large-scale frauds, he didn’t just run away. He faked his death, fled to Scotland, disguised himself as a wheezing British academic called Arthur Knight, and went on the attack – loudly claiming his innocence in wilder and wilder TV appearances across the international press. And that isn’t even the half of it. Before the story finally wrapped up a few months ago, Rossi’s winding tale had covered satanic ritual abuse, incel smear campaigns, and somehow, the September 11th attacks. It’s time to enter the dark, disorientating world (and 16 aliases) of Nicholas Rossi. -- Patreon [http://patreon.com/redhanded] - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dovjXDB69lhDjASbAgnwA] - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@redhandedthepod] / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/]

FROM THE VAULT - Warren Jeffs & the FLDS (Part 2)

With Netflix's new documentary on the modern fundamentalist Mormon church coming out today – we thought it was the perfect time to revisit our episode on Warren Jeffs's FLDS, to give some much-needed context...  Last week, we looked at the formation of the ultra-obedient, bigamist Mormon cult, the FLDS – in which plural marriage to pregnant preteen girls is just the tip of the fundamentalist iceberg. In this second part, we look at how its new prophet, Warren Jeffs, took his so-called religion to ever stricter and more terrifying depths.  With followers so beaten down that they were banned from even laughing; the prophet on the lam, living it up at Disneyland; and a team of ex-faithfuls and dogged investigators closing in – something had to give. But not before the full extent of his evil was laid bare in front of a stunned courtroom. -- Patreon [http://patreon.com/redhanded] - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dovjXDB69lhDjASbAgnwA] - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@redhandedthepod] / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/] Sources and more available on redhandedpodcast.com [https://redhandedpodcast.com/]

FROM THE VAULT - Warren Jeffs & the FLDS: Cult Power, Mormon Polygamy, and Child Abuse (Part 1)

With Netflix's new documentary on the modern fundamentalist Mormon church coming out today – we thought it was the perfect time to revisit our episode on Warren Jeffs's FLDS, to give some much-needed context...  According to Warren Jeffs’ thousands of followers, he was the leader of a secretive but devoted religion – their prophet, and the representative of God on Earth. But according to US law, he was a dangerous, totalitarian, child-molesting horror with over 80 wives – some married off as young as 12. Still, according to the church, Earthly laws are no match for the voice of God. In this episode, we explore the story behind the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: how the visions of a charismatic, seventeen-year-old farmhand called Joseph Smith grew to become a major world religion; how plural marriage caused a major rift in the church; and how its teachings were warped into a systematic cult of child abuse, underage sex, and absolute power. -- Patreon [http://patreon.com/redhanded] - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dovjXDB69lhDjASbAgnwA] - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@redhandedthepod] / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/] Sources and more available on redhandedpodcast.com [https://redhandedpodcast.com/]