About this podcast
Dive into a world of bizarre true crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers.
Rima Ahmed explores audacious heists, secret drugs bunkers and stolen identities with reporters who have lived and breathed these true crime cases.
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Presenter: Rima Ahmed
Producer: Luke de Costa
Video Producer: Fede Marilotti
Researcher: Bethan Davies
Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin
Episodes
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- Liar, Liar · 37 minCarrie Jade, a disability campaigner living in Ireland, goes viral after claiming Airbnb guests are suing her because of her Huntington’s disease. But when investigative…
- The Leeds Hospital Bomb Plot · 35 minNathan Newby steps outside St James’s Hospital in Leeds for a vape and finds himself face-to-face with a man carrying a bomb. Nobody else knows what’s happening, and Nathan…
- Poison Pen · 35 minLiverpool councilor Christine Banks starts receiving anonymous poison pen letters at her home. They’re abusive, deeply personal and relentless. At one point, as many as five…
- Streetfighter · 36 minEssex drugs boss, Ben Ransome, is a wanted man. Before police can arrest him he flees the UK and disappears. Ransome continues to sell drugs from his new hideout in Thailand…
- Benefit of the Doubt · 29 minA mum says severe anxiety has made everyday life a struggle and left her needing financial support. But an anonymous tip-off raises questions about whether the life she has…
- House Sitter from Hell · 35 minA Warwickshire couple leave their home and beloved pets in the care of a trusted house sitter while they go on holiday. But when they return, a few strange details suggest…
- The Most Catfished Man in Europe · 33 minModel and former reality TV star Matt Peacock discovers his photos are being used to create fake dating profiles and catfish women. What begins as an unsettling case of online…
- Missing in Action (Reprise) · 33 minTanya Nasir’s stellar CV lands her a prestigious job on the neonatal unit at the Princess of Wales Hospital. But is she really who she says she is? Get in touch with us…
- Live at Crossed Wires Festival 2026 · 46 minRecorded at the 2026 Crossed Wires Festival, Rima Ahmed takes you inside a BBC investigation to catch a catfish. Ray McDonald is a prolific scammer with a cruel knack for love…
- The Burn Plot · 32 minPeter Brooks is a high-flying plastic surgeon and burns specialist. But he has major beef with his fellow plastic surgeon, Graeme Perks. To make matters worse, he’s facing an…
- The Care Home Conspiracy · 34 minRita thinks her care home will be a temporary place to rest and recover before returning home. But the 83-year-old is being targeted by the very people trusted to look after her…
- What Happened to Ghost? · 33 minSophie Zaherali’s XL Bully, named Ghost, escapes her home during a medical emergency. He is is tracked down by armed police and destroyed in the street. Sophie believes the…
- Spoonful of Shards · 33 minA vexed farmer wages war on a major supermarket, threatening innocent families with a deadly game of Russian roulette. He hides shrapnel in jars of baby food and places the jars…
- The Great Twitter Hack · 35 minYoung hackers infiltrate the social media accounts of the world’s biggest celebrities and spark internet-wide chaos. This is the story of the 2020 Twitter hack. Get in touch with…
- An announcement · 2 minRima has some exciting news! For tickets, go to crossedwires.live/fringe. Get in touch with the show at [email protected] Presenter: Rima Ahmed. Produced by Luke de Costa…
- Sorry, We Missed You · 34 minA criminal gang in Cardiff set up an elaborate scheme to import cannabis from the United States. When their insider is arrested, the gang leader has to scramble to keep his…
- The Stream Thief · 22 minStephen Woodward builds a million-pound business selling access to illegally streamed TV channels. He’s digitally savvy, however, it’s not long before he starts leaving the…
- It's All Gravy, Baby · 31 minMichelle Mills and her ex-Royal Marine lover, Geraint Berry, want to continue their romantic affair. The lovers plot how to remove Michelle’s husband, Christopher, from the…
- No Crime for Old Men · 30 minGary Hardy, Ronald Knowles and Steven Houston are approaching pension age, but they refuse to settle into their retirement years. Instead, they combine their skills and hatch a…
- Baby Barter · 27 minHerbert Smith, the ‘Handcuff King’, and his girlfriend, Lottie Roberts, are circus performers who secretly buy and sell babies for profit in Edwardian Britain. But they’ll need…
