Join Underworld Uncut Podcast host Hayley Rhodes alongside legendary broadcaster Fred Dinenage as they return to Fred’s Murder Casebook, revisiting some of the UK’s most historic, disturbing, and infamous criminal cases.

In this episode, Fred and Hayley examine the chilling case of John Straffen, one of Britain’s most dangerous and overlooked serial killers. In the 1950s, Straffen murdered three young girls, committing two of the killings while on the run after escaping from Broadmoor Hospital. His crimes exposed serious failures in the justice and mental health systems, shocking the nation and raising urgent questions about public safety, institutional responsibility, and how such a dangerous man was ever allowed the opportunity to escape.

A haunting case that remains a dark chapter in British criminal history.