Seeing Red A True Crime Podcast · Mark Randell & Bethan Trueman

Anne Faber: The Day She Didn’t Come Home - Part 2

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Michael P. said Honor Faber screamed for help, and he admitted that was why he killed her.

1. Seeing Red A True Crime Podcast covers the disappearance and killing of Honor Faber, a 25-year-old woman from Utrecht who vanished on September 29, 2017. 2. The hosts focus on Honor Faber, suspect Michael P., and the Dutch police because their actions and failures drive the case. 3. The episode asks how a convicted violent offender in Den Dolder ended up linked to Honor Faber's disappearance and later confession. 4. DNA on Honor Faber's jacket identified Michael P., who was already in the criminal DNA database. 5. Michael P. had earlier been convicted in 2012 for the rape of two teenage girls and a series of violent robberies. 6. He refused psychiatric evaluation during that case, which prevented a TBS order from being imposed. 7. The episode explains that TBS is used in the Netherlands for offenders who need psychiatric treatment because they remain dangerous. 8. Michael P. served prison time, received limited therapy for anger management and drug abuse, and was later transferred to a forensic psychiatric clinic in Den Dolder. 9. Staff at the clinic did not know he was a convicted sex offender because his full history was not shared with them. 10. By September 2017, he had unsupervised leave, access to a car, and permission to attend night classes outside the facility. 11. Police began covert surveillance on October 8, 2017, after the DNA link made him the central suspect. 12. The episode notes that Michael P. was arrested on October 9 and reportedly resisted fiercely, leaving him with injuries during the takedown. 13. The interrogation section shows him denying involvement at first before police pressure and forensic evidence forced movement in the case. 14. Investigators later found bloodstains in a car he could access, which strengthened their belief that Honor had been moved after the attack. 15. Michael P. eventually confessed on October 12 and directed police to a remote nature reserve near Zeewolde. 16. Search teams found Honor Faber's body very deep in the woods, and officers and family members were told the worst outcome had been confirmed. 17. The tone is somber and procedural, with long stretches of case reconstruction, legal explanation, and quoted family testimony. 18. The format mixes narrative true-crime reporting with host commentary on Dutch law, forensic treatment, and the trial record. 19. People interested in Dutch criminal justice and forensic failures would likely follow this episode. 20. People wanting light listening or no graphic crime detail should probably skip it.

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A missing-person search ends in a devastating discovery before the investigation turns toward September 29, 2017.

Part two follows Honor's disappearance beyond the search itself, into the point where a missing-person case becomes a murder investigation. After nearly two weeks, her remains are found, officers are overcome at the scene, and a sombre press conference carries the news across…

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You want the search for Honor to end, even when the answer is devastating.

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