A Brief Case

Sooraj Kumar had everything a man could want; a young wife, a dowry of gold, and a new car. And after a year of marriage, they had a beautiful baby boy... There was just one thing spoiling his vision of a dream life - the woman he married...So maybe he thought: In a state with so many snakes, what better way to get rid of someone...? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kriangkrai Techamong dreamed of a better life. He'd moved from Thailand to Saudi Arabia for better work, to provide for his family. But then temptation struck, he would never need to work again, never want for anything again...He'd decided to steal from Saudi Arabia's royal family. The most powerful family in Saudi Arabia, and the richest family in the world. He's steal an estimated 20 million dollars worth of gems and jewelry from them. He was eventually arrested, but many of the pieces and precious stones were never found - including a 50 carat blue diamond...( Teddy's thoughts: take a shot everytime I say the word literally. Also I'm so sorry if I mispronounced anyone's names. Also please let me know if the audio is alright - I'm so sorry for the soft audio these past couple of weeks, I'm moving again and I've had to change my recording setup. I'm changing mics in the next couple of weeks, so fingers crossed everything is okay oof ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ng Yuk Tim had just turned fifteen. It was just two weeks after her birthday, and she was going to a friend's house to work on a cosplay project. Her friend? Poon Wai Hong, a twenty-three year old man. She would never be seen again... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 5th May 1996, Megumi Yashiki and Narumi Takumi decided to visit the Tsubono Spa Hotel. It wasn't just a regular hotel, it had been abandoned almost a decade before. People called it a Shinrei Supotto, otherwise known as a psychic spot or a haunted place. They drove from their home city of Himi to Uozo, where the hotel was located. They were never seen again...What could have happened; could they have been kidnapped by the Yakuza or even North Korea? Or perhaps, was there something paranormal at play...? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One by one, the people around her were dropped like flies. Her husbands, blinded, then burned, and finally buried. Her mother and her brothers, blinded as well. Her family home, set on fire, burnt to the ground... It seemed that the misfortune grew every day. Everything was going wrong, except the money. Dollar by dollar, the insurance money collected in her bank account...Was she just a beautiful, dedicated, self-sacrificing, wife and daughter? Or was she a stone cold psychopathic killer...? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you are a woman in Afghanistan, outside your home you cannot sing and you cannot speak. You cannot show your face, and you cannot study (beyond grade six). You cannot work and you cannot go to the salon, if there were any salons to go to (because they've been shut down). These are just a few of the many things that you cannot do. In 2021, the Taliban captured Afghanistan. In the three years since their takeover, they've systemically erased women's rights and freedom - if you are a woman in Afghanistan, you cannot be seen and you cannot be heard. And if you are... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the shrine of Shah Dola, there is an unusual sight. Children with microcephaly linger around the temple. Pilgrims to the shrine give money to these children, hoping that it will help them gain favor...But underneath, something darker lurks...There is a rumour, a horrifying allegation - there are gangs, a begging mafia, kidnapping or buying healthy children. Then, they place iron bands, metal helmets around their heads to deform these children... Could it be true or is this just terrible tale...? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Kingdom of Nepal was no more, and who was to blame? In one night, the royal family had been massacred. King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, the prince and princess. Nine members of the royal family had been murdered in cold blood. Whispers slipped from ear to ear - did Crown Prince Dipendra really go mad, or had it been a plot, a scheme to take the throne?Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Akku Yadav was a weak, cowardly man and rape was his weapon of terror. It's said that he had over forty victims, with the youngest just ten years old. He was stabbed to death by a mob of anywhere between 200 to 400 women in a courtroom... It is rumored that the women all took turns, passing the knife around. It is said that they sliced off his penis. As he died, he begged for mercy, he begged for forgiveness... In fifteen minutes, it was over. The serial rapist, the murderer, Akku Yadav was nothing more than a bloody mess on the courtroom floor. His relatively quick death was surely more than he deserved... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even after they broke up, they would still meet. First as friends, then allegedly, as lovers. Even after Lim Lye Hock moved in with his girlfriend, even after he got married...Tan Hui Ngin and Lim Lye Hock were from the same kampung, the same village. They had known each other for years. They had grown up together...So why would Lye Hock run, and flee to Malaysia. Why would he leave Hui Ngin's battered decomposing body to be found days later in an abandoned chicken hatchery...? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rio the hammerhead, that's what they called him. Rio Alex Bulo would use two hammers, one in each hand, to bludgeon his victims to death. The serial killer would leave a trail of victims in his wake. From Surabaya to Semarang, and finally in Purwokerto, Rio would be caught after a vicious attack in the Rosenda Hotel. The bloodstains spattered the walls and the ceilings...But even his arrest would not stop his murderous urges, even in prison, Rio would kill a man many considered his friend... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Valentine's day was coming up. But instead of a romantic evening, Ma Jia Jue was planning something else. From 13th to 15th February 2004, he committed quadruple murder. Ma Jia Jue killed four of his fellow students in their shared dorm, before leaving their bodies in the dorm room's closet. They would not be found until almost ten days later. What triggered this heinous crime; an accusation of cheating, a personal insult...? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To the North Korean police, Park Myung-sik was a ghost. He stalked and killed students who worked in rural communal farms. He would capture his victim, then tear their liver out for consumption. Park Myung Sik believed that eating a healthy liver would cure his own cirrhosis. The cannibal killer, the organ harvester - he claimed at least 12 victims...Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pradyuman Thakur was just seven years old. Barun Thakur, ever the devoted dad, had driven both kids to the gate of their private school. In less than ten minutes, Pradyuman would be dead. He had been stabbed twice in the neck before being rushed to the hospital. Allegedly, the school did not tell his parents about Pradyuman's injuries or call the police. By noon the same day, the local police arrested Ashok Kumar - it was reported that the confession was tortured out of him and he was . A month later, the CBI arrested a sixteen-year-old student. What happened could have happened in those ten minutes, and who would have wanted to kill an innocent young boy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 27th May 1967, Lucila Lalu's butchered legs were found wrapped in newspapers in the trash. Days later, her torso was found in a vacant lot. Who would have wanted to kill the young, successful, mother and entrepreneur?Could it have been her common-law husband - the already married policeman Aniano de Vera? Did jealousy push him over the edge after he found out about Lucila's sordid affair with the much younger boy toy Florante Relos? Perhaps it was a different lover, or could she have been an unfortunate, unlucky victim of a serial killer...?Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reuben and I discussed the unruly household appliances and possibly haunted airbnb villa we stayed in when visiting Bali.We also chat cruising holidays and podcast plans for the new year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Naina Sahni was driven, and accomplished; she was well educated, she had a pilot's license, she owned a boutique, and she thought that she had found the One.Sushil Sharma was intelligent, charming, and the president of the Delhi Youth Congress. Sushil pursued her relentlessly - there was no doubt that the couple would be a good fit. It seemed that he was madly in love with her...That is...Until they actually got married. The mask slipped, and he became controlling, jealous, secretive. The romantic dream would become a nightmare, ending with Naina's body on a pyre in a tandoori oven... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Halloween we have a spooky chat with our favorite creepy conversationalists, Kyle and Wayne from @WeAreHantu! We start this episode with a background on the origins of Halloween. Then, we pit the best friends against each other with a Scary Story Showdown. Remember to vote in the polls below~At the night's end, we adventure into a supernatural forest - will Kyle and Wayne survive...?Well, even if they don't, you can always catch Kyle and Wayne at: Spotify: Ghost Maps by HANTUInstagram: @wearehantuTikTok: @wearehantuYoutube: @wearehantuWebsite: hantu.sgLinktree: https://linktr.ee/WEAREHANTU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wowon Erawan promised financial returns like no other. He claimed that powerful magic was the source of his monetary success...He claimed he could double, no triple, your money...And when his victims came to collect, they could lose more than just money - they could lose their lives... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was December 2019, when one man decided to do his Christmas shopping somewhere unusual...Instead of going to the usual departmental store or Toys R Us, this man decided he wanted something a little more unique to play with, to take care of...It's scary to think about what you can buy on the black market...Help ACRES SingaporeACRES Singapore ACRES Singapore TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They lurk, waiting for prey - malevolent figures stalking social media. From behind the safety of their screens, they target vulnerable victims, leaving a trail of trauma.In this episode, Teddy and Michelle discuss the sex offender registry and the many reported perverts in Singapore... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a classic love story. Diazien Hossencofft and Girly Chew met at Seaworld, it was a brief meeting but they were smitten. They spent months writing letters until they closed the gap. Girly moved to Albuquerque in New Mexico to be with her new husband, a well-respected doctor with degrees from the University of Tokyo and Cornell Medical School.Except, he wasn't...He was a con man and conspiracy theorist who attended conferences on lizard people and UFOs. He cheated on her constantly, and when she found out and threatened to reveal all his lies - she disappeared... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newington House College was a school for the privileged Indian elite - minor princes, sons of rich businessmen...The boys were educated the English way, playing cricket and tennis, learning British etiquette...Until one night, their English principal was killed, shot point-blank while lying asleep. The murder was never solved...Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ghostly figures, blood stains, and a woman crying - rumours of a haunting at the Amber Beacon Tower in East Coast Park...It was 15th May 1990, at around 10:30PM. It was supposed to be a romantic night out...James and Kelly had just started dating and were enjoying the evening, spending time together on the tower's steps. Two men walked pass them to the top of the tower. 15 minutes later, they would attack - and Kelly would be murdered...Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Like many job scams, she slid into his DMs. Unlike many job scams, Ah Wei actually knew Hsieh. They had gone to primary school together many years ago... She said that she had a job in Cambodia, a business administration job that would pay generously. And as she spoke, they shared a bottle of rice wine, and another, until Ah Wei felt himself slipping away... Then, the twenty-nine year old woman sold her childhood friend, for the measly price of ten thousand new taiwan dollars...Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bernard Boursicot truly believed he was in a relationship with a woman and that they had a child together.The French diplomat dreamt of living in Paris with Shi Pei Pu, the mother of his child, and their son. This fantasy also included Thierry, a man he had been in a long-term relationship with.He would do anything to keep his loved ones safe. Anything, including espionage. But after 20 years, the lies came crumbling down...Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mohan Kumar had two wives, and neither of them suspected that he was still propositioning other women. It was clear they would have felt betrayed if they knew he was promising to marry these women, even without a dowry. He would meet his unsuspecting victim, spend a few days together, and sometimes have sex. Before they parted, he would give her a pill, telling her it was birth control. It was his poison of choice - cyanide.But he wasn't just a polygamist, he was a serial killer... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The four terrorists were armed with submachine guns. After setting off explosives in the Pulau Bukom Shell oil refinery, the group hijacked the Laju ferry.They took five hostages - the crew of the Laju ferry. Tense negotiations over seven days, and finally, the hostages were returned safely. But in exchange, the terrorists wanted guarators, to make sure they'd leave safe. Thirteen brave men were traded as these guarantors, including a future president of Singapore...Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One by one, the members of Jolly Amma Joseph's family dropped like flies...Jolly was described as pious, friendly, and a delightful neighbour in a small town of twelve thousand. No one ever suspected her, it was more believable that the house was cursed... First her mother-in-law, then her father-in-law, and even her husband. Six people would be dead before she was caught...Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode is a double feature - Benedict and I dive into the case of the world's most notorious bicycle thief and uncover the absolute worst move you can make if you've lost the key to your bike lock...We talk about what the police did when it seemed that all the bicycles in Toronto were slowly going missing... And the unfortunate mishaps of a middle-aged man trying to get his bicycle back in a shopping mall in Punggol... Get 10% off Bicycles and Bicycle accessories with code ABC10 at Unspokin.comCheck out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She watched true crime documentaries, she borrowed true crime books. Twenty-three-year-old Jung Yoo Jung was obsessed with murder...Then, she stabbed her victim a hundred and ten times...The police said she did this "out of curiosity". They said that she wanted to know what murder was like... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heather Mack was a nineteen-year-old American heiress. She was a trust fund baby slated to inherit 1.56 million dollars. Was the money the reason she killed her mother? The mother and daughter had a tenuous relationship - arguments, police visits, and abortions... Sheila Von Wiese-Mack was bludgeoned in a St Regis hotel room, before being stuffed in a suitcase and abandoned in the trunk of a taxi... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cheng Jianan and Li Chiming were in their early twenties, taking a luxurious holiday in Bali. They were expecting five-star hotels, refreshing beers, rest, and relaxation. Instead, tragedy found them. Jianan was found dead in the bathtub, while Chiming had crawled for 20 minutes in the hotel corridor before bleeding out... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sagarika Chakraborty was far away from home. She had moved to Norway with her husband. Her husband, Anurup Bhattacharya, worked long days. She did not speak the language, she had few friends, and even fewer allies in the city of Stavanger. What could she do when it was decided that she was an unfit mother, that they were unsuitable parents? What would she do to get her two young children back?Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jennifer Laude was just 26 years old. It was 11th October 2014, a Saturday night. She started her evening at the Ambyanz disco bar in Olongapo, Philippines. Then, she left for the Celzone lodge with 19-year-old American Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton. She would never go home. Jennifer would be killed in the motel room, drowned face-first in the toilet...Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Le Thanh Van left behind a trail of death. There were former employers, friends, and even her husband's family...She was Vietnam's first modern serial killer, taking more than a dozen lives...How did she elude capture for so long, leaving authorities baffled? And what motivated her to commit such chilling crimes; or did she just fall into the habit of killing? Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Piang Ngaih Don had been beaten daily, burned with a hot iron, starved, and deprived of sleep. When she died, she weighed 24kg. She had lost 38 percent of her body weight. Her abuser wasn't a gangster or a thug, but still certainly a cold-blooded killer. Her abuser was a middle-aged murderer, married to a policeman.Her murderer, Gaiyathiri Murugayan, was documented on CCTV abusing her in front of her young children...Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I can't believe we're a hundred episodes in! Michelle and I have a great time recapping three of the most listened cases of the podcast:The Yishun Triple Murder India's Bandit Queen - Phoolan Devi The Murder of Abby ChoiWe also have a quick Q&A answering questions from Instagram. Who is Teddy? Which cases intrigue me? Why did I start this podcast...? Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jessica Wongso and Wayan Mirna Salihin were as thick as thieves. Both wealthy, beautiful Indonesians studying in the Billy Blue College of design in Sydney. But life after college couldn't have been more different for each of them. Jessica had a tumultuous relationship with her Australian boyfriend; drunk driving, car crashes, and suicide attempts. Mirna married her boyfriend of eight years, Arief Soemarko, in the tropical paradise of Bali. When Jessica visits Jakarta, the friends meet. But how did the happy reunion end in tragedy...? Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Javed Iqbal was a middle-aged monster. And one by one, the boys in the market square slowly disappeared. Why didn't anyone notice? Why didn't anyone care?The vats of acid were cheap, he bragged. Each vat of hydrochloric acid cost him 120 rupees, only about $2 dollars or so.He could have killed so many more if he wanted to. And the thing is, I don't doubt it...Help: https://donate.savethechildren.org/en/donate/donate-heroCheck out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Javed Iqbal was a pervert with a penchant for young boys. Everything that he did was driven by his vile desires, his ugly urges. His existence was a reign of terror in his village in Pakistan. He opened an arcade, a gym, and even a school. Parents took care to keep their children away from him. Javed had a reputation; so why did still skulk the streets...?Help: https://donate.savethechildren.org/en/donate/donate-heroCheck out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby Choi had a net worth of 100 million hong kong dollars. She appeared in magazines like Elle, Vogue, and was on the cover of L'Officiel. She was a socialite with four children and the co-founder of an animal rescue charity... Who would want Abby dead? Surely not her ex-husband, Alex Kwong; the father of her first two children. Abby still took care of his family, she paid for his expenses, she hired his brother as her chauffeur, even the home that they lived in - but what if it wasn't enough? Was the whole family involved in this brutal murder plot? Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Be careful who you meet online; Aftab Amin Poonwala and Shraddha Walkar met on Bumble. It didn't take long for them to realize how much they had in common. They worked for the same company, grew up in the same area, they studied the same subjects...In less than a year, they would move in together. And just three years after the start of their relationship, Shraddha would be dead. She would be murdered, butchered, and her body discarded in Delhi's forests.Her boyfriend, the food blogger, would be back on Bumble within the month... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caning is a form of corporal punishment in Singapore that involves administering blows with a cane, typically on the bare buttocks. It has been described as unimaginably painful. Do you think that caning is an effective deterrent or a form of cruel and inhumane punishment?Michael Fay was an eighteen year old American teenager, sentenced to six strokes of the cane, four months in prison, and a $3500 fine. Why was the teenager so harshly punished?For possessing stolen road signs, stolen Singapore flags, and allegedly vandalizing over sixty cars... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is porn illegal in Singapore? Why is Pornhub banned? Have Singaporeans been sexually suppressed for too long? This week, Michelle and I chat about the filthy, filthy subjects of sex, singaporeans, and scandals. We also discuss the biggest scandal of all; the Nasi Lemak group chat. A pervert's paradise with more than forty thousand people discussing sex, trading lewd images, and promoting prostitutes. Who were the four men arrested, and what were they charged with...?Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qandeel Baloch was Pakistan's first social media star. She worked hard and provided for her family. She financed their lives, paying their rent, food, and medical expenses.Her parents loved her. But her brother betrayed her. He was a hypocrite; when her personal details were published, instead of supporting her, he killed her... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the worst thing that could happen at your wedding - an unintended ex crashing the party? A runaway groom? An overly intimate mother-in-law? How about the murder of a cousin, then cannibalism? And what if the murderers decided they wanted everyone to partake? If they served your cousin to unknowing wedding guests... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Otto Warmbier was sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor; what could've warranted this extreme punishment? The twenty-two year old american had allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda poster from a Pyongyang hotel. On the last day of his tour, he was stopped before he could leave the country for this "hostile" act. Otto was held hostage by North Korea for 17 months... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issei Sagawa was small, ugly, and weak. He was obsessed with women who were the opposite; tall, strong, and beautiful. Allegedly, he didn't really want to date them or love them. Not as much as he wanted to eat them, so he could own them, so that he could absorb their energy and be tall, strong, and beautiful too... And on 11th June 1981, Issei would turn his sick fantasies into reality. Thereafter, he would become one of the most reviled men in Japan, the Kobe killer, the Japanese cannibal... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It starts with a job offer - office administrator needed, relocation costs covered. Is it too good to be true; of course, it is. It's never that good... It ends with cyber slavery. Trapped in a Cambodian scam factory, beaten, electrocuted, tethered to your desk...Every day, you send out another message: hello, I have a job opportunity for you! hello, have we met before? hello, I have an investment platform to share with you... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.