A Brief Case

It was almost like a fairytale, but not really. Che Puan Hasleza Ishak was a waitress, then a model, and an actress. Then, she married the crown prince of Perak, Malaysia.But here's the thing, he was already married to Raja Nor Mahani, and Hasleza would be his second wife. And less than a year after their marriage, she would be dead...Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tausif was attracted to her, obsessed with her. Nikita Tomar was beautiful, intelligent, and ambitious; but she didn't share the same feelings.Instead of moving on, he kidnaps her. For three days, Nikita was a hostage. He wanted to force her to marry him. After she was released, he got away scot-free - there was no arrest, no fine, and no jail time.Just two years later, Nikita Tomar was killed in broad daylight... 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 walked the corridors of old Changi Hospital; screams and cries were heard in the dead of night...Was the hospital really used as a kenpeitai torture and interrogation chamber? What occult rituals were performed in the abandoned hospital...?This special Halloween episode explores the history and hauntings of the most haunted hospital in Singapore, old Changi Hospital...Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Visitors kept reporting the same thing; the staff avoided staying late. After the sun had set, they observed the melancholy figure of a young girl drifting through the dimly lit halls of the Ho Chi Minh Fine arts museum. Sometimes, they heard her screams. Often, they heard her crying...Who was the girl haunting the remnants of Uncle Hoa's grand mansion?Could she have been his daughter...? Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chen Dan Lei was in love with him, enamoured with him, obsessed with him. He Lei, not so much. When their classmates at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing asked him if they were dating; he said they were just friends. How could have him all to herself? Maybe if they moved from Beijing to Indiana, to study their post-graduate courses in the equally esteemed Purdue university? Maybe, in another country, miles away from his family and friends, she could have him all to herself...And when he wanted to leave, when he had the audacity to try and divorce her - she just couldn't let him go.So she killed him... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teresa Knowlton was drugged and drowned. Her head held under the water until she was dead. She was found in a floral bikini. With every kill, Charles Sobhraj grew more confident. Men, women, couples; Charles didn't care. He just wanted an extra passport to add to his growing collection. And of course, their traveller's checks to fund his lifestyle and find more victims... Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles knew he could always find someone stupid enough, an idiot willing to do whatever he wanted. He was raised in a Parisian French-Catholic boarding school; sent by his Vietnamese mother and his French businessman step-father... Handsome, manipulative, ruthless - he convinced his half-brother, Andre, to take his place in a Greek prison. He lied relentlessly to his wife, Chantel... How did Charles Sobhraj become the Serpent? A serial killer infamous for targeting backpackers in South East Asia, slippery, uncatchable by the law...? Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why did Apichai have a pond filled with carnivorous alligator gar fish in his Bangkok estate? It wasn't a difficult question to answer. The three divers found almost three hundred bone fragments in the pond, all suspected to be human, all suspected to be female. The police knew that Apichai's father was a killer. They knew that Apichai was a drug dealer, selling meth mixed with caffine. They even knew that Apichai had a history of allegedly kidnapping young girls. But could Apichai also be a serial killer...? Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It should have been an easy win. They had all the evidence - the murder weapon, fingerprints, blood. They literally had the killer's shit. They had the killer's DNA, they had his clothes, they had has bag... And yet, the murder of the Miyazawa family remains unsolved. They were the ideal family unit; why did someone break into their home on 30th December 2000? Then kill Mikio, Yasuko, and their two innocent children? Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you believe in ghosts? How about Hong Kong haunts and Nottingham's scary spooks? This year, Hungry Ghost Month is going international... In this week's special episode, we talk with Isabel from the Proudly Asian podcast about her scary experiences in Nottingham and Hong Kong. When there's something strange, in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call...? Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Catch the Proudly Asian podcast: Spotify: Proudly Asian by Isabel Wong Instagram: @proudly.asianWebsite: https://proudly-asian.com/Linktree: https://lnk.bio/proudly.asian/For the ABC fam:Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Visiting North Sentinel Island would be an extremely dangerous venture. It is illegal to stray within 5km of the island. If you manage to make it past the armed boats in the Bay of Bengal, don't expect a warm welcome waiting. Instead, expect to be greeted with spears, arrows, and possible death. Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love 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 like a bad movie. Indrani was married to Peter Mukerjea, one of the richest, most powerful men in India. Sheena Bora, her daughter, was dating Peter Mukerjea's son. Her step-brother. In a country where face and honour dictates, was this enough to kill her own daughter...?Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shinzo Abe was Japan's longest serving prime minister. On 8th July 2022, he was attacked by Tetsuya Yamagami. Tetsuya used a handmade gun pieced together with duct tape and 3D-printed parts. The first shot missed, but the second was fatal.Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love 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 5th September 1986. Pan Am flight 73 was being hijacked by trigger-happy Abu Nidal terrorists. The four men were aggravated, impatient.They were targeting American citizens. Neerja Bhanot was the most senior member left on the plane. With two other members of the crew, they hid American passports and did their best to protect the passengers. When all hell broke loose and the terrorists attacked, Neerja sacrificed her life... Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It wasn't the 1960s, or the 1970s, it was 2022. Yet Jenjira's mother had joined a cult. A cult in the middle of the forest.This cult worshipped a man. His followers ate his flaky skin, they drank his urine, they rubbed his phlem on their faces.They believed that he could cure them... That he could deliver them to heaven...Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No one was spared, Shoko Asahara went after all. They went after opponents of the cult, killing an anti-cult lawyer and his family. The cult would attack anyone who dared to leave, anyone who dared to question them. But that wasn't enough. Aum Shinrikyo would execute one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Japan. They were going to release a deadly nerve agent into the Tokyo subway during rush hour, Monday morning. Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Hang with Curtis at The InfatuAsian PodcastFollow Curtis at: @theinfatuasianpodcastCheck out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aum Shinrikyo was known as a cult for the elite. Shoko Asahara, the cult's delusional and deadly leader had recruited professors, doctors, students from elite universities. The cult members were devoted - they bought his bathwater and paid thousands to drink his blood. They would do anything for the cult, anything for him. Anything, including...Harassing innocents, kidnapping, murder, animal abuse, and terrorist attacks... Listen to: How I Met You - An Asian Podcast About Love Hang with Curtis at The InfatuAsian PodcastFollow Curtis at: @theinfatuasianpodcastCheck out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There was a smell in the apartment - disgusting, noxious, body odour. Azora had never smelled such revolting body odour. It's speculated that this was the smell of Noritta Samsudin's killer.Later that night, Noritta would be found dead.A pillowcase covered her head. Underneath, a bolster case wrapped around her face, tied behind her head. A towel was found stuffed in her mouth. Her hands and legs had been bound with electrical cords and bras. Could it have been one of Noritta's alleged boyfriends, one of which was a a married man with children. Or perhaps a stranger - an unknown killer running wild...?Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In my opinion, Takahiro Shiraishi was a hoarder. He hoarded the skulls and bones belonging to nine of his victims in his extremely small, one-bedroom (a studio, really) apartment. He was a modern serial killer who stalked his prey online. He used different twitter accounts to find his victims. Then, he would lure them to his home where he would rape and kill them...Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He was a monster that terrorised the streets of Bombay and Calcutta. From 1985 to 1989, he would creep around lonely streets and dark alleys, looking for his next victim. He would slither up, looking for a stone, a rock, a concrete slab. Then, he would drop on his victim's head, killing in the dead of the night.This Indian serial killer was never found... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend and send me recommendations on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

陪读妈妈 or study mamas is a colloquial term used to describe women from China residing in Singapore while their children study in Singaporean schools. 陪读妈妈s as a trope does not have a particularly good reputation. In fact, 陪读妈妈s are often vilified as mistresses. Yu Hong Jin was a 陪读妈妈 and she was also a mistress to her older lover, Eu Lim Hok Lai. He invested in her massage parlour, paid her rent, and brought her shopping. But when the relationship ended, so did her life... Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend and send me recommendations on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was one of Malaysia's most horrific murders...On 13th June 2003, Canny Ong headed down to the basement carpark of a popular shopping center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her mom and sister waited at a nearby autopay machine. This was the last time her family would see her alive...Canny's charred body was found in a construction site. She had been pushed into a hole with two cement filled tyres over her. Her legs dangled out. She had been strangled with a cloth around her neck, and stabbed viciously.Who could have done this? Not a soft-spoken, gentle family man...?Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend and send me recommendations on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chisako Kakehi had no shortage of male admirers.Even in her fifties, men wrote her love letters. She was discerning, her lovers had to meet three requirements - they had to own their home, they couldn't have children, and ideally, they had to be rich. But why were the men around her - boyfriends, husbands, paramours - why were they dropping like flies...? Check out my website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Be my friend and send me recommendations on Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At just 26 years old, Liang Hailing was Beijing's Number One Courtesan. She served only the most elite - rich businessmen, high-ranking government officials. Fancy a chat? It cost 5000 RMB, that's about 1000SGD. It's rumoured that a Taiwanese businessman spent 4 million RMB on Hailing. She was gorgeous, stunning - she had charm, beauty, and a captivating personality. She was on top of it all. So why was she killed? Found beaten, strangled in her own home.Was it a robbery?How about a jealous lover?Or perhaps something else all together...? Follow Heinous: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Mili7tbSbD3z4ZpqB9jVeWebsite: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Women be wary, your husband might cheat on you...And if he does, if he refuses to leave his mistress, you can always call the Red Butterfly Gang. These ladies will take care of it - even if he doesn't leave her, they'll make sure she leaves him... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How did a prostitute from a floating brothel end up as one of the most notorious, successful pirates in history? Ching Shih was the leader of the Pirate Confederation that dominated the South China Seas - a behemoth that waged war against the Qing dynasty, the East India Company, and even the Portuguese empire.She ruled as a pirate queen for almost ten years... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Haunted bathrooms, ghostly roommates and hidden altars - all part of the Singapore educational experience...In this week's special episode, we talk with Klinsen from "But Then How?" podcast about the scariest schools in Singapore... What do you think the scariest schools in Singapore are...? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcastBut Then How Podcast: Instagram: bthpodsgTwitter: BTHpodcastSGTikTok: bthpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Six guards patrol the complex. To get into the apartment, there's three locked doors - a gate, a metal grill and a wooden door. Once you're in, there's a lock on the bedroom door. It was May 2008. Who had made it into the apartment, and into 13-year-old Aarushi Talwar's bedroom? Who had bludgeoned her, then slit her throat? Silently, while her parents slept in the next bedroom?Fingers pointed at Hemraj Banjade, until another body was found... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gang Yuan was a multi-millionaire - it's alleged that he was worth about 50 million dollars. Did he feel like he could do anything? Get away with anything? It's believed that he had five children with five different mothers. Some reports say that he had almost a hundred different girlfriends. But when it came to marriage, was he looking a little closer to home? And what could have triggered such a brutal murder and dismembering in the bougie West Vancouver neighbourhood? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was April 1976. Michael Cully was on his deathbed, he was suffering from heart failure. His son, Charles, had rushed from Singapore to Melbourne to see his father one last time. What was the dying man's last wish?He wanted Charles to get rid of the body. The dead body of his wife, Charles' mother. He had killed her in a suite in the Hilton hotel. Best if he could dump it in the ocean, if not he could abandon it in a warehouse somewhere...(personal note: aiyo, don't kill your spouse; just get divorced!!)Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was 1st July 2018. The Chundawat family, also known as the Bhatia family by neighbours, lived in the Burrari district in Delhi, India. On that day, all eleven members of the family were found dead.Ten were hanging in the courtyard - their feet almost grazing the floor. Eyes covered, hands bound. One in the bedroom - the grandmother, strangled to death.Who could have done this? What could have caused this?And what of the rumours of a sinister family secret...? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lydia was daddy’s girl. She was the apple of his eye, the light of his life. Pablo Cabading would do anything and everything to keep her close. But what happens when she meets the handsome Leonardo Quitangon? She was falling in love, getting married, and soon she wouldn’t be daddy’s girl anymore… What would Pablo do to keep her with him…? Would she better dead, if not daddy’s…?Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was 6:25AM, 6th Jan 1979. Tan Kuen Chai and his wife, Mei Ying, were about to leave for work. In less than four hours, all four of their children - their three sons and one daughter - would be dead. They would return home to the tragic sight of their children, brutally slashed, covered in blood, piled on top of each other. This remains one of the most horrific, inhuman killings in Singapore history... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phoolan Devi always gets her revenge. When she was eleven, Phoolan had been married off to a man nearly three times her age. He was abusive and she ran away, again and again. She would eventually get her revenge - dragging him out of his home, stabbing him, and leaving him for dead. When her gang of bandits turned on her, she was abducted. Brought to a village, raped, beaten, humiliated. After escaping, she would get her revenge again. She would lead a new gang, and seek out the very men who degraded her. And when she couldn't find them, she would have 22 young men from that same village killed... Singapore National Anti-Violence Helpline: 1800-777 0000Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sada Abe wanted a memento of their time together, a souvenir of sorts. She couldn't just drag his body around, that would be impractical. Even if she decapitated him, his head was just a tad inconvenient to carry around.Sada considered the dead man's body again.Being with Kichizō Ishida had brought her great pleasure and her fondest memories were when they were making love. With that in mind, she took out a kitchen knife and chopped off his penis and testicles... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Li Hao had a plan. He didn't just want to kidnap women to use them, that would be too mundane. He had ambition. He was going to kidnap women, trap them, then he would sell them, he was going to be their pimp. That wasn't enough, he wasn't just going to rape them, he was going to make porn to sell on the internet.He would run his online sex empire from a secret, filthy, disgusting dungeon. It was hidden under a cellar, accessible only by a sixty centimetre opening in the ground. In total, Li Hao managed to kidnap six women. Of those six women, he killed two, burying them in the same dungeon the rest were trapped in... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barings bank was established in 1762. It was the United Kingdom's oldest merchant bank and at one point, was called 'the sixth great European power.Nick Leeson was a wunderkind.Everything he touched, everything he traded turned to gold. He didn't even pass his Math A'levels, yet he seemed to have an instinctive grasp of the market. He was eventually placed in charge of the Singapore branch of the Barings bank.About four years after Nick became the General Manager of the Singapore branch, Barings bank was sold for one British Pound. How did Nick bankrupt the Barings Bank...?Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They always suspect the husband...Anthony Ler knew this, he couldn't kill her himself. He needed someone to commit the murder for him. But he wasn't a criminal, he didn't have criminal friends, where was he going to get a hitman? In 2001, Anthony Ler convinced a 15-year-old boy to commit the crime...Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Was Anthony Ler Singapore's worst husband? When his wife was pregnant, he cheated on her. Rather than get a normal job to support his family, he opened different businesses - a graphic design studio, a modelling agency, a magazine...When Annie had enough, when she decided that she was going to divorce him, Anthony hired a hitman...Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was 15th November 1977. Megumi Yokota was walking home from school in a peaceful Japanese seaside town in the Niigata Prefecture.Her home was just seven minutes away, but she would never arrive. Instead, she would be kidnapped by two spies, shut in a dark room for hours, then forced to live in North Korea for the rest of her life.Megumi would never see her family again... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was once a moving lake, a geographical phenomenon. Then, a nuclear test site, a camel reserve, and an archeological research site. But more than anything, the Lop Nur is an area in China known for it's mysterious disappearances. It's sometimes called 'Asia's Devil Triangle' or 'The Sea of Death'.On 17th June 1980, experienced Chinese scientist and explorer, Peng Jia Mu went on an expedition into the Lop Nur. He was never seen again... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine you're a Hong Kong policeman in 1999, you're in a shabby apartment.It's decorated in Hello Kitty. There's Hello Kitty everywhere, from the utensils to the walls, there's plushies scattered all over the apartment. You tear open an extra-large mermaid hello kitty, the one the 13-year-old girl wouldn't stop looking at. What're you expecting to find?Definitely not the skull of 23-year-old Fan Man-Yee, who died after a month of brutal, inhumane, disgusting torture...Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boonpeng Heep Lek was a monk. But he was not humble, he was not religious, he was not kind. Boonpeng was a gambler, a womanizer, and possibly Thailand's first serial killer (though it was never proven).Though they did find - one body, in an iron chest, then another...Were there more...?Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The body floated in Whampoa River, near McNair road. It was missing a head and hands.It was 12th December 2013, the decapitated body of Jasvinder Kaur had been found floating in the river. The 33-year-old Indian national had only been in Singapore for a few months. The prime suspect? Who could be capable of such a cruel act? None other than her husband, 35-year-old Hasvinder Singh...Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They said that one by one, the spirits emerged. A soldier, a snake, and the scariest one of all, the devil himself - Lucifer. They said that she slithered on the ground, that she was violent, that she hurled her fists and obscenities in the church...But according to her, they told her she was possessed.She said they wouldn't let her out of the room. She said that they were insistent on exorcising her, that they wouldn't even let her go to the bathroom alone... Who was telling the truth?Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During Hungry Ghost Month, the gates of hell open, releasing all. Not just ancestors and lost friends but the vengeful and disturbed as well.Prepare yourself for the supernatural and scary. Michelle and I can't wait to share our ghost stories with you.So listen, and enjoy yourself. Can you feel the hair on your arms and the back of your neck stand?But don't forget. If you're listening, they're listening too...Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adrian Lim was known as a spiritual medium, he spent years learning and practicing black magic.Adrian manipulated women with his reputation has a holy man, as a spiritual guru. He would scam them for sex and money. He would marry them as his "Holy Wives" in a caricature of a wedding ceremony. After he was accused of rape by one of his victims, Adrian was angry. He would have his revenge.On 24th January 1981, with the assistance of his two main "Holy Wives", he raped and murdered nine-year-old Agnes Ng. He wasn't done yet, the unholy trinity brutally killed ten-year-old Ghazali bin Marzuki almost two weeks later...How did Adrian go from a family man to Singapore's Monster?If you haven't yet, listen to EP 40: Adrian Lim, Singapore's Monster... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adrian Lim cemented his position in Singapore's dark history with his horrific crimes. On 24th January 1981, with the assistance of his two "Holy Wives", he raped and murdered nine-year-old Agnes Ng. Not satisfied, he also brutally killed ten-year-old Ghazali bin Marzuki almost two weeks later.Why did he do this? It was all part of a murderous ritual. You see, Adrian was also a spiritual medium - a bomoh of sort that worshipped many different deities. He was also a scam artist and conman who exploited women to do his bidding. But who was Adrian Lim before this? In this episode, we look into the man and his past and how he slowly turned into a monster. He was a family man who married his childhood sweetheart and converted to Catholicism. He had two children and worked for Rediffusion Singapore. Until he started turning to the dark arts...Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a triple homicide in the gated community of BF Homes, Paranaque, Philippines. On 30th June 1991, 49-year-old Estralita Vizcone, 19-year-old Maria Carmela Vizconde, and 6-year-old Jennifer Vizconde were brutally murdered in their own home. In total, the family suffered about 49 stab wounds, their house was drenched in blood. Carmela had also been raped. The prime suspect? Hubert Webb, the privileged son of former Philipino senator Freddie Webb. But the thing is, that he was supposedly a continent away, in America on the day of the massacre... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was 9th October 1947, Mat Taram bin Sa'al had suddenly snapped. On a train to Kuala Lumpur, he stood up, leaving his family. Then he strode to the dining carriage and started attacking passengers with a four-inch pocket knife. When the train stopped, he continued leaving a trail of bodies through Malaysia. He killed 9 people and injured even more...Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.