A Brief Case

3rd March 1991 was the last day Chan Mui Mui was seen alive.She had a tenuous relationship with her husband but loved her two sons. Every day, Mui Mui would drive around selling vegetables bought from Chong Pang wet market to workers at construction sites. Her truck was later found in Ulu Sembawang, but Mui Mui was never seen again... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was after a playdate on 2nd November 2003. Robert's six-year-old daughter passed him a strawberry milkshake - the ingredients?Just the usual, strawberries, bananas, ice cream, rohypnol, and all sorts of roofies... Nancy Kissel waited for her husband to pass out, then she bashed his head in with a metal sculpture.How did the seemingly perfect American marriage become a Hong Kong milkshake murder..? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julaiha Begum was beautiful.Beautiful and dangerous. After her divorce in 1981, she married police inspector T. Maniam. They lived in marital bliss and eventually moved to 86 Phoenix Garden in 1993 - this is where the 51-year-old would meet her 25-year-old lover v Loganatha Venkatesan, he lived just two houses away.Their affair tore the family apart, but that wasn't enough. Julaiha wanted the house. On 21st April 1999, Maniam was brutally attacked and murdered by two men outside his Phoenix Garden home - even though Julaiha was nowhere to be seen, was she the mastermind of it all...? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yoo Young Chul hated the rich, so he killed them.His wife left him for trying to rape a 15-year old.His girlfriend also broke up with him after finding out that he was a criminal. So he started killing women too. After being caught in 2004, he admitted to killing over 20 people and eating some of their livers... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 17th April, 39-year-old Ramipiram was found on a concrete patch in Sembawang. According to forensic evidence, she had been brutally stabbed, then run over multiple times. This was a crime that seemed to be committed by someone who had strong feelings against her. The prosecution thought it could have been Nadasan Chandra - her boyfriend, affair partner, and husband's sister's brother-in-law. They thought he was furious - angry that she dared to end their relationship. They found her tooth in his van, allegedly matching tire marks and jewelry that supposedly belonged to her - could this just have all been a terrible coincidence? Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're in an argument. You're angry. A blind rage. What's the first weapon you reach for? Is it a knife, a pair of scissors or perhaps an innocent-looking nail clipper?It was 4th October 1996.29-year-old Zulkarnain bin Kemat was smoking at the house of his friend, drinking and smoking buddy, 51-year-old Jetkor Miang Singh. With a 22-year age gap, the two made an unlikely pair of friends. Until he killed her... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 12th December 2016, ten men were arrested in Australia - there were nine Chinese nationals and one Singaporean found on a 'Mothership' sea vessel. Their crime?Trying to traffick 186kg of South American cocaine on the Kaiyo Maru No. 8, a Japanese whaling vessel. The drugs were worth S$64.6 million,one of the largest cocaine busts in Australia. But their Australia contacts just never showed up for the drop...Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 4th May 1991, Nicholas Huang's parents returned home to their flat to find their 3-year-old son and 36-year-old Filipino domestic worker, Delia Maga, murdered. Nicholas had been drowned, and Delia, strangled by an elastic cord. The main culprit - Flor Contemplacion, a friend of the worker who allegedly killed them both in a fit of rage. This was a case that escalated. There were allegations that the boy's father had killed Delia, that Flor was a scapegoat that had been beaten into confessing - these were dismissed by the courts. This was a case that drew protests, flag burning, and even a communist terrorist group threatening the officials of both Singapore and the Philippines... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rumors were that Pulau Senang was cursed by an old man - all who tried to live there would find illness and death. In the 1960s, it was set up as an experimental offshore penal colony to ease overcrowding in Changi Prison. It was run by Superintendent Daniel Sutton who believed in hard work and rehabilitation. For the first couple of years, this settlement was considered a success...But on 12th July 1963, among the whispers of discontent over living conditions, unhappiness with rival gangs, and alleged unfair punishments- the prisoners rioted. They burned down the buildings and headed to the prison-authorities quarters, where they murdered then mutilated the Superintendent, and killed 3 other prison officers... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rape, murder, and suicide - in this episode, we explore the history of Bukit Batok Nature Park. In 1988, the park was built around an abandoned quarry. A scenic stretch bellies a dark past including dead soldiers' ashes and a Japanese War Memorial.Are these all just unfortunate coincidences or could there be a more sinister reason for these events... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Si Ouey was Thailand's Boogeyman - he would abduct children, stab them in the throat then eat their hearts and livers. They say he got his taste for human flesh eating the livers of enemy soldiers in World War Two.We don't know how many children he actually killed, only that he was caught burning the body of an eight-year-old boy, by none other than the boy's father... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 60s were a time of deadly kidnappings.It was a time of gangs and goons, crime was common. On 24th May 1968, nineteen-year-old Ong Beang Lek was lured into a car at the Rex theatre by twenty-two-year-old Richard Lai and his associates. Richard thought this was your typical kidnap and ransom. Until they brought out their weapons and started stabbing...Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was 4:05 pm on a sunny Wednesday afternoon, 27th February 2008. Jemaah Islamiah terrorist leader Mas Selamat climbed out of a bathroom window, shimmied down a ventilation pipe, and broke out of Singapore's Internal Security Department's Whitney Road Detention Centre. This triggered a manhunt that lasted for over a year...Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 29th June 1950, she had left CHIJ Katong Convent Primary (previously known as the 'Little Convent by the Sea' in the 1930s) with a mysterious, dark man. One day later, her body was found at a beach in Labrador Park.Winnie Annie Spencer was 10 years old. This was a case that would shake the nation.There were two different accounts of events and a signed confession. The accused, Joseph Michael Nonis, represented by founding father David Marshall. And the Chief Inspector of police, Rayney, accused of threats, violence, coercion... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1987, the police received a tip that Ayakanno Marimuthu had been killed and cooked into curry with rice. The suspects?His wife and her three brothers. It was reported that Ayakanno had a temper, that he was drunk and violent. Was that motive?Nothing was ever found - not his body, not a murder weapon, not the alleged cooking pot... Edit: It's Detective Constable V. Alagamalai!! Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20th August 1978, 4 Malaysians and a Singaporean hop on a boat to party with some sailors. They were offered $100/hr and a diamond ring each. They were never seen again... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the safest way to get home in dark and stormy weather?Lam Kor Wan would pick up young women going home on rainy nights, then kill them. He would take photos and videos of their bodies - intact and dismembered.He wasn't just a taxi driver, voyeur, and experimental necrophile. He was also Hong Kong's first and most twisted serial killer... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He killed his first wife, second wife, adoptive son, biological son, step-son, and girlfriend. The last one, he tossed her body off a cliff after strangling, sexually assaulting, then murdering her by smashing her head in with a rock.Chen Ruiqin killed to fund his gambling addiction - these were just his confirmed victims... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast*edit/correction: Chen Ruiqin was initially given 5 death sentences and 1 life sentence, not just 5 death sentences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yang Xin Hai's sickening body count was 67 murders and 23 rapes over four years - more than Indonesia's Ahmed Suradji (42 confirmed).Between 2000 and 2003, he murdered farmers, married couples, and even entire families. He was China's and possibly the whole of Asia's worst-ever serial killers.He was eventually caught on 3rd November 2003 during a routine venue inspection and executed on Valentine's Day, 2004... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Char Siew Baos are the sexiest warm buns - steaming, filled with succulent barbeque flavored pork. Chefs will slow-roast the meat until it's tender, falling off the bone.Did I say pork? Close enough. On 4th August 1985, a family of ten are slaughtered in the Eight Immortals Restaurant in the Portuguese colony of Macau. Some body parts were washed ashore on the beach, others found in garbage dumps.The rest? Still missing. And the killer? Running the very restaurant the family was butchered in... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine - you have the worst case of the shits. Doing it in a public bathroom is so gross, but you gotta do what you gotta do. You run into the toilet, it's grimy and it's dark.You're about to yank your pants down, you REALLY, REALLY have to go. But then you see – a bloody pair of dismembered legs. Do you still do it? 11th May 1974, the police find the dismembered legs of 53-year-old Quek Lee Eng in a toilet near the Mosque at Aljunied Road. Her head and arms - in a parcel at Kallang River. And the rest of her body? Wrapped in Yaohan department store plastic bags, stored in large jars, in the home of none other than... Website: https://abriefcasepodcast.com/ Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Orchard Towers in Singapore is an interesting place. It’s well-known as the four floors of whores,It is pretty international, and we’re not just talking about the girls. It just so happens, that Orchard Towers is where Englishman Michael Mcrea dumped two bodies, a Singaporean and a Chinese national. The bodies belonged to Kho Nai Guan and his girlfriend Lan Ya Ming - Nai Guan was Michael's personal driver and friend, they were 'as close as brothers' and lived in the same apartment. There's nothing quite like fratricide... Website: abriefcasepodcast.com Instagram: @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunny Ang was a man of many many talents, failed teacher, failed pilot, failed Grand Prix driver (even killing a pedestrian). He was a declared bankrupt and had been caught for burglary. But Sunny was also smooth and suave, he was so slick that he managed to catch himself a pretty young thing - 22-year-old Jenny Cheok. Sunny then decided he wanted to be a lawyer. He wanted to study in England but didn't have the funds. In a serendipitous twist, Jenny went missing during a diving accident near Sisters' Islands.It was lucky that she had almost $400,000 worth of accident coverage and insurance payouts amounting to $900,000. The beneficiary you ask? Not her ex-husband, not her two kids - but Sunny's mother. It was 27th August 1963. Her body was never found. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 30th June 2007, Felicia Teo disappeared without a trace.She was last seen on CCTV footage entering a lift in Marine Terrace with two male friends after a party at LASALLE College of Arts.She was never seen again.More than thirteen years later, both men, Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee and Ragil Putra Setia Sukmarahjana, have been accused of allegedly murdering Felicia on that very same night... abriefcasepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where's the worst place to get rid of a body in Singapore?On 9th September 2005, Jane Paragan La Puebla's dismembered head, arms, and legs were found next to the mural wall at Orchard MRT. The rest of her body was found in a luggage case along Lornie Road near Macritchie Reservoir. The killer? Her best friend and fellow domestic worker, Guen Garlejo Aguilar... abriefcasepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was 14th May 1986, the middle of an average Wednesday afternoon.Two 12-year-olds, Toh Hong Huat and Keh Chin Ann were discovered missing after they failed to attend their 12:55 PM class in Owens Primary School.34 years later, neither boy was ever seen again. The fast-food chain McDonalds even offered a hundred thousand dollar reward for information leading to the boys... abriefcasepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie Khoo was caught cheating by wife - when his girlfriend messaged her.Leslie's girlfriend was sick of his lies, she wanted her 'investment' money back.Leslie was afraid of being caught, so scared that he strangled her at the Gardens by the Bay. Then he burned her body until nothing was left but some hair, fabric and a bra hook... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie Khoo was married and had a son. He also had girlfriends. Plural. Leslie pretended to be a rich business owner who drove a BMW. He was really bankrupt. Leslie pretended to have 'investment opportunities', that never saw any profits. On 12th July 2016, Cui Ya Jie, one of Leslie's 'girlfriends' began to see past his lies. She started to dig for the truth, and that's when he killed her in a black BMW at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A watch that's literally to die for - the Rolex. 19th April 1998, Jonaris Badlishah murdered Sally Poh, bludgeoning her with a hammer then slitting her wrists with a box cutter - all for a Rolex watch. The same day, he brought roses, cake, a bottle of whiskey and a very special present to celebrate his girlfriend's birthday at Lorong 18, Geylang... Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When her singing career didn't pan out, what's a girl to do but become - A BOMOH!In July 1993, under the pretext of helping Malaysian Assemblyman Mazlan Idris achieve his political ambitions through darker means - she didn't just separate the man and his money (2.5 million ringgit!), Mona separated the gentleman and his head, and legs, and arms. You get the idea... Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the most dangerous weapon - a gun? A knife? Poison?How about a Yoga Ball? On 22nd May 2015, Malaysian Professor Khaw Kim Sun murdered his wife and 15-year-old daughter with none other than a deadly yoga ball. An avant-garde anesthesiologist, an extramarital affair. The backdrop to a tragedy that shook Hong Kong and the rest of Asia. Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a twisted ritual, Ahmed Suradju would bring his victims into a sugar cane field. Under the guise of performing magic, they would allow themselves to be tied up and buried in a hole. He would then manually strangle them - a brutal task that took anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes. He did this to 42 women over 11 years in the rural outskirts of Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All they wanted to do was make some money as criminals, but they skipped straight from robbery... to MURDER!On 25th April 1978, Ong Chin Hock, Yeo Ching Boon and Ong Hwee Kuan planned an elaborate scheme to steal a gun from a policeman that ended in the murder of two innocents. A policeman, stabbed to death. A taxi driver, bleeding out in an open drain...Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just 8 years ago Gabriel Lee killed Elsie Lie because he thought she was the devil.He was diagnosed with psychosis.Days after proposing on a romantic trip to Genting Highlands, Gabriel gouged out her eyeballs. He threw them out of the window from their rented room where they landed in a grass patch at the foot of Block 663, Jurong West Street 65... Instagram: ABriefCasePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gerald Lowe, Sheila Damude, Darin Damude - these are three or John's confirmed murders.John Martin Scripps was an Englishman and spree killer who was sentenced to death on 19 April 1996. He was also the first Briton to be given the death penalty since Singapore's independence. He'd pose as a tourist and befriend his victims, before butchering them up... The Garden City Butcher. Note: It's room 1511 not 1151, my bad! Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

小三 (xiǎo sān) - mistress, side-chick, the other woman. 27th July 1973, Mimi Wong was hanged for the murder of her Japanese boyfriend's wife, Ayako Watanabe. She had been Hiroshi Watanabe's 小三 for three years while he worked on a land reclamation project. Worried that the arrival of his wife would mean the end of their relationship, she killed Ayako at the Watanabe's semi-detached family home on Jalan Seaview... Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At 8 PM on 18th September 2008, a pair of lovers quarreled over having crab for dinner. In less than 4 hours, Wang Zhi Jian's girlfriend, Zhang Meng, her daughter, and their flatmate would be dead. The three-room flat at Yishun Avenue 11 made a horrific crime scene splattered with blood both within and on the walls outside. Was this an act of madness or cold calculation? Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.