Si Ouey (Si Quey): Thailand’s Cannibal Killer Myth, the Rayong Child Murder, and the Truth Behind the Boogeyman | Revisited

Si Ouey, also known as Si Quey, remains one of Thailand’s most infamous true crime figures — a Chinese migrant laborer linked most directly to the 1958 Rayong child murder of Somboon Bunyakan, then transformed by tabloids, fear, and folklore into Thailand’s “cannibal killer” boogeyman.In this episode of Shadows of Siam, we follow the strongest verified spine of the case: the Rayong killing, the wider disputed allegations, the anti-Chinese climate of the era, the public display of Si Ouey’s body at Siriraj, the removal of the “cannibal” label in 2019, and his cremation in 2020 after decades behind glass.This is a Thailand true crime story about murder, myth, xenophobia, memory, and the danger of letting repetition harden into truth. If you care about Southeast Asia history, Thai crime cases, disputed convictions, and the stories behind national folklore, this one stays with you.Sources used in this episode:Thai PBS Truth Never Dies — “ซีอุย กับความจริงอีกด้าน”https://www.thaipbs.or.th/program/TruthNeverDies/episodes/51998Thai PBS News — “ศิริราชปลดป้าย "ซีอุย มนุษย์กินคน"”https://www.thaipbs.or.th/news/content/280540Khaosod English — “Si Quey, Exonerated of Cannibalism, is Laid to Rest (Photos)”https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2020/07/23/si-quey-exonerated-of-cannibalism-is-laid-to-rest-photos/Coconuts — “Thailand’s bogeyman no longer labeled ‘cannibal’ (Poll)”https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/thailands-bogeyman-no-longer-labeled-cannibal/Bangkok Post — “Serial killer Si Quey to be cremated, 6 decades after execution”https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1954451/serial-killer-si-quey-to-be-cremated-6-decades-after-executionBangkok Post — “Si Quey’s body cremated at last”https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1956483/si-queys-body-cremated-at-last#ShadowsOfSiam #SiOuey #ThailandTrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast