PODCAST · true crime
A Brief Case
by Teddy Teo
Every Tuesday, A Brief Case takes a closer look into the deadly and distressing, murder, madness and minds of true crime in this little part of the world. We‘ll set up the scene and walk through the nitty-gritty bringing you the facts, details and theories surrounding each case. Based in Singapore, do say hi - follow and drop us a message on instagram @abriefcasepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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EP 135: He Killed His Wife with a Cobra - The Kerala Snakebite Murder
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…
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EP 134: Thai Cleaner Steals 20mil of Jewelry from the Saudi Royal Family - The Blue Diamond Affair
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...
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EP 133: 15-Year-Old Girl Disappears After Meeting Internet Friend - The Malaysian Cosplay Killer
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.
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EP132: Two Girls Disappear After Visiting a Haunted Place - The Tsubono Hotel Disappearance
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...
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EP 131: Her Husbands were Blinded, Burned, Buried - The Korean Insurance Killer Eom
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…
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EP 130: The Taliban's War Against Women
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…
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EP 129: Exploited at the Shrine of Shah Dola
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...
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EP 128: The Massacre of the Nepalese Royal Family
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...
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EP 127: The Lynching of Akku Yadav - Was the Rapist & Murderer Stabbed to Death by 200 Women?
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...
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EP 126: Bludgeoned by her Lover in a Chicken Hatchery - the Murder of Tan Hui Ngin
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…
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EP 125: Even Prison couldn't Stop Him from Killing - Serial Killer Rio Alex Bulo
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…
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EP 124: Four Students Dead in the Dormitory Closet - The Murders of Ma Jia Jue
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...
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EP 123: The Liver Eating North Korean Cannibal Killer Park Myung-sik
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,...
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EP 122: 7 Year Old Killed in Private School Toilet - The Murder of Pradyuman Thakur
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...
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EP 121: When Lucila Lalu's Butchered Legs were Found in the Garbage - the First Chop-Chop Lady of the Philippines
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...
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Life Update - Teddy & Reuben Stay in a Haunted Villa!
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.
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EP 120: The Tandoori Oven Murder
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…
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EP 119: Happy HANTU Halloween - Scary Story Showdown with Kyle & Wayne
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…
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EP 118: Shaman, Scammer, Serial Killer - Wowon Erawan
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…
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ABC x ACRES: How to buy through the Black Market (but don’t)
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...
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EP 117: He Knew She Was Underaged - Teddy & Michelle Discuss Perverts and Predators
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…
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EP 116: Medical Fraud, Lizard People, & A Scumbag Husband - The Murder of Girly Chew
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…
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EP 115: Who Killed the Principal of Newington House - The Unsolved Murder of Clement De La Haye
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...
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EP 114: The Real Murder Behind the Haunted Amber Beacon Tower
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...
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EP 113: She Offered Him a Job, Then Sold His Organs - The Taiwanese Organ Scam
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…
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EP 112: For 20 Years, He Lied About Being a Woman - The Chinese Spy Shi Pei Pu
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....
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EP 111: He Promised He Would Marry Her, Then He Killed Her - Cyanide Mohan
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…
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EP 110: The Thirteen Men Who Traded Themselves for Hostages - The Laju Terrorist Hijacking
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...
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EP 109: The Kerala Cyanide Killer - Jolly Joseph
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...
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EP 108: The Ex-Policeman Who Stole More Than 3000 Bicycles & Other Stories
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…
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EP 107: The Korean True Crime Killer
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......
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EP 106: The Bali Suitcase Murder
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...
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EP 105: The Bali Hotel Horror
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...
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EP 104: Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway - The Real Case of Sagarika Chakraborty
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…
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EP 103: The Gay & Trans Panic Defense - The Killing of Jennifer Laude
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…
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EP 102: The Cyanide Witch - Le Thanh Vanh (Vietnam)
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…
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EP 101: The Policeman’s Wife & Her Heinous Maid Abuse - The Death of Piang Ngaih Don
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,...
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EP 100: Michelle & Teddy Recap Cases + Q&A
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 Choi We also have a quick Q&A answering questions from Instagram. Who is Teddy?...
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EP 99: The Coffee Cyanide Killer - Jessica Wongso
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...
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Ep 98: He Raped and Murdered 100 Boys - Javed Iqbal (Part 2)
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…
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EP 97: Pakistan’s Most Prolific Pedophile - Javed Iqbal (Part 1)
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....
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EP 96: The Murder of Millionaire Model Abby Choi
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...
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EP 95: Battered, then Butchered into 35 Body Parts - The Murder of Shraddha Walkar
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…
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EP 94: Flogging Michael Fay - Caning & Corporal Punishment in Singapore
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...
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EP 93: Porn Sick Singaporeans & the Perverts of the Nasi Lemak Group Chat
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...
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EP 92: Murdered Because of Social Media - Qandeel Baloch
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…
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EP 91: The Palawan Wedding Cannibals
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...
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EP 90: The North Korean Nightmare - The Detainment of Otto Warmbier
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...
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EP 89: The Japanese Cannibal Killer - Issei Sagawa
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,...
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EP 88: Cambodia’s Scam Slave Factories
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...
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Every Tuesday, A Brief Case takes a closer look into the deadly and distressing, murder, madness and minds of true crime in this little part of the world. We‘ll set up the scene and walk through the nitty-gritty bringing you the facts, details and theories surrounding each case. Based in Singapore, do say hi - follow and drop us a message on instagram @abriefcasepodcast
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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