A Brief Case
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A Brief Case
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 Singapor...
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137 episodes
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 bo...
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 temptatio...
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.
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...
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, blinde...
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 gra...
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...
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...
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....
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, ev...
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.
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 committe...
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...
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...
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 wou...
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...
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 t...
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...
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 co...
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...
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, leavi...
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 writi...
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 Eng...
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,...
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...
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...
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 t...
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 f...
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 i...
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...
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 s...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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 percen...
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:
We also...
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 S...
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 c...