<description>&lt;p&gt;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... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;There was just one thing spoiling his vision of a dream life - the woman he married...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;So maybe he thought: &lt;em&gt;In a state with so many snakes, what better way to get rid of someone.&lt;/em&gt;..?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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, what better way to get rid of someone...? <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

EP 135: He Killed His Wife with a Cobra - The Kerala Snakebite Murder 

<description>&lt;p&gt;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...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;He'd decided to steal from Saudi Arabia's royal family. The most powerful family in Saudi Arabia, and the richest family in the world. He's steal an estimated 20 million dollars worth of gems and jewelry from them. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was eventually arrested, but many of the pieces and precious stones were never found - including a 50 carat blue diamond...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;( &lt;strong&gt;Teddy's thoughts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; take a shot everytime I say the word literally. Also I'm so sorry if I mispronounced anyone's names. Also please let me know if the audio is alright - I'm so sorry for the soft audio these past couple of weeks, I'm moving again and I've had to change my recording setup. I'm changing mics in the next couple of weeks, so fingers crossed everything is okay oof &lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 powerful family in Saudi Arabia, and the richest family in the world. He's steal an estimated 20 million dollars worth of gems and jewelry from them. He was eventually arrested, but many of the pieces and precious stones were never found - including a 50 carat blue diamond... ( Teddy's thoughts: take a shot everytime I say the word literally. Also I'm so sorry if I mispronounced anyone's names. Also please let me know if the audio is alright - I'm so sorry for the soft audio these past couple of weeks, I'm moving again and I've had to change my recording setup. I'm changing mics in the next couple of weeks, so fingers crossed everything is okay oof ) <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

EP 134:  Thai Cleaner Steals 20mil of Jewelry from the Saudi Royal Family - The Blue Diamond Affair  

<description>&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Her friend? Poon Wai Hong, a twenty-three year old man. She would never be seen again... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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... <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

EP 133: 15-Year-Old Girl Disappears After Meeting Internet Friend - The Malaysian Cosplay Killer

<description>&lt;p&gt;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 &lt;em&gt;Shinrei Supotto&lt;/em&gt;, otherwise known as a psychic spot or a haunted place. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;They drove from their home city of Himi to Uozo, where the hotel was located. They were never seen again...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;What could have happened; could they have been kidnapped by the Yakuza or even North Korea? Or perhaps, was there something paranormal at play...?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 to Uozo, where the hotel was located. They were never seen again... What could have happened; could they have been kidnapped by the Yakuza or even North Korea? Or perhaps, was there something paranormal at play...? <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

EP132: Two Girls Disappear After Visiting a Haunted Place - The Tsubono Hotel Disappearance  

<description>&lt;p&gt;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... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;It seemed that the misfortune grew every day. Everything was going wrong, except the money. Dollar by dollar, the insurance money collected in her bank account...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Was she just a beautiful, dedicated, self-sacrificing, wife and daughter? Or was she a stone cold psychopathic killer...? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 the money. Dollar by dollar, the insurance money collected in her bank account... Was she just a beautiful, dedicated, self-sacrificing, wife and daughter? Or was she a stone cold psychopathic killer...? <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

EP 131: Her Husbands were Blinded, Burned, Buried - The Korean Insurance Killer Eom

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