A Brief Case

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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
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EP 128: The Massacre of the Nepalese Royal Family

Jul 08 2024 24 mins  
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 go mad, or had it been a plot, a scheme to take the throne?Be my friend on Instagram:&

EP 127: The Lynching of Akku Yadav - Was the Rapist & Murderer Stabbed to Death by 200 Women?

Jun 24 2024 25 mins  
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 knife around. It is said that they sliced off his penis. As he died, he begged for mercy

EP 126: Bludgeoned by her Lover in a Chicken Hatchery - the Murder of Tan Hui Ngin

Mar 11 2024 23 mins  
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 had grown up together...So why would Lye Hock run, and flee to Malaysia. Why would he leav

EP 125: Even Prison couldn't Stop Him from Killing - Serial Killer Rio Alex Bulo

Mar 04 2024 12 mins  
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 in the Rosenda Hotel. The bloodstains spattered the walls and the ceilings...But even

EP 124: Four Students Dead in the Dormitory Closet - The Murders of Ma Jia Jue

Feb 20 2024 30 mins  
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 would not be found until almost ten days later. What triggered this heinous crime; an

EP 123: The Liver Eating North Korean Cannibal Killer Park Myung-sik

Jan 29 2024 13 mins  
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, the organ harvester - he claimed at least 12 victims...Instagram: @abriefcasepodc

EP 122: 7 Year Old Killed in Private School Toilet - The Murder of Pradyuman Thakur

Jan 22 2024 19 mins  
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 his parents about Pradyuman's injuries or call the police. By noon the same day, the l

EP 121: When Lucila Lalu's Butchered Legs were Found in the Garbage - the First Chop-Chop Lady of the Philippines

Jan 08 2024 24 mins  
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 Aniano de Vera? Did jealousy push him over the edge after he found out about Lucila's sord

Life Update - Teddy & Reuben Stay in a Haunted Villa!

Jan 03 2024 17 mins  
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.

EP 120: The Tandoori Oven Murder

Nov 13 2023 27 mins  
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 doubt that the couple would be a good fit. It seemed that he was madly in love with her...Th