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Nov. 11, 2023

Bhootylicious Part 2

To be a Bhoot or not to be a Bhoot?! That is the question we never find the answer to in part 2 of this spooky series. There are SO many types of Indian Bhoots(ghosts) in the book & Alex …

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Nov. 1, 2023

Bhootylicious Part 1

It's Halloween week and we're claiming it back as a desi phenomenon. We're no experts in lore, religion or culture but that won't stop us from diving deep into the spooky waters of desi Demons! Alex read a book called …

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Oct. 13, 2023

Deadly Devotion - The Madanapalle Murders

On Jan 24th 2020, the double murders of sisters 27 yr old Alekhya & 23 yr old Sai Divya in Madanapalle rocked India just as the Pandemic had put the nation into lockdown. Their family was so entrenched in the …

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July 12, 2023

Masala News 07 - Jugaad

An episode about misadventures like the unfortunate journey of the janky Titan sub & an ungrateful Everest rescuee. Alex has a couple of tales for the Jungle News section like how to get rid of annoying Monkeys & a thieving …

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June 29, 2023

Cast Aside - The Kaste Family Murders

In the middle of the Pandemic in 2021, Bharti Kaste was sick with worry over her missing family. Her 21 yr old sister Rupali was missing along with their mother, sister & 2 young cousins. Rupali had been in a …

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June 20, 2023

Guest Episode - Bedtime True Crime ; An Unusual Order, A Vengeful Mot…

As we prep, record & edit our next Crimes from the East episode, we would love for you to give this new podcast from 1Up Media a listen, follow these links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/049qbhtzyuKixZZrDTeFIx Apple: https://podcasts.apple.c...

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June 7, 2023

Desi Orbs - Glowing Orbs, Humanoid UFO & mysterious Mt.Kailash

This episode has a smattering of glowing mysteries! From the 2004 sighting of a humanoid robot like UFO spotted in Ladakh to glowing orbs seen by soldiers and pilgrims over Lake Chandrataal & lake Mansarovar. We end the episode with …

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May 14, 2023

Deadly Devotion: Motherhood and Mayhem, Part 2 (Multi Podcast Collab)

Shane Waters brings to you the 2nd part of this Mother's Day multi podcast collab. Check out these twisted tales where these amazing podcasts tell tales of Motherhood but not all sunshine & rainbows.. Part 2:8. Once Upon A Crime …

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May 14, 2023

Deadly Devotion: Motherhood & Mayhem, Part 1 (Multi podcast Collab!)

This Mother’s Day, join Shane Waters on a chilling adventure featuring 14 podcasters (including Pia & Alex from Crimes from the East) as they share sinister stories of motherhood. Mother’s Day is typically a time to honor thelove and sacrifices …

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May 9, 2023

Murder for Love - Shabnam & Salim

When 22 year old Shabnam & Salim fell in love, they knew very well that it was forbidden between their communities in Amroha, India. Did they elope & start a new life away from society's gaze? No. They instead chose …

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April 14, 2023

Hokandara Horror

In 1999, an entire family of 6 in Hokandara Sri Lanka was wiped out in a day full of brutality by an unscrupulous moonshine dealer & his goons. The killers were caught almost immediately & the main witness told a …

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March 29, 2023

Flown Away - Part 2

Continuing on with the tale of missing Indo-Guyanese bird breeders Moses & Lilawattie, we learn a little more about their hired ranch workers Harry & Felix. Why did a 100 dead African Grey parrots turn up in a field after …

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March 16, 2023

Flown Away - Part 1

TW: Mention of Birds dying This is a 1998 pravasi case from Florida! Indo Guyanese natives Moses Lal & his aunt Lilawattie moved to Florida to raise & sell exotic birds imported from their home country Guyana. They had a …

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Feb. 28, 2023

Masala News 06 - Pee Boy of Wall St.

You ever feel like filling up your brain with useless news? Gotchu covered friends! Listen up to some exciting tales about drunk elephants, a dog's phenomenal birthday bash. how 2Pac saved a Sri Lankan Christmas and lastly how a disgraceful …

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Jan. 24, 2023

The Murder of Arpana Jinaga

24 year old Arpana Jinaga was once a teenage technology prodigy who excelled in living life to the fullest. She moved to the US to accomplish life goals & live the Dream but instead an unknown monster turned her life …

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Jan. 11, 2023

The Dishonorable Murder of Sajida Tasneem feat. Khooni Podcast

In June 2022, 32 year old Sajida Tasneem was murdered by her most dishonorable father in law simply because she asked to rightfully leave to go back to her home in Perth Australia. In our 2nd Collab with Sneha from …

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Jan. 3, 2023

Seeta Kaur - Khooni ft. Crimes from the East Podcast

Seeta went to India with her husband and four children to visit her ailing mother-in-law. A few days later her father gets a call saying that Seeta died of a heart attack in India. What really happened? We featured as …

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Dec. 28, 2022

The Astral Murders - Part 2

In Part 2 we talk about the motives Cadell Jeanson Raja gave for the murders of his family - Astral Projection, the Devil, misery..it all made him sound mentally unstable. We also talk about Remote Viewing & Astral projection, how …

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Dec. 13, 2022

The Astral Murders - Part 1

In April of 2017 in a foreboding home in Nanthancode Kerala, 4 members of a family were found hacked to death. Their decomposing remains had been set on fire. Missing from the scene was the family's 30 yr-old son Cadell …

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Nov. 22, 2022

Skeleton Lake - Roopkund

Up in the foothills of the Himalayan range, cradled between snowy slopes is a little lake called Roopkund. Not much larger than a frog pond, Lake Roopkund is actually a vault of secrets because in 1942 a forest ranger discovered …

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Nov. 2, 2022

The Burari Banyan Tree Ritual - Part 2

Were the deaths of 9 adults and 2 minors a suicide pact, cold blooded murder or a naïve accident? Did the last few days of the seemingly perfect Bhatia family hold any clues to their fate? We go over various …

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Sept. 28, 2022

The Burari Banyan Tree Ritual - Part 1

On the 1st of July 2018, 10 members of the picture perfect happy Bhatia family in Burari, Delhi were found hanging from the ceiling & the oldest, 77 year old matriarch was found asphyxiated in the adjacent room.

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Aug. 29, 2022

Masala News 06 - Drunk Rats & Ant Chutney

Travel back in time as we mysteriously seem to be in Diwali 2021 season! Yup this is a lost episode unreleased before this for no apparent reason. :D Enjoy an almost exclusively animal & critter related Masala News edition or …

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Aug. 12, 2022

Deadly Delivery - Patnagarh Parcel Bombing

On a lazy afternoon in 2018, newlywed couple Soumya & Reema from Patnagarh, Odisha were trying to decide what to cook for lunch when a mysterious package was delivered to their home. Thinking it was a wedding gift Soumya opened …

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