Alex

May 3, 2022

Killer Curry - Murderous Wives

We explore some killer tales of wives murdering their husbands and cooking them into a curry. It happens a LOT! We talk about Zainab Bibi from Pakistan & Nagaratha from Singapore, Alex talks a bit about Omaima from the US & Katherine Knight from Australi...

Guest: Alex

April 5, 2022

The Schoolboy Murder - Justice for Pradyuman Thakur

TW: Death of a minor On 8th Sept 2017, The Ryan International School in Gurugram India was the scene of a most gruesome & tragic death of a 7 year old child, Pradyuman Thakur. He was found outside the bathroom gasping for breath as he bled from injuries ...

Guest: Alex

March 9, 2022

Murder by Germs

Nearly 90 years ago India saw it's first case of Bioterrorism when an unscrupulous step brother tried not once but thrice to assassinate his younger brother Amarendra Chandra Pandey with the most unusual weapon of germs! Listen to this unique case that w...

Guest: Alex

Jan. 11, 2022

Murder in Kathmandu - The Khyati Shrestha Story

In 2009, 19 year old Khyati Shrestha received a call announcing her the lucky winner of a cash prize & a free vacation, she just had to come give an interview to claim it. She was never seen alive after that day. Listen to this tragic tale of greed, misd...

Guest: Alex

Dec. 28, 2021

The Nanavati Blitz - Part 2

Part 2 in the saga of a love triangle shot down by decorated Naval Commander Kawas Nanavati in 1959. We talk about the court case, verdict, retrial & the final ending to this tale of political intervention that seemed to swoop in every time & steal any c...

Guests: Alex , Pia

Dec. 22, 2021

The Nanavati Blitz - Part 1

Part 1 of 2 on the Nanavati-Ahuja Murder case. Highly decorated Indian Naval Officer Kawas Nanavati shot & killed his wife Sylvia's lover Prem Ahuja one afternoon in 1959. The jury trial court case that followed was quite the sensation in India, the firs...

Guest: Alex

Dec. 7, 2021

Disha - Justice Served?

On November 27 2019 at 6pm, 26 year old Disha parked her red scooter near a Toll Plaza. When she returned later that night, she was accosted by 4 men who had been watching her & waited to sexually assault her when she came back. Disha's murder lit a fire...

Guest: Alex

Nov. 23, 2021

Sleight of Hand-Ball

In 2004 the German Handball team welcomed the newly formed Sri Lankan team to the quaint town of Wittislingen. After tanking the first friendly match, the visiting Sri Lankan Team went out for a pack of cigarettes and well..you know what happens next.. O...

Guests: Alex , Kaitee

Nov. 9, 2021

Masala News 03 - Goldylogs

Covid brought out such inspirational quotes from some of India's brightest politicians! Also when you fly, don't waste space, carry some Gold wouldja? Listen to these shiny news stories in this episode.

Guest: Alex

Nov. 1, 2021

The Body in the Trunk

In 1952 passengers on the Indo Ceylon Express smelled a foul smell coming from a green steel trunk which contained horrifying remains..a headless male body! We cover the grisly murder of the philanderer Alavandar Chetty who made the grave mistake of pest...

Guest: Alex

Oct. 21, 2021

Murder by Snakebite

With a uniquely desi premise of a Snake Curse, the Uthra murder case is not only a horrifying tale of loss but also the story of an idiot husband who thought he could fool the world with his superstition laden plan to murder his wife. Bollywood Corner: S...

Guest: Alex

Oct. 9, 2021

Masala News 02 - Monkey Drivers

Take off your thinking cap and put on the dum dum one for this edition of Masala News where we discuss how important it is to welcome simian schumachers & also a unique contest that will leave you scrunching your nose up.

Guest: Alex

Sept. 22, 2021

Joliyamma - The Koodathayi Murders

When members of the Thomas family started to drop dead with identical symptoms and under mysterious circumstances, one person was present for all the deaths - the loving, doting Joliyamma. Her cyanide laced web of murder didn't even spare the life of a 2...

Guest: Alex

Aug. 17, 2021

Forbidden Sentinel Island

Take a trip with us to explore the mysterious and deadly Sentinel Island in the Andamans. For thousands of years the tribes on this island have held out and refused almost all forms of contact with the outside world. Why? Do they even need us though? We ...

Guest: Alex

May 31, 2021

Mowgli - The Real Stories

Take a walk on the Wild Side today as we discuss the real stories of Indian Feral Children raised by Wolves in the late 1800's -early 1900's, that inspired so many urban legends and also the The Jungle Book!

Guests: Alex , Kaitee , Pia

May 10, 2021

Cyanide Mohan - Part 1

Part 1 of our 2 parter on the prolific Serial Killer Mohan Kumar dubbed Cyanide Mohan for his choice of Murder Weapon. Convicted of killing 20 women and believed to have killed at least 12 more by snaring them with promises of marriage.

Guest: Alex