Todays episode is from Crimes from the East, a South Asian true crime podcast that embarks on a journey through twisted, wicked crimes & strange phenomena from the mysterious Eastern lands of India & South Asia. When members of the Thomas family started to drop dead with identical symptoms and under mysterious circumstances, one person... Continue Reading →
E70: Bandit Queen
This week Beth and Wendy talk about Phoolan Devi, aka Bandit Queen. She was part of a gang of bandits in India in the 70’s and 80’s who robbed trains, sacked villages, kidnapped and, yes, they murdered people. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next... Continue Reading →
E43: The Serpent
In this episode Beth and Wendy get into the weeds on Charles Sobhraj, AKA The Serpent. One of the most notorious serial killers ever, he is said to have killed anywhere between 12 to 24 people in south-east Asia in the 70s. Most of them were young backpackers from western countries travelling the ‘Asian Hippie... Continue Reading →
E38: KD Kempamma AKA Cyanide Mallika
In this episode we discuss KD Kempamma, AKA Cyanide Mallika, who was India’s first female convicted serial killer. Beginning in 1999 Kempamma killed 6 women over the next 8 years. We take a deep dive into Kempamma’s life, crimes, victims, and her arrest. As usual we close out the show with some shout outs, crime... Continue Reading →