Stranger Danger with Kady & Chloe

It's July 2004. In a secluded ravine in Hong Kong, a grim discovery was made. Remains belonging to an 18-year-old girl. Her body had been deliberately concealed, and whoever had left her there had taken disturbing steps to make identification more difficult. Investigators would eventually uncover her identity as Lau Mei-ying. But to those who knew her, she was simply “Fei Mui.” In the...

When you think of bank robberies, you think of armed shootouts, hostage holdouts, or even an elaborate heist. But unfortunately real life is never as dramatic as they are in the movies, and in this episode, Kady shares with us 3 bank robbery stories that lean more towards the unhinged than the dramatic. In the first story, a man comes up with a genius decoy plan to get away with about $400,000, on...

In late August of 2003, police in Erie, Pennsylvania, were alerted to reports of a bank robbery, only to arrive on the scene to a truly bizarre sight. At a nearby parking lot outside of the bank, the supposed bank robber, an pizza delivery driver named Brian Wells, was sitting on the road with a rectangular object jutting out from underneath his collar. When questioned, Wells would reply that a bo...

Hey listeners. Thanks for tuning in to season 18. While we recharge and get ready for the new season, here is another bonus ep about a recent viral news story coming out of Jeju Island in South Korea.    Over the course of just three short days from the 22nd to the 24th of August 2026, news coming out from South Korea's popular tourist destination Jeju Island shocked the world when it wa...

When Grant Amato was dismissed from his nursing job, he spent his time at home and increasingly became obsessed with live streamers, particularly a camgirl known as Sylvie. Over time, his obsession grew to a point where he was spending upwards of $2,000 on a single night; eventually dwindling all of his savings, and forcing him to borrow or steal money from his immediate family.  Eventually,...

Deep in rural Quebec sits a warehouse the public was never meant to think about, a strategic reserve holding tens of millions of dollars in maple syrup, guarded like a national treasure. This was supposed to be the failsafe when something went wrong with the usual harvests, a safe haven protecting one of Canada's most beloved industries.    However, during a routine inspection, an audito...

Maya woke up in a strange place that she didn't know. Surrounding her was lush greenery, gorgeous flower beds, and a serene natural beauty; the kind of place that only seemed to exist in fairy tales.  And yet, something about her whole situation seemed unnerving. After all, she last remembered being at a party the night before, before waking up in this strange place. This was when another wom...

Hello... and welcome back to the second part of our Hungry Ghost Festival Special where it's Kady's and Chloe's turns to share their spooky tales.   In this part, Kady shares a story about a group of teenagers out camping in the woods, and the strange smell that seems to be following them everywhere they go. Meanwhile, Chloe shares a cautionary tale about a couple who makes takes advantage of...

Hello... It's that time of the year again... right after National Day... when the Hell Gates open and we bring you a set of spooky stories featuring our otherworldly friends.    In this part, Reis shares some creepy lore surrounding Paris, the city of love and baguettes, and how right beneath the Eiffel Tower and the famed cobble streets is a deadly labyrinth of skull and bones; while Da...

Wu Yinghong might have gotten away with his brutal crimes but it seemed like the universe had other plans for him.   In September of 1999, a couple of fisherman were fishing near the Shuangcui Damn in Xinshe, Taiwan, when they discovered a decomposed and swollen head lodged between 2 rocks. Further investigations over the next few days found more bones consisting of vertebrae, pelvis, left pa...

Singapore may be known today for its clean waters, its glittering malls, and its abundance of food spots and eateries, but only a few will remember how different the country used to be not too long ago, as well as the pains and sacrifices that it took to get us to where we are today. From the fall of Singapore, to life during the Japanese Occupation, and even to the brutal purging campaign known a...

On the 22nd of January 26, authorities at Lake Brantley High School in Florida received an anonymous tipoff that one of their students had plans to murder their fellow schoolmate. While seemingly implausible at first, police were nonetheless called in to investigate the matter, and 2 students, 15 year old Isabelle Valdez and 14 year old Lois Lippert, would be brought in for questioning the next da...

In this episode, Kady shares with us a series of local crime cases that will make you question if everyone is getting more aggressive and violent these days. From roommates resenting each other and turning violent, to a family abusing and mistreating their domestic helper, has Singapore really become less safe as a country? Or could there be other reasons involved? Tune in to find out more.  ...

He had no medical training. No degree, no license, not even a single completed course. But what he had was absolute belief in himself, and the idea that his own hands were the instruments of divine correction. To the people who lived on his commune in rural Quebec, he wasn't just their leader. He was Moïse. A divine prophet and healer. And when illness or "impurity" struck one of his follower...

We all know the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words", but how many of us actually know the stories behind the words or sayings themselves? All the more so, when you consider the centuries of history and knowledge being passed down to our textbooks today.   So, why did the King's advisor point at a deer and call it a horse? Why were loyal aides killed after winning the war? And why did...

For eight years, Chutou, and 8 year old border collie, went everywhere with Guo, a travel influencer from Henan. China. Snow-capped mountains. Desert highways. Remote campsites where Chutou stood guard through the night so his owner could sleep. Together, they built a life on the road, and along the way amassed an audience of over a million people who followed their journey.   Then, in early...

Hey listeners. Thanks for sticking around till the end of season 17, it's now time for another bonus ep. This time, we have the culturally enlightened and linguistically improved Reis as she tells us more about her time in China, and what it was like working there for almost a month. So, is the working culture really that bad there? Did she have to work the dreaded 996? And will she ever want to g...

The premise of the Final Destination series of movies was always sold as fiction. Just a series of absurd and grotesque deaths shown for our entertainment. But what if some of these cases weren't so fictional after all? And what if the ridiculous and absurd deaths portrayed in the movies actually took place in real life? From your scarf getting caught in your car tires, to getting hit in the head...

In this episode, Kady shares a series of stories where Reddit stepped in to help solve the case, and in one instance, even helped save a life.  In the first story, a user named RBradbudy1920 shares on Reddit that he has been receiving mysterious post-it notes in his bedroom, but has no idea how they got there. It was only after he was considering legal action against his landlord that someone...

He had forty-five aliases. He spoke five languages. And on his death certificate, under profession, someone with a twisted sense of humour wrote: apprentice salesman . They weren't wrong. Victor Lustig had spent decades crossing between Europe and America, swindling anyone who crossed his path. He charmed wealthy businessmen into investing in Broadway shows that didn't exist. He sold a phony curre...

In this episode, we bring back the much-loved mystery guessing game format, only this time with our beloved former policeman Vincent as well. So, why was a man found only in his underwear in the forest? Why do buses always skip this normal looking bus stop? And most importantly, can 3 bumbling idiots outwit an ex-cop in a guessing game?   Tune in to find out more.   If you would like to...

The neighbours had been noticing the smell for days. It wasn't the kind of smell you could easily ignore. It was the kind that settled in the back of your throat, hinting that something at the Liu house had gone very wrong.  When someone finally called the police, officers arrived to find the doors locked from the inside with steel bars drawn across them. No obvious way in. No obvious way out...

In this episode, Kady shares 3 stories of lesser known cases from around the world. In the first, a mother leaves her 18 year old daughter at home to take care of her younger 5 year old brother. But when she returns, she finds that the door is locked, and faints immediately upon finally seeing the horrors within their apartment. In the second, a couple wake up one morning to find their 4 year old...

In 2003, a man named Sumanto was arrested in Purbalingga, Central Java, after the remains of a recently buried corpse was found in his home. Things would only get stranger when he admitted to stealing the corpse and even consuming parts of it as he believed that it would grant him supernatural abilities. But fast forward to 2025 however, and the world would see him in an entirely new light, sharin...

It takes guts and bravery to admit when you're wrong and try to correct your behavior, all the more so depending on what you actually did. Which is sometimes, some people will do whatever it takes to avoid facing the consequences.   In this episode, Kady shares a couple of stories along these lines. In the first, a woman with a failing real estate business resorts to stealing money from her h...