Crime Night

In 1999, Egypt was shaken by a crime so brutal it left investigators and citizens horrified. It began when a 14-year-old boy was discovered in a shallow grave, barely clinging to life. His body bore signs of savage abuse, and his survival seemed nothing short of a miracle. Not long after, dismembered human remains were found in a nearby mountainous area, setting off a desperate search for answers....

Yasmine, a 17-year-old girl, was brought to the hospital with clear signs of abuse but was already deceased. At first, her father claimed it was the tragic result of a minor dispute, insisting he had only slapped her with his hand after she acted provocatively. But witnesses offered a different story. Some spoke of his history of drug addiction and abuse, while others suggested a forced engagement...

The case of Dr. Sarah Al-Abouda, an Iraqi university lecturer, became one of the most talked-about crimes in Iraq, stirring public outrage and debate. Sarah had long dreamed of becoming a university professor and was admired for her ambition and integrity. Her path, however, crossed with Dr. Dargham Abdul Salam, a powerful and politically connected professor who developed an obsessive and unrecipr...

In Kafr El Dawwar, Egypt, the case of Mohamed Saber—known as “Ba’rour”—shattered the image of an ordinary man. Behind the façade of running a small kiosk and billiards hall, he preyed on children, luring them into a cycle of abuse and extortion. The truth began to surface when an 11-year-old boy reported being assaulted, prompting an investigation that revealed a horrifying pattern. Ba’rour would...

Eman Hassan’s life took a devastating turn after marrying Abdelrahim, an Egyptian man living in Germany whom she met through a mutual acquaintance. Abdelrahim painted a false picture of himself, claiming to be a hotel manager with financial security, when in reality he worked as a chef and lived far from the life he had promised. Once Eman joined him in Germany, the truth became painfully clear. S...

The investigation began with the shocking discovery of a burned car in Cairo, inside of which lay the body of Samir—a government employee who, at first glance, seemed like an ordinary man and an unfortunate victim. Yet as police dug deeper, they uncovered a tangled web of deception, secret relationships, and betrayal. Samir had entered into a complicated “marriage” with Maha while also becoming en...

Reham and Mohammed’s story began as a hopeful love match, celebrated by those around them as their greatest achievement. They married in 2017, but their relationship soon revealed cracks beneath the surface. Their contrasting personalities, combined with the difficulties of living in a shared family home, created ongoing tension. As time passed, the couple welcomed two children, yet financial stru...

This story traces a heartbreaking crime shaped by tangled relationships and hidden betrayals. At its center is Faiza, a woman seeking to escape her troubled past, who marries Mostafa—a man previously married to Abeer, with whom he had two daughters, Shorouk and Asala. What begins as an attempt at a new life gradually unravels into a web of lies and deceit, as Faiza becomes involved with Mostafa’s...

In Alexandria, Egypt, a horrifying double murder shocked the community when a mother and her daughter were found brutally killed in their home. The investigation was hindered at first by the killer’s efforts to alter his fingerprints, making identification difficult. The turning point came when the suspect’s fiancée unknowingly gave police key information that exposed his fabricated alibi. As the...

Kawkab’s story is a dark chapter marked by loss and injustice, ending with the tragic death of her 12-year-old daughter, Jana. It began when Kawkab and her partner, Tarek, arrived at a hospital claiming Jana had been poisoned. Medical staff quickly realized that she had already passed away under suspicious circumstances. Years earlier, Kawkab had married Hadi, Jana’s father, and gradually isolated...

Soliman Abdel Rahman Soliman, infamously nicknamed the “Matareya Butcher,” was one of Egypt’s most feared serial killers of the 1980s. Over the course of his crimes, he murdered 29 people—mostly poor and vulnerable men—by strangling them after luring them in while posing as an informant. His killings baffled investigators, as they found no clear motive and noted his unsettling habit of removing hi...

Mahmoud Ashraf was a successful and kind man living in Alexandria in 2025. He had built a happy life with his wife, overcome cancer, and recently become a father. But behind the scenes, his brother-in-law, Mohammed—known as Hamo—was consumed with jealousy. Hamo resented Mahmoud’s success, his loving marriage, and the admiration he received from others. Although Mahmoud often tried to help him, Ham...

Mahmoud Amin Suleiman, infamously known as “The Butcher of the Intellectuals,” was an Egyptian criminal whose life later inspired Naguib Mahfouz’s novel The Thief and the Dogs. Born into a well-off family, his criminal instincts surfaced at an early age, beginning with petty thefts in childhood before evolving into elaborate burglaries targeting Egypt’s wealthy and famous. His method relied on inf...

The case unfolds in Tunisia, beginning with the discovery of a young man’s body, later identified as Qays Yahya, a barber linked to undocumented immigration. At first, investigators struggle with a lack of leads, but the incident—soon dubbed “Qays Yahya, victim of undocumented immigration”—draws public attention. A breakthrough comes when an elderly woman recognizes details of Qays’s case as conne...