A Brief Case

It was 14th May 1986, the middle of an average Wednesday afternoon. Two 12-year-olds, Toh Hong Huat and Keh Chin Ann were discovered missing after they failed to attend their 12:55 PM class in Owens Primary School. 34 years later, neither boy was ever seen again. The fast-food chain McDonalds even offered a hundred thousand dollar reward for information leading to the boys...   abriefcasepodcast.c...

Leslie Khoo was caught cheating by wife - when his girlfriend messaged her. Leslie's girlfriend was sick of his lies, she wanted her 'investment' money back. Leslie was afraid of being caught, so scared that he strangled her at the Gardens by the Bay.  Then he burned her body until nothing was left but some hair, fabric and a bra hook... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie Khoo was married and had a son. He also had girlfriends. Plural.  Leslie pretended to be a rich business owner who drove a BMW. He was really bankrupt.  Leslie pretended to have 'investment opportunities', that never saw any profits.  On 12th July 2016, Cui Ya Jie, one of Leslie's 'girlfriends' began to see past his lies. She started to dig for the truth, and that's when he killed her in a...

A watch that's literally to die for - the Rolex.    19th April 1998, Jonaris Badlishah murdered Sally Poh, bludgeoning her with a hammer then slitting her wrists with a box cutter - all for a Rolex watch.    The same day, he brought roses, cake, a bottle of whiskey and a very special present to celebrate his girlfriend's birthday at Lorong 18, Geylang...     Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast Hosted on...

When her singing career didn't pan out, what's a girl to do but become - A BOMOH! In July 1993, under the pretext of helping Malaysian Assemblyman Mazlan Idris achieve his political ambitions through darker means - she didn't just separate the man and his money (2.5 million ringgit!), Mona separated the gentleman and his head, and legs, and arms. You get the idea...   Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast...

What's the most dangerous weapon - a gun? A knife? Poison? How about a Yoga Ball?  On 22nd May 2015, Malaysian Professor Khaw Kim Sun murdered his wife and 15-year-old daughter with none other than a deadly yoga ball.  An avant-garde anesthesiologist, an extramarital affair. The backdrop to a tragedy that shook Hong Kong and the rest of Asia.   Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast     Hosted on Acast. Se...

In a twisted ritual, Ahmed Suradju would bring his victims into a sugar cane field. Under the guise of performing magic, they would allow themselves to be tied up and buried in a hole. He would then manually strangle them - a brutal task that took anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes. He did this to 42 women over 11 years in the rural outskirts of Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, Indonesia.   Instag...

All they wanted to do was make some money as criminals, but they skipped straight from robbery... to MURDER! On 25th April 1978, Ong Chin Hock, Yeo Ching Boon and Ong Hwee Kuan planned an elaborate scheme to steal a gun from a policeman that ended in the murder of two innocents.  A policeman, stabbed to death. A taxi driver, bleeding out in an open drain... Instagram: @ABriefCasePodcast Hosted on...

Just 8 years ago Gabriel Lee killed Elsie Lie because he thought she was the devil. He was diagnosed with psychosis. Days after proposing on a romantic trip to Genting Highlands, Gabriel gouged out her eyeballs. He threw them out of the window from their rented room where they landed in a grass patch at the foot of Block 663, Jurong West Street 65...   Instagram: ABriefCasePodcast           Hosted...

Gerald Lowe, Sheila Damude, Darin Damude - these are three or John's confirmed murders. John Martin Scripps was an Englishman and spree killer who was sentenced to death on 19 April 1996. He was also the first Briton to be given the death penalty since Singapore's independence.  He'd pose as a tourist and befriend his victims, before butchering them up...  The Garden City Butcher.  Note: It's room...

小三 ( xiǎo sān ) - mistress, side-chick, the other woman.    27th July 1973, Mimi Wong was hanged for the murder of her Japanese boyfriend's wife, Ayako Watanabe.  She had been Hiroshi Watanabe's 小三 for three years while he worked on a land reclamation project. Worried that the arrival of his wife would mean the end of their relationship, she killed Ayako at the Watanabe's semi-detached family...

At 8 PM on 18th September 2008,  a pair of lovers quarreled over having crab for dinner. In less than 4 hours, Wang Zhi Jian's girlfriend, Zhang Meng,  her daughter, and their flatmate would be dead. The three-room flat at Yishun Avenue 11 made a horrific crime scene splattered with blood both within and on the walls outside. Was this an act of madness or cold calculation?    Instagram: @ABriefCas...