Crime Night

In 2013, Mostafa, the son of a wealthy merchant in Egypt, mysteriously disappeared, sparking a frantic search and police investigation. Initially, the case was clouded by rumors of business conflicts and illicit relationships, but these leads were later dismissed as false. As the investigation progressed, authorities uncovered the shocking truth: Mostafa’s close friend, Mohamed Alaa, had orchestra...

In Mansoura in 2015, Asmaa, a 41-year-old woman, was found brutally murdered and sexually assaulted in her apartment. Her isolated lifestyle made it difficult for authorities to identify suspects, and forensic analysis indicated that the crime scene had been staged, including signs of post-mortem assault. The case remained unsolved for seven years until 2022, when a tip led police to Karim and Ahm...

In 1920 Alexandria, Egypt, a shocking series of murders came to light when sanitation workers discovered a human bone. A forensic investigation revealed fourteen female bodies buried beneath two houses. The victims, all sex workers, had no missing persons reports because their families had disowned them. The culprits were two sisters, Raya and Sakina, and their husbands, Hasaballah and Abdul Aal....

In 1950s Cairo, a shocking crime unfolded involving a baby girl named Amal, who was born with six fingers on each hand. She disappeared from her mother, Khayriya, a market vendor, prompting a police investigation. Authorities traced the case to Hindia, a recently divorced woman who reappeared with a baby, leading her ex-husband, Reda, to believe it was their child. Hindia had orchestrated the kidn...

A newlywed woman named Amira tragically died just four days after her wedding. Her husband, Ahmed Ashry, initially claimed in public that a jinn had killed her, prompting a police investigation. A spiritual healer became involved but was later exposed as a fraudster. The case revealed troubling details about the couple’s relationship: Ahmed displayed aggressive behavior, while Amira exhibited incr...

In 1988, authorities in Giza were horrified to find a decapitated head discarded in a trash can. The victim was soon identified as Mustafa, a taxi driver who had been reported missing by his wife, Sayeda. For over a year, the case went cold, but investigators eventually turned their attention to Sayeda herself. They uncovered her double life—an extramarital affair and a fraudulent second marriage—...

In Egypt, the body of Hamdi Andeel was discovered brutally murdered, sparking a high-profile investigation. Police soon identified the suspects as a couple, Taher and Amal, who had been living with Andeel. Investigators uncovered a disturbing backdrop: Andeel, a former security official, had been using his apartment for prostitution and drug activities and was sexually exploiting and blackmailing...

A gruesome murder case unfolded when Mona’s body was found stuffed inside a suitcase on a ring road. At first, it didn’t look like a robbery—her jewelry and valuables were still with her. But when investigators dug deeper into her phone records, a suspicious unregistered number pointed them toward two people close to her: her husband Ibrahim and her best friend Rabab. It emerged that Ibrahim and R...

Rahma was a young woman whose life spiraled into tragedy after a series of betrayals and hardships. Following her father’s death, her mother abandoned her, forcing Rahma to work and live on her own at just seventeen. In this vulnerable state, she became involved with two men — Hussein and Al-Mu’allem Subhi — who exploited her. She endured a non-consensual relationship, was denied paternity recogni...

Beginning in 1998, a man named Walid, later nicknamed the “Snake of Faisal,” built up a long record of manipulative and increasingly violent behavior. Known for his greed and resentment, he moved to Cairo and convinced his wealthy uncle-in-law to open a juice shop partnership with him in 2006, gaining access to money and influence. By 2009, Walid’s ambitions turned deadly. He sexually assaulted an...

In 2001, a horrifying crime took place in El-Qanater El-Khayreya, where an entire family—two parents and their two sons—were found stabbed to death in their home. At first, investigators believed there were multiple killers or a revenge motive because there were no signs of forced entry or robbery. The breakthrough came when police uncovered a 1993 medical prescription showing that the family’s on...

In 2014, a wealthy factory owner named Mr. Kamal was kidnapped in Assiut by a notorious group known as the “Akaaber Gang.” The gang was led by two men, Sameh and Maged (real names Hamada and Nabil), who ran a highly organized and professional criminal network. They demanded a huge ransom for Kamal’s release, using multiple burner phones across different governorates to avoid detection and hiding t...

In one of Egypt’s most shocking crimes, a fifteen-year-old girl named Menna orchestrated the murder of her father, Ashraf. After her mother’s death, Ashraf had devoted himself to raising Menna, but she grew increasingly entitled and possessive. When she learned that her inheritance of an apartment and a bank account would only pass to her after her father’s death, she conspired with her twenty-yea...

Al-Safi was considered one of the kindest and most trustworthy men in his village. In 2017, on the eve of Eid al-Adha, he brutally murdered a respected livestock trader, Al-Hajj Al-Sayyed, along with the trader’s wife and two sons. He had learned that Al-Sayyed had recently sold livestock and was keeping 17,000 Egyptian pounds at home. Motivated by greed, Al-Safi attacked the family to take the mo...

This excerpt recounts the story of Israa Ghrayeb, a young Palestinian makeup artist whose death ignited widespread anger across the Arab world. Ambitious and independent, Israa reportedly faced jealousy from her cousin Reham and growing tension with relatives after she posted photos with her fiancé online. Soon after, male members of her family brutally beat her under the pretext of protecting the...

Describes how Amal, after marrying Saber in a village in Sohag, Egypt, slowly alienated him from his widowed mother, Haja Sariya. Over five years she turned their once-respectable home into a discreet brothel, manipulating Saber and intimidating his mother to keep the operation hidden. When she began to fear exposure and coveted Haja Sariya’s savings, Amal and an accomplice killed the elderly woma...

This excerpt recounts how a high-profile 1917 murder of a wealthy Frenchman in Egypt became a landmark case for early forensic science. Because the victim was a foreign national during World War I, the investigation was rushed into the Mixed Courts under heavy French diplomatic pressure. Dr. Sydney Smith, then a young but innovative forensic scientist, examined the luxury crime scene and establish...

The story describes how Nagwa and her husband Mahmoud set up an organized spouse-swapping network in Alexandria, presenting it as “freedom” while actually turning it into a profitable business. Nagwa took the lead, using social-media pages and encrypted messaging groups to recruit and manage participants, while Mahmoud enabled and benefited from the scheme. A bribed building doorman, Abd Al-Gawad,...

In 2012, a brutal crime in Minya, Egypt, shocked the public when three of trader Karem’s children were found stabbed inside their home, with only the eldest initially surviving. Police at first faced conflicting information and Karem’s insistence on his own innocence. Investigators later uncovered that Karem was having an affair with a married neighbor, Reem. Her brother Saeed, who lived in Cairo,...

A taxi driver named Mahmoud was found murdered in Bani Suef, Egypt, his blood-soaked vehicle abandoned nearby. Police quickly focused on two suspicious men, Ragaab and Waleed, who had been seen near the taxi and were tied to the crime through witness statements and forensic evidence, including a phone call Waleed had made to the victim shortly before the killing. Ragaab confessed to stabbing Mahmo...

A retired baker named Ahmed returned to his Cairo apartment to a horrific scene: his wife, Anwar, had been savagely killed, and the gas left running to spark an explosion that would destroy the evidence. At first, investigators suspected a robbery—money and gold were missing, and the apartment showed signs of a staged break-in. But a small detail raised doubts: two untouched cups of tea on the tab...

In 1994 Cairo, a shocking case unfolded inside a family apartment when two sisters, Huda and Abeer, violently turned on their mother, Hekmat. What began as a heated confrontation spiraled into an almost surreal scene of escalating aggression: the daughters displayed extraordinary strength, frenzied behavior, and bursts of hysterical laughter as they assaulted their mother. Neighbors and family mem...

Muhammad, known as “The Don Juan,” lived a turbulent life marked by six marriages, each reflecting his instability and hidden problems. His early unions collapsed quickly due to undisclosed sexual health issues, bursts of anger, and growing paranoia. His second marriage lasted nine years and produced three children, but it too ended in divorce. Obsessed with proving his masculinity and self-worth,...

In 1988, the Imbaba district of Egypt was shaken by the discovery of a completely charred body dumped inside a trash bin. At first, investigators believed it belonged to a student, but forensic analysis later determined the victim was a woman of about thirty who had been savagely tortured and then burned alive. The case quickly became one of the most significant files for Egypt’s forensic medicine...

Amira, known as “Amira the Dangerous,” was a young woman who married Nasser, a much older but wealthy man. Over the course of eleven years and four children, she slowly built a double life. With Nasser’s money, she persuaded him to open a supermarket in her name, which she secretly used as a meeting place for affairs with younger employees—most notably Mahmoud, who became her lover and accomplice....