Murder on Silk Road

In this heavy-hitting episode, Lina tells the tragic story of Li Yangjie and the outrageous controversies surrounding the police investigation. Don't listen to this episode if you have something important planned afterwards; you will need time to recover... Story starts at 02:00. TW Violence and rape. Sources used for today's story: Murder of Yangjie Li - Wikipedia Der Mordfall Yangjie Li in Dessa...

What's this: an Inbetween on a Monday? Yes! In case you didn't catch the announcement at the end of episode 10, we will be switching to posting only once a week, alternating between a case and an Inbetween episode. This week: in no connection to the last case whatsoever, we discuss jury trials. Sources for today's Inbetween: Are juries fair? Jury - Wikipedia Amtsgericht Bonn: Schöffen Hosted on Ac...

Be careful who you marry and be weary of eating curry - these are two lessons you will learn in today's case from South Korea where, in 2019, a missing persons' case quickly becomes a murder. But WAIT! Don't go yet, stick around til the end for an important announcement. Story starts at 02:44. Sources used for today's story: ‌ The Jeju Ex-Husband Murder Case—Murdered and Disposed By His Ex-Wife -...

As promised, we tell you way more than you need to know about baby hatches and their use across the world. Sources used for today's Inbetween: Baby hatch - Wikipedia Mütter in Not - SterniPark Süße Anna kein Einzelfall - Wie viele Kinder kommen in die Babyklappe? | News | BILD.de Baby box ban: Why the UN wants to ban the practice - CSMonitor.com 婴儿安全岛_百度百科 透视中国：“婴儿安全岛”怎么坚持？...

In today's episode, Lina takes us to back to 18th century Portugal and tells the story of Luísa de Jesus, the Foundling Wheel killer. Join Julia in this disturbing history lesson where she learns about the origins of the baby hatch and how one woman exploited it for her own evil gains. Sources used for today's story: Luísa de Jesus - Wikipedia A 1ª SERIAL KILLER PORTUGUESA: Luisa de Jesus (SOLVED...

Julia makes Lina feel better about Nuclear Pants. Sources: Atomruine in Japan: Tepco lässt Fukushima-Kühlwasser ins Meer ab | tagesschau.de Japan-Skepsis in China: Die diffuse Angst vor dem Fukushima-Kühlwasser | tagesschau.de Schools egged, businesses harassed: Japan suffers Chinese backlash over Fukushima release U.S. ambassador to Japan visits Fukushima, expects U.S. support in seafood dispute...

For a palette cleanser(?) from more recent cases, Julia takes us back to interwar Austria and tells the story of Martha Marek, who's really bad with finances. Story starts at 03:00. Sources used for today's story: Martha Marek – DE Wikipedia Martha Marek - EN Wikipedia Martha Marek | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Marek, Martha Lowenstein (1904–1938) | Encyclopedia.com Ein interessante...

TRIGGER WARNING: Severed Heads. Also brief mention of Sexual Assault. Lina gives an update on the severed head found in a Japanese love hotel (mentioned in episode 6) and Julia throws in her own anecdote about a local severed head. Sources: 《ススキノ“首狩り親子”逮捕》「何かを隠したかった」ロングヘアの引きこもり娘（29）と有名精神科医の父（59）に事件後起きた“異変”「容疑者はバンドにも力を入れ…」 |...

Strap yourselves in for a long ride as Lina tells us about the Nepalese Royal Massacre, a tragic story filled with royal drama and countless conspiracy theories of what really happened. Story starts at 10:30. Sources used for today's story: Nepalese royal massacre - Wikipedia Kingdom of Nepal - Wikipedia Why Nepal's Crown Prince Went on a Killing Spree | The World from PRX Dipendra's troubled chil...

In today's Inbetween, Lina shatters Julia's world by revealing the truth behind her friend's funny and 'original' Tinder message. And naturally, what follows is a PSA on Breast Cancer Awareness. Of course, we get sidetracked as always and Lina forgets to mention the myths surrounding breast cancer... we managed to slide them in (you'll never notice) but you can also see them here on the National B...

Today, Angela takes us to Russia and tells us about the Krasnodar Cannibals. The story gets pretty graphic so maybe don't listen and eat at the same time.... Story starts at 10:44. Sources used for today's story: Notorious 'devil' cannibal dies in jail leaving mystery over 'dozens' of victims - Mirror Online Dmitry and Natalia Baksheevy - Wikipedia 'Cannibal couple made human meat PIES and supplie...

.... have you ever wondered? If you find out, let us know on our Instagram ! In this goodie, we briefly re-visit the discussion from the previous episode, as Julia shares some extra information regarding the murder of Jiang Ge and her mother's legal battles. Then we put Lina and Angela's bullshit radars to the test by presenting them with fake Florida Man headlines. (Thanks ChatGPT!) Bonus: Day of...

In this episode, Julia picked a story that was (literally!) close to home. Two young women from Qingdao find themselves in a horrible situation in Tokyo with a stalker ex-boyfriend. This case sparked a huge controversy in Chinese media, which will be discussed. A lot. Mostly by Julia. Oh! Pictures talked about during the episode can be found in the links below OR on our Instagram ! Sources used fo...

In this Inbetween, we revisit the topic of incorruptibles and mummification, oh and Lina's wedding! Sources used for today's episode: "Incorruptibility" Wikipedia page "Sokushinbutsu" Wikipedia page AP Article "Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Lina tells us about the "Killer Nun" behind the heinous crimes committed at the Panagia Pefkovounogiatrissa Monastery in Greece - Mariam Soulakiotis. Sources for today's story: "Mariam Soulakiotis" Wikipedia page Greek City Times Article "Mariam Soulakiotis: The Greek serial killer nun who still has followers to this day" ONEMAN Article "Η Ελληνίδα ηγουμένη που σκότωνε καλόγριες και του...

Building on the heated discussions we had in episode 3, Angela tells us about a recent case in China where a girl was sold off by her parents for marriage. As we explore the possible reasonings and the social context behind what happened, we also share experiences with our own parents who, at the very least, did not try to sell us off. Jokes aside, we just want to emphasize that when we are trying...

Okay, we will stop with the self-deprecation now and hope that third time really IS the charm. Join us today as Angela tells us about the "Little Red Mansion" and Zhao Fuqiang's organized crime network that thrives off the exploitation and abuse of women, right in the heart of Shanghai. For those who want to skip right to the story, it starts at 06:24. Sources used for today's story: 上海“小红楼”...

As we subtly bypass topics that can get some of us in trouble.... Julia explains her God-given right to complain about vacuuming on Sundays. Sources for today's episode: https://rsf.org/en/index https://bigthink.com/the-present/europes-weirdest-laws/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Across_the_Belts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_marriage_in_France#:~:text=Posthumous%20marriage%20beca...

Welcome back to "Murder on Silk Road", where we remain mystified that you found us, but grateful! Today, Julia takes us to Malta with the horrific story of Daphne Caruana Galizia's assasination. It's only been two episodes, so, yeah, we're still a fixer-upper podcast. Please, don't leave! We promise, we're working on it! Sources for today's story: https://www.theguardian.com/world/daphne-caruana-g...

Inspired by the unprofessionally deleted part of episode one where we talk about detective riddles, here are some detective riddles. Intro music: "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech – Music and also Graph Paper ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Welcome to "Murder on Silk Road," where the biggest mystery is how you found us! Today, Lina will take us to Japan and tell us about the Saitama Dog Lover Murders. As you will immediately notice when you hit "play," we are new to this whole podcasting thing, and our audio might be a tad rough around the edges. But we promise to work on it and would be eternally grateful if you stick with us on thi...