You Can't Unhear

What would you do if a masked woman stopped you on a dark street and asked one simple question: "Am I pretty?" In Japan, there's an urban legend that says your answer determines whether you live or die. This is the chilling story of Kuchisake-onna , also known as the Slit-Mouthed Woman, one of Japan's oldest and most terrifying supernatural legends. From her tragic origins during t...

On February 13, 2017, a man travelling under the name Kim Chol was approached by two women inside Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. CCTV captured one woman in a white “LOL” shirt approaching him before a substance was wiped across his face. Within minutes, the man became violently ill and died while being transported to hospital. The victim was soon identified as Kim Jong-nam, the es...

In June 2026, 26-year-old Pune businessman Ketan Agarwal went hiking at Maharashtra's historic Lohagad Fort with his fiancée, Siya Goyal , to celebrate her upcoming birthday. Hours later, Ketan was dead at the bottom of a nearly 400-foot cliff. Siya initially told authorities that her fiancé had accidentally fallen while taking photographs, but Ketan's family refused to believe that an exp...

For years, the family of Yuvita Tri Rezeki, known as Yupi, believed she was alive, working somewhere outside Bandung, and deliberately refusing to come home. Whenever they posted missing-person announcements online, Yupi herself would suddenly call, angrily demanding that her family stop searching for her. But in June 2026, the truth finally emerged. Yupi had allegedly been held captive and severe...

In 2004, the Korean psychological horror film R-Point was filmed in Cambodia, using the eerie Bokor Hill Station and the old Bokor Palace Hotel as part of its haunting backdrop. What began as the perfect horror movie location soon became surrounded by unsettling stories from the cast and crew, including strange fog, equipment failures, unexplained shadows, sleep paralysis, voices, and the feeling...

Nikko Allen Jenkins became recognizable online for his heavily tattooed face, unsettling stare, and bizarre prison self-mutilations, but behind the viral images is one of Nebraska's most disturbing murder cases. In August 2013, shortly after being released from prison, Jenkins participated in a ten-day killing spree in Omaha that left Juan Uribe-Pena, Jorge Cajiga-Ruiz, Curtis Bradford, and An...

Deep in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India, lies Kuldhara, an abandoned village surrounded by one of the country's most unsettling legends. Once home to the prosperous Paliwal Brahmins, Kuldhara was reportedly deserted in the early 19th century, leaving behind yellow sandstone homes, empty streets, and a mystery that continues to attract paranormal investigators and curious travelers. Accordi...

In March 2019, 16-year-old Christine Lee Silawan disappeared after attending church in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines. The following morning, her body was discovered in a vacant lot, beginning one of the country's most disturbing and controversial murder investigations. Police initially focused on Christine's teenage ex-boyfriend, but the case changed dramatically when 43-year-old Renat...

High in the fog-covered Genting Highlands of Malaysia stands Amber Court, a residential complex famous for its blood-red walls, eerie corridors, and decades of paranormal stories. But according to one local legend, the hauntings may not come from multiple ghosts at all. The story speaks of a mysterious woman on the seventh floor who allegedly helped desperate gamblers using a jinn bound inside a l...

In July 2025, the Sister Hong scandal exploded across Chinese social media after police in Nanjing arrested a 38-year-old man surnamed Jiao, accused of posing as a woman, arranging intimate encounters with multiple men, secretly recording them, and distributing the videos online. What followed became one of China's strangest viral scandals, involving hidden cameras, fake identities, leaked pri...

For thousands of years, ghost weddings have existed as part of traditional Chinese funeral customs, a ritual intended to give unmarried spirits peace in the afterlife. In this episode of You Can't Unhear , we explore the fascinating history of ghost marriages, from ancient beliefs about reincarnation, ancestor worship, Yin and Yang, and the spirit world, to the heartbreaking reasons why grievi...

For more than a decade, the residents of Kasturba Nagar in Nagpur, India, lived under constant fear of one man. In this episode of You Can't Unhear, we examine the extraordinary case of Akku Yadav, whose long history of violent crime, intimidation, and alleged abuse became a symbol of systemic failure after repeated complaints reportedly failed to bring lasting protection to the community. His...

In this episode of You Can't Unhear , we examine the heartbreaking true crime case of Tia Lee Palmer , a 12-year-old girl from Queensland, Australia, whose repeated attempts to run away became warning signs that nobody fully understood until it was too late. After surviving domestic violence during her early childhood and moving through multiple foster placements, Tia believed she had finally...

What began as an ordinary drug arrest quickly turned into one of Thailand's most disturbing murder investigations. In this episode of You Can't Unhear , we explore the case of Apichai Ongwisit , a wealthy Bangkok businessman whose luxurious home became known as the infamous "House of Horror." After a security guard agreed to cooperate with police, investigators uncovered evidence t...

Imagine discovering that the bowl of soto you enjoyed might have come from one of Indonesia's most disturbing murder cases. In this episode of You Can't Unhear , we examine the infamous Lamongan soto case involving Benget Situmorang, better known as Impus, whose brutal crime sparked nationwide rumors that human meat had been served to unsuspecting customers. We separate verified facts from...

In June 2006, Lee Yoonhee, a 29-year-old veterinary student at Jeonbuk National University, disappeared just weeks before graduating, becoming one of South Korea's most haunting unsolved missing person cases. After walking home from a department dinner, she was never seen again. When police entered her room days later, they uncovered bizarre clues, including mysterious internet searches for &#...

In July 2021, Noor Mukadam, the 27-year-old daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat, accepted what she believed would be one final meeting with her ex-boyfriend, Zahir Jaffer, before he supposedly left for the United States. She never returned home. Hours later, during Eid al-Adha, doctors responding to a psychiatric emergency discovered Noor brutally murdered inside one of Islamabad's most ex...

In July 2021, Noor Mukadam, the 27-year-old daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat, accepted what she believed would be one final meeting with her ex-boyfriend, Zahir Jaffer, before he supposedly left for the United States. She never returned home. Hours later, during Eid al-Adha, doctors responding to a psychiatric emergency discovered Noor brutally murdered inside one of Islamabad's most ex...

For decades, Si Quey (Si Oi) was remembered as Thailand's most notorious cannibal and child murderer. His preserved body stood inside the Siriraj Medical Museum for more than 60 years, becoming one of the country's most infamous true crime exhibits. But was he really the monster history remembers? In this episode of You Can't Unhear, we explore the disturbing case of Si Quey, a Chinese...

After spending 32 months behind bars , Pastor Jeon Daegeun believed he would finally have the chance to clear his name. But as the shocking human trafficking case in Canada took another unexpected turn, prosecutors delayed the trial, witnesses changed the narrative, and the man once branded the leader of an international trafficking ring refused every plea deal offered to him. In this second part,...

Could one of horror's most iconic opening scenes have been inspired by a real murder? In this episode, we explore the chilling similarities between the Jeepers Creepers opening sequence and the real-life Dennis DePue murder case from Michigan. From the mysterious van and abandoned schoolhouse to the blood-soaked sheet witnessed by passing motorists, the parallels are almost impossible to ignor...

This is the extraordinary case of Korean-Canadian pastor Jeon Daegeun, a respected theologian who was accused of leading an international human trafficking network during a major Canadian police operation. As investigators uncovered suspicious phone records, financial transfers, immigration documents, and witness testimony, Jeon spent nearly three years behind bars while his reputation, career, an...

This is the terrifying Indian urban legend of Nale Ba, a shapeshifting witch said to stalk villages across Karnataka. Known for mimicking the voices and appearances of loved ones, Nale Ba allegedly lures unsuspecting victims into the darkness before they disappear forever. The legend became so widespread in the 1990s that residents began writing "Nale Ba" or "Come Tomorrow" on thei...

This is the terrifying case of South Korean serial killer Kang Ho Soon, one of the country's most notorious murderers. Between 2006 and 2008, Kang targeted women waiting alone at bus stops and outside karaoke clubs, using charm and false kindness to lure them into his car before murdering them in remote forests. As investigators uncovered more victims, they discovered an even darker secret inv...

Kichkanya, also known as Kichkandi, one of Nepal's most feared supernatural entities. Often described as the spirit of a bride who died before her wedding day, Kichkanya is said to appear on lonely roads and remote highways late at night, luring unsuspecting travelers with her beauty before revealing her terrifying true form. Featuring encounters from alleged witnesses, stories of missing trav...