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The Cryptic Curry

Mal & Raj

Are you on the internet, always trying to discover a cryptic incident? Don't worry, we are here to help. Together, we can discover the most bizarre and cryptic events that have happened around the world. From mysterious deaths to mysterious places in the world. We will delve into it with our unique perspectives.

So, let's take a ride around the world--starting with India. Are you ready for this journey?

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  • S2 · E3
    October 27 · 48 min

    Is it the will of Satanic Coven or the will of human beings?

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Is this a satanic cult or something entirely different... Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (1986). Commonwealth v. Carl Drew, 397 Mass. 65, 489 N.E.2d 1233 (Official appellate decision affirming Drew’s murder conviction, detailing witness testimony, physical evidence, and alleged ritual elements). Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (1993). Commonwealth v. Robin Murphy, 416 Mass. 1105 (Appellate review and post-conviction filings concerning her plea and sentence). Bristol County Superior Court (1980–1981). Indictments and Trial Transcripts: Commonwealth v. Carl Drew, Commonwealth v. Peter Silva, and Commonwealth v. Robin Murphy (Grand jury testimony, witness depositions, and trial records). Massachusetts Parole Board (2004–2011). Robin Murphy Parole Hearing Summaries, Decisions, and Witness Recantation Records (Transcripts examining Murphy's changing accounts and formal recantations). Fall River Police Department (1979–1980). Official Homicide Investigation Files: Doreen Levesque, Barbara Raposa, and Karen Marsden (Detective logs, witness interview notes, and suspect interrogation files). Bristol County Medical Examiner’s Office (1979–1980). Autopsy Reports and Post-Mortem Protocols: Doreen Levesque, Barbara Raposa, and Karen Marsden (Pathology findings regarding blunt force trauma, cause of death, and skeletal recovery). Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory (1980). Forensic Analysis, Physical Evidence, and Ballistics Reports: Copicut Woods / Fall River State Forest Recovery Sites. Moran, G. (1985). Fall River Outrage: Life, Murder, and Justice in a Northern Mill Town. Bantam Books (Investigative account of the local sex-work trade, street subculture, and prosecution). Mankita, D. (2021). Mortal Remains: A True Story of Ritual Murder (Re-investigation analyzing witness coercion, Satanic Panic context, and Carl Drew’s claims of wrongful conviction). The Herald News (Fall River, MA). Archival news reporting (1979–1981; 2004–2012) (Contemporary local coverage of the crime scenes, community reaction, trials, and post-trial parole hearings). The Boston Globe & The Providence Journal (1980–1982). Contemporary regional investigative reporting on the Bristol County District Attorney’s prosecution.

  • S2 · E2
    October 12 · 20 min

    The Mountain of Nine Graves

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! When the snow starts to cave you in, what happens? Let's find out! Sources: Criminal Case Archive No. 659. (1959). Delo o gibeli turistov v rayone gory Kholat-Syakhl [Case regarding the death of tourists in the area of Mount Kholat Syakhl]. State Archive of the Sverdlovsk Region (GASO), Fund R-1, Inv. 2, File 659. Sverdlovsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office (Supervised by Prosecutor Vasily Tempalov and Lead Criminalist Lev Nikitich Ivanov). Forensic Medical Bureau of the Sverdlovsk Region. (1959, March 4 & May 9). Autopsy Protocols and Forensic Traumatology Reports for Hikers: Doroshenko, Krivonischenko, Dyatlov, Kolmogorova, Slobodin, Thibeaux-Brignolles, Dubinina, Zolotaryov, and Kolevatov (Conducted by Dr. Boris Alekseevich Vozrozhdenny and Dr. Ivan Laptev). Central Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination, Ivdel/Sverdlovsk. Sverdlovsk Sanitary-Epidemiological Station (SES). (1959, May 27). Expertise Report No. 51: Radiometric and Dosimetric Examination of Bio-Substrates and Clothing Samples of Hikers from the Dyatlov Group (Conducted by Chief City Radiologist Dr. Levon Grigoryevich Churnosov). Criminal Case No. 659, Sheets 371–377. Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation. (2020, July 11). Findings of the Comprehensive Re-Investigation into the Causes of Death of the Igor Dyatlov Expedition Group on Mount Kholat Syakhl in February 1959 (Presented by Andrei Kuryakov, Deputy Head of the Directorate of the General Prosecutor’s Office in the Ural Federal District). Prosecutor General's Office, Moscow/Yekaterinburg. Gaume, J., & Puzrin, A. M. (2021). Mechanisms of slab avalanche release and force on a snow-loaded structure: Applications to the Dyatlov Pass incident. Communications Earth & Environment (Nature Portfolio), 2(1), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00081-8 Puzrin, A. M., & Gaume, J. (2022). Dynamic snow-slab avalanche release after local snow cutting: A post-script on the Dyatlov Pass mystery. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 198, 103551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2022.103551 Ivanov, L. N. (1990, November 22–24). Tayna ognennykh sharov [The Mystery of the Fireballs]. Leninsky Put (Kustanai Newspaper). (Public statement and confession by the original lead investigator detailing classified military directives, unrecorded radiological findings, and high-altitude celestial observations). Eichar, D. (2013). Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Chronicle Books. (Comprehensive investigative review documenting surviving group member Yuri Yudin’s interviews, expedition diary transcripts, meteorological reconstruction, and infrasound / Kármán vortex dynamics). McCloskey, K. (2020). Mountain of the Dead: The Dyatlov Pass Incident (Revised ed.). The History Press. (Detailed critical comparison of Soviet autopsy protocols, blunt thoracic trauma mechanics, and contemporary search-party logs). Dyatlov Memorial Foundation & Ural Federal University. (1959–Present). Archival Expedition Diaries, 35mm Negatives, Search Party Telegrams, and Meteorological Field Logs of the Ural Polytechnic Institute (UPI) 1959 Winter Expedition. Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation.

  • S2 · E1
    October 6 · 34 min

    The Mystery of Havana

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Is it a weapon used by a different country or is it just people having weird frequency waves in their brain? Sources: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (2022, January 20). Interim Assessment on Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs): Analysis of Foreign Adversary Involvement. CIA Directorate of Operations. Department of Defense (DoD) & Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD). (2020). Counter-Personnel Directed Energy and Acoustic Systems Reference Guide (LRAD, Infrasound, and High-Power Microwave Systems). Quantico: Marine Corps Base. Frey, A. H. (1962). Human auditory system response to modulated electromagnetic energy. Journal of Applied Physiology, 17(4), 689–692. https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1962.17.4.689 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). (2020). An Assessment of Illness in U.S. Government Employees and Their Families at Overseas Embassies. The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25889 National Institutes of Health (NIH). (2024, March 18). Neuroimaging Findings in U.S. Government Personnel and Their Family Members With Anomalous Health Incidents. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), 331(13), 1109–1121. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.2424 Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). (2023, March 1). Updated Assessment of Anomalous Health Incidents by the National Intelligence Council and Participating IC Agencies. ODNI Declassified Documents. Pavlich, K. (Host). (2026, January 20). Interview with Donald Trump regarding the Caracas operation, exotic weaponry, and alleged sonic/acoustic incapacitators [Television broadcast]. NewsNation. Queally, J. (2026, January 21). 'No One Else Has It,' Claims Trump When Asked About 'Secret Sonic Weapon' Used in Venezuela. Common Dreams. https://www.commondreams.org/us-secret-sonic-weapon The Insider, 60 Minutes (CBS News), & Der Spiegel. (2024, March 31). Unraveling Havana Syndrome: Joint Investigation Linking Russian GRU Unit 29155 to Directed Energy Incidents in Europe and the Americas. CBS News / The Insider. U.S. Congress. (2021, October 8). Public Law 117-46: Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks (HAVANA) Act of 2021 (135 Stat. 391). U.S. Government Publishing Office. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1828 Venezuelan Military & Guard Eyewitness Testimony. (2026, January). Eyewitness accounts of concussive acoustic shockwaves, bleeding, and severe disorientation during the January 3 Caracas raid (Quoted in New York Post and international coverage).

  • S1 · E12
    September 28 · 27 min

    Shadows of Elanthoor

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A web of digital deception leading to a chilling discover, come and find out more in the episode! Sources: High Court of Kerala. (2022, October 21). Muhammed Shafi @ Rasheed & Ors. v. State of Kerala (Crl. Rev. Pet. No. 719 of 2022; 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 545). Indian Kanoon. https://indiankanoon.org/doc/130377828/ High Court of Kerala. (2024, March 13). Laila Bhagaval Singh v. State of Kerala (Bail Application No. 9452 of 2023 / Bail Order in Crime No. 586/2022). CDJ Law Journal. https://www.cdjlawjournal.com/newslong.php?id=3804 Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-VIII, Ernakulam. (2022, October 13). State of Kerala v. Muhammed Shafi, Bhagaval Singh & Laila (Crl. M.P. No. 4723/2022; Police Custody & Remand Application in Crime No. 586/2022). JFCM-VIII Ernakulam. Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Perumbavoor. (2023, January 21). Final Police Report / Charge Sheet in Crime No. 809/2022 of Kalady Police Station: The Abduction and Murder of Roslyn (Sections 120B, 364, 302, 376D, 201, 392 IPC). Special Investigation Team, Kerala Police. Kadavanthra Police Station, Kochi City. (2022, September 27). First Information Report (FIR) No. 586/2022: Man-Missing Complaint regarding Padma, subsequently altered to Sections 120B, 364, 302, 376D, 201 r/w 34 IPC. Kerala Police. Kalady Police Station, Ernakulam Rural. (2022, August 17). First Information Report (FIR) No. 809/2022: Disappearance of Roslyn, registered under Section 57 of the Kerala Police Act, 2011. Kerala Police. Kerala Police Special Investigation Team (SIT). (2023, January 7). Final Police Report / Charge Sheet in Crime No. 586/2022 (Padma Murder Case) (Running into 1,600+ pages, 166 witness statements, submitted by Central Assistant Commissioner C. Jayakumar). Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-VIII, Ernakulam. Kerala State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL). (2022, November). DNA Profiling, Serological, and Anthropological Examination Report of Recovered Skeletal and Soft-Tissue Remains from Elanthoor Compound (Exhibits in Crime Nos. 586/2022 & 809/2022). Forensic Science Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram. Padanna, A. (2022, October 12). Kerala murders: Two women killed in suspected human sacrifice. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-63223843 Special Investigation Team (SIT) Evidence Memo. (2022, October 11–15). Crime Scene Reconstruction, Search & Seizure Panchnama of House No. VII/177, Elanthoor, Pathanamthitta (Recovery of digital devices, ritual knives, bone fragments, and Facebook persona 'Sreedevi'). Ernakulam City Police. The Hindu Bureau. (2023, January 7). Elanthoor human sacrifice case: Police file first charge sheet. The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/elanthoor-human-sacrifice-case-police-file-first-charge-sheet/article66350305.ece

  • S1 · E11
    September 10 · 50 min

    The Bathroom at the End of the Corridor

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! What happened in 8 minutes at a school so prestigious that everything changed for parents in India? Come and find out. Sources: Central Bureau of Investigation. (2017, September 22). Case No. RC 8(S)/2017/SC-III/New Delhi: Re-registration of FIR No. 250/2017 (Sections 302/34 IPC, Section 25 Arms Act, Section 75 JJ Act, Section 12 POCSO Act). CBI Special Crime Branch III. Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), New Delhi. (2017). Forensic Examination and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Report on Crime Scene Exhibits and Recovered Kitchen Knife (RC 8(S)/2017/SC-III). Central Forensic Science Laboratory. Gurgaon Police Department. (2017, September 8). First Information Report (FIR) No. 250/2017: Police Station Bhondsi, Gurugram (Under Section 302 IPC, Section 25 Arms Act). Haryana Police. High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. (2017, November 21). Ryan Augustine Pinto vs. State of Haryana and Anr. (CRM-M No. 35002 of 2017). Indian Kanoon. https://indiankanoon.org/doc/29171823/ High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. (2018, October 11). Bholu (Minor) v. Central Bureau of Investigation (Criminal Revision No. 2366 of 2018). High Court of Punjab and Haryana. Juvenile Justice Board, Gurugram. (2017, December 20). Preliminary Assessment under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 in relation to Child in Conflict with Law (Bholu). Juvenile Justice Board. Press Trust of India. (2017, November 8). Ryan school murder case: Class 11 student confessed he killed Pradyuman Thakur, says CBI. The Indian Express. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ryan-international-school-murder-case-cbi-detains-class-xi-student-pradyuman-thakur-4927509/ Supreme Court of India. (2018, November 19). Barun Chandra Thakur vs. Master Bholu & Anr. (Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Diary No. 41570/2018). Indian Kanoon. https://indiankanoon.org/doc/142790231/ Supreme Court of India. (2022, July 13). Barun Chandra Thakur v. Master Bholu & Anr. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 950–951 of 2022; 2022 SCC OnLine SC 870 / 2022 Supreme(SC) 568). Supreme Court of India. https://supremetoday.ai/doc/judgement/00100075821 Supreme Court of India. (2022, July 13). Barun Chandra Thakur vs Master Bholu (Crl. A. No. 000950/2022 Summary). VakilAI Judgments. https://www.vakilai.in/SC_Judgments/barun-chandra-thakur-vs-master-bholu-crl-a-no-000950-000950-2022.html The Times of India. (2017, November 9). Ryan school murder: How CBI tracked down the Class 11 student. The Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/ryan-school-murder-how-cbi-tracked-down-the-class-11-student/articleshow/61571434.cms

  • S1 · E10
    August 31 · 28 min

    The Invisible Guest

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Mysterious deaths--was it something in the food? We will never know. All the sources could not be included. Sources: Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE–DRDO), Gwalior. (2025). Biological & Foodstuff Toxicity Profiling Report: Analysis of Sattu and Maize Samples from Badhal Household Clusters. Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Down To Earth. (2025, January 24). Mysterious pestilence in Rajouri village claims 17 lives, experts baffled. Down To Earth. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/dte-ground-report-there-is-a-sense-of-befuddlement-in-badhal-the-rajouri-village-grappling-with-a-deadly-mysterious-pestilence ETV Bharat. (2026, March 28). 'Neurotoxic exposure' behind 17 mysterious deaths in Jammu Kashmir's Rajouri: Health Minister in Assembly. ETV Bharat. https://www.etvbharat.com/en/bharat/neurotoxic-exposure-behind-17-mysterious-deaths-in-jammu-kashmirs-rajouri-health-minister-in-assembly-enn26032804854 Greater Kashmir. (2025, January 15). Mysterious deaths in Badhaal Rajouri: Certain neurotoxins found in samples of dead persons. Greater Kashmir. https://www.greaterkashmir.com/jammu/mysterious-deaths-in-badhaal-rajouri-certain-neurotoxins-found-in-samples-of-dead-persons/ Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly. (2026, March 28). Starred Question & Written Reply by Minister for Health and Medical Education Sakeena Itoo on the Findings of 17 Deaths in Badhal Village, Budhal Constituency. Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu & Kashmir Police, District Rajouri. (2025, January 15). Constitution of 11-Member Special Investigation Team (SIT) for Inquest/Homicide Probe into Badhal Cluster Fatalities. District Police Headquarters, Rajouri. Kashmir Times. (2025, March 8). Rajouri deaths: Specific neurotoxin source still an unresolved puzzle. Kashmir Times. https://kashmirtimes.com/in-focus/specific-neurotoxin-source-still-an-unresolved-puzzle Rediff News / Press Trust of India. (2026, March 29). 'No virus': Toxic pesticides, cadmium suspected in Rajouri mystery deaths. Rediff.com. https://m.rediff.com/news/report/no-virus-toxic-pesticides-cadmium-suspected-in-rajouri-mystery-deaths/20260329.htm The Hindu. (2025, January 25). Rajouri deaths: Leaves of doctors, paramedics cancelled to deal with mysterious deaths in J&K. The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/leaves-of-doctors-paramedics-cancelled-to-deal-with-mysterious-deaths-in-rajouri/article69138861.ece

  • S1 · E9
    August 25 · 41 min

    The Beautician's Trap

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Can you trust everyone you meet? Can you trust the very kind face, only to realize you can never do it? Come and find out what happens when a beautician's ambition destroys a family. Sources: First Additional Sessions Judge, Indore. (2013, December 13). State of Madhya Pradesh v. Manoj, Rahul @ Govind & Neha Verma (Sessions Trial No. 536/2011, Presided by D. N. Mishra). Indore District & Sessions Court. High Court of Madhya Pradesh (Indore Bench). (2014, September 29). State of Madhya Pradesh v. Manoj & Ors. (Criminal Reference No. 04/2013 & Criminal Appeal No. 03/2014). High Court of Madhya Pradesh. Indore Police Department. (2011, June 19). First Information Report (FIR) No. 401/2011: P.S. MIG Colony, Indore (Sections 302, 397, 449 IPC; Sections 25/27 Arms Act). Madhya Pradesh Police. Indore Police Crime Branch. (2011). Charge sheet & Case Diary: Crime No. 401/2011 (Call Detail Records, Recovery Memos & Spot Panchnama for House No. 24, Srinagar Main). Investigating Officer Mohan Singh Yadav & SI Deepika Shinde. Madhya Pradesh State Forensic Science Laboratory. (2011). Ballistics and Serological Examination Report (Examination of .315 country-made firearms, fired cartridges, and biological stains). FSL Sagar/Indore. Press Trust of India. (2013, December 13). Indore: Death sentence for three in triple murder case. Business Standard. https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indore-death-sentence-for-three-in-triple-murder-case-113121301013_1.html Press Trust of India. (2014, September 29). HC confirms death sentence given to 25-yr-old girl, two others. Business Standard. https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hc-confirms-death-sentence-given-to-25-yr-old-girl-two-others-114092901231_1.html Supreme Court of India. (2022, May 20). Manoj & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh (Criminal Appeal Nos. 248–250 of 2015; 2022 INSC 606 / 2022 Supreme(SC) 500). Supreme Court of India. https://supremetoday.ai/doc/judgement/00100075715 Supreme Court of India. (2022, May 20). Manoj and Others versus State of Madhya Pradesh (MANU/SC/0711/2022). Manupatra Roundup. http://roundup.manupatra.in/checkdoc.aspx?sid=42621&i=1&id=MANU/SC/0711/2022 The Free Press Journal. (2013, December 14). Srinagar Main triple murder: Court awards death sentence to Neha Verma, two accomplices. The Free Press Journal. The Times of India. (2013, December 14). Woman, two others get death for triple murder in Indore. The Times of India.

  • S1 · E8
    August 19 · 30 min

    The Lake of the Dead

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! How did the dead get to the lake? What killed them and left them there for years? This is the story of the Lake of the Dead: The Roopkund. Sources: Nature Communications (August 20, 2019). Ancient DNA from the skeletons of Roopkund Lake reveals Mediterranean migrants in India. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11357-9 National Geographic (August 20, 2019). DNA study deepens mystery of lake full of skeletons. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/dna-study-deepens-mystery-lake-skeletons-roopkund The Times of India (October 14, 2024). The mystery of 'Lake of Skeletons' situated in the Himalayas. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/the-mystery-of-lake-of-skeletons-situated-in-the-himalayas/articleshow/114292994.cms Outside Online (August 20, 2019). Hundreds Died at This Remote Himalayan Lake. It Gets Weirder. https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/skeleton-lake-roopkund-himalayas-research/ Atlas Obscura. Skeletons of Roopkund Lake in Chamoli. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/skeleton-lake-of-roopkund-india Greek Reporter (February 7, 2026). The Mystery of the Greek Skeletons Found in a Himalayan Lake. https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/07/greek-skeletons-india-himalaya-lake/ Archaeology Wiki. Mystery Solved: The Skeleton Lake of India. https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2013/10/08/mystery-solved-the-skeleton-lake-of-india/ BBC News (Archive). The Riddle of the Skeleton Lake. The New York Times (August 20, 2019). The Mystery of the Himalayas' Skeleton Lake Just Got Weirder. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Genomic studies on the Roopkund Skeletons. Roopkund's "Lake of Skeletons" Mystery

  • S1 · E7
    July 13 · 40 min

    The Mystery of L-32

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! One of the most cryptic and disturbing cases of India, come and find out the details of the case of Arushi Talwar. Sources: CBI Closure Report (2010). Case No. RC-S1/2008-SCR-III. https://www.cbi.gov.in/ Allahabad High Court Judgment (October 12, 2017). Rajesh Talwar and Anr. vs State of U.P. https://indiankanoon.org/doc/135064436/ The Times of India (October 13, 2017). Aarushi-Hemraj murder: Why Talwars were acquitted. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aarushi-hemraj-murder-why-talwars-were-acquitted/articleshow/61053073.cms NDTV News (May 2008 - 2017 Archives). The Noida Double Murder: A Timeline. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aarushi-talwar-murder-case-a-timeline-of-events-1761922 Avirook Sen (2015). Aarushi: A book-length investigative report. Hindustan Times (October 16, 2017). The 26 glaring mistakes made by Noida Police and CBI. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/aarushi-talwar-murder-case-26-mistakes-that-botched-up-the-investigation/story-2fX5H8Q2yI5rXf6Z.html The Indian Express. The Science of Silence: Narco tests in the Talwar case. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/aarushi-talwar-murder-case-narco-analysis-test-4887372/ The Hindu. Aarushi Talwar case: The verdict and its aftermath. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/aarushi-talwar-case-verdict/article19846356.ece Firstpost. L-32 Noida: The House of Secrets. Supreme Court of India. Observation on the use of Narco-analysis as evidence (Selvi v. State of Karnataka). https://main.sci.gov.in/

  • May 15 · 13 min

    The Haunting of Beer Man

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! It's 2006, and bodies are piling up in Mumbai, but something strange about them is an empty beer bottle next to them--this is the case of the Beer Man. Sources: Ravindra Kantrole. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/hc-acquits-beer-man-suspect-kantrole/articleshow/5034151.cms NDTV News (September 18, 2009). The Beer Man Case: A timeline of the investigation and acquittal. https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/mumbais-beer-man-acquitted-400782 The Indian Express (January 13, 2007). Mumbai Police arrest suspect in serial killings. https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/beer-man-police-claim-breakthrough/ Mumbai Mirror (October 2006 - January 2007 Archives). Serial killer haunts South Mumbai pavements. (Used for atmospheric details of the initial crime scenes near Marine Lines.) Hindustan Times (September 19, 2009). Why the Beer Man case fell apart: The failure of narco-evidence. https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/no-evidence-to-link-kantrole-to-beer-man-murders/story-7C5Z8B6N4M2L1P0.html Rediff News (January 12, 2007). The mystery of the Beer Man. https://www.rediff.com/news/2007/jan/12mumbai.htm The Hindu (September 20, 2009). Legal analysis of the Ravindra Kantrole acquittal. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/High-Court-acquits-Ravindra-Kantrole/article16881985.ece Frontline Magazine (Volume 26 - Issue 21). The Fallacy of Truth Serum. https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30182606.ece (Used for the critique of narco-analysis in Part 3.) Mid-Day (Archives). The victims of the Beer Man: Profiles of the forgotten. (Used for victim profiles in Part 1.) Business Standard (January 2007). Mumbai Police deploy 500 men to catch 'Beer Man'. https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/mumbai-police-on-the-trail-of-serial-killer-107011001045_1.html

  • S1 · E6
    May 8 · 29 min

    The Eleven Souls

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A case that defies logic and forensics: the Burari deaths. Sources: The Delhi Police Final Report (2018/2019). The Burari Deaths Case File. The Times of India (July 3, 2018). Burari deaths: 11 diaries, 11 years, 11 souls. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/burari-deaths-11-diaries-11-years-11-souls/articleshow/64835634.cms NDTV News (July 11, 2018). CCTV Footage reveals family's last moments in Burari. https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/burari-deaths-cctv-footage-shows-family-brought-stools-wires-before-ritual-1877685 Hindustan Times (July 10, 2018). The psychological profile of Lalit Chundawat. https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/burari-deaths-lalit-the-man-who-allegedly-led-his-family-to-the-gallows/story-G8H9X2K3L4M5N6.html The Indian Express. The Banyan Tree Ritual: Deciphering the Burari Diaries. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/burari-deaths-diaries-banyan-tree-ritual-5243851/ The Guardian (July 15, 2018). The mystery of the Burari deaths: A family's secret life. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/15/the-mystery-of-the-burari-deaths-a-familys-secret-life BBC News (July 2, 2018). India Burari deaths: What we know about the 11 people found dead. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44677700 Psychology Today India. Folie à plusieurs: Understanding the Burari Tragedy. Le Monde (Archive 2018). The Burari House: An Indian Tragedy. India Today.Burari Death Case: The Final Forensics.https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/burari-death-case-final-autopsy-report-confirms-suicide-1282635-2018-07-11

  • S1 · E5
    May 5 · 19 min

    The Stoneman

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Imagine living in the shadows of the street lights, thinking you are safe until... you are not. This is the case of the Stoneman. Sources: The Times of India (Archive). The Stoneman: A look back at the serial killings that paralyzed Kolkata. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/the-stoneman-killings-30-years-on/articleshow/69645210.cms The Indian Express. Mumbai's own Stoneman: The 1985 trail. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-serial-killer-stoneman-killings-pavement-dwellers-5192231/ The Statesman. Calcutta in the summer of 1989: The Stoneman files. https://www.thestatesman.com/features/the-stoneman-mystery-1502763214.html NDTV News. Serial Killers of India: The mystery of the Stoneman. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/serial-killers-who-terrorised-india-the-stoneman-to-cyanide-mohan-2070114 Criminology Journal of India (Research Paper excerpt). Psychological Profiling of Urban Serial Killers: The Case of the Stoneman.

  • S1 · E4
    April 20 · 43 min

    The Murder in the Box Bed

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! An investigation with two contradictory theories, will the murder ever be solved? If you have any information about the case, please reach out to the Ramnagar Police Station +91 251-2860100 or call 100 for urgent emergencies. Sources: ThePrint (December 27, 2022). Murdered & stuffed into box bed at own home — Snehal Gavare case still unsolved 15 yrs on.34 https://theprint.in/judiciary/murdered-stuffed-into-box-bed-at-own-home-snehal-gavare-case-still-unsolved-15-yrs-on/1282432/ Mumbai Mirror (July 21, 2007). Horrified parents find dead daughter under their bed.35 https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/horrified-parents-find-dead-daughter-under-their-bed/articleshow/15725534.html Mumbai Mirror (July 22, 2007). Police find dead girl's cell phone.36 https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/police-find-dead-girls-cell-phone/articleshow/15725803.html Mumbai Mirror (April 27, 2010). Boyfriend arrested for murdering 21-yr-old and stuffing the body in her bed's cavity.37 https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/boyfriend-arrested-for-murdering-21-yr-old-and-stuffing-the-body-in-her-beds-cavity/articleshow/16011987.html The Times of India (January 25, 2011). Cops do a U-turn in student murder case, say no proof against murder accused. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/cops-do-a-u-turn-in-student-murder-case-say-no-proof-against-murder-accused/articleshow/7356643.cms The New Indian Express (December 8, 2013). Who Killed Them? https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2013/Dec/08/who-killed-them-547412.html

  • S1 · E3
    April 14 · 37 min

    Be Loved or Be Killed

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A secret love against all odds... but for how long? Sources: CBI phone number to give relevant details: +91 9650394847 The Juggernaut (May 21, 2024). Why Rizwanur Rahman's Death Still Haunts Us. https://www.thejuggernaut.com/rizwanur-rahman-death-priyanka-todi-ashok-todi-lux The Times of India (November 5, 2007). 'Father cut me off from Rizwan'. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/father-cut-me-off-from-rizwan/articleshow/2517700.cms The Times of India (November 3, 2007). Rizwanur's last call was 4 minutes before death.57 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rizwanurs-last-call-was-4-minutes-before-death/articleshow/2513706.cms The Times of India (November 13, 2008). 'Criminal conspiracy drove Rizwanur Rehman to suicide'.58 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/criminal-conspiracy-drove-rizwanur-rehman-to-suicide/articleshow/3706448.cms The Times of India (October 30, 2007). Was Rizwanur run over while being chased? https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/was-rizwanur-run-over-while-being-chased/articleshow/2500957.cms The Times of India (February 13, 2009). Cop death mystery gets murkier. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cop-death-mystery-gets-murkier/articleshow/4120965.cms NDTV (March 1, 2011). Rizwanur Rehman case: No murder probe against Todi.59 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rizwanur-rehman-case-no-murder-probe-against-todi-448750 The Hindu (March 1, 2011). Proceed with Rizwanur case as suicide, not as murder, Supreme Court tells CBI.60 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Proceed-with-Rizwanur-case-as-suicide-not-as-murder-Supreme-Court-tells-CBI/article14930350.ece The New Indian Express (February 11, 2009). Cop probing Rizwanur death found dead. https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2009/Feb/11/cop-probing-rizwanur-death-found-dead-25078.html Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (November 11, 2007). The Obnoxious Nexus that Killed Rizwanur in 'Secular and Progressive' Bengal.61 https://cpiml.net/liberation/2007/11/obnoxious-nexus-killed-rizwanur-secular-and-progressive-bengal

  • S1 · E2
    April 10 · 33 min

    The Good Daughter-in-law

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The facade of a good daughter-in-law, how long does it last? Sources: Netflix show https://www.netflix.com/title/81564452 The Indian Express (Oct 16, 2019). Koodathayi deaths: How a 17-year-long charade of a loving wife, mother, and 'pious' woman ended. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/jolly-joseph-koodathayi-deaths-kerala-serial-killer-6070753/ The News Minute (Oct 14, 2019). Deconstructing Jolly: How the Koodathayi woman meticulously built her web of lies. https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/deconstructing-jolly-how-koodathayi-woman-meticulously-built-her-web-lies-109981 The Hindu (Oct 7, 2019). Koodathayi serial killings: A timeline of events. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/koodathayi-serial-killings-a-timeline-of-events/article29612028.ece India Today (Oct 12, 2019). Kerala serial killer Jolly Joseph: A story of sex, lies and cyanide. https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20191021-kerala-serial-killer-jolly-joseph-a-story-of-sex-lies-and-cyanide-1608249-2019-10-12 NDTV (Oct 8, 2019). How Kerala Woman's Brother-In-Law In US Cracked Serial Killings Case. https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/jolly-joseph-kerala-murders-how-kerala-woman-jolly-josephs-brother-in-law-rojo-thomas-in-us-cracked-serial-killings-case-2113336 Firstpost (Oct 11, 2019). Kerala's Koodathayi serial killings: How SP KG Simon's logical deduction, scientific probe led to Jolly Joseph's arrest. https://www.firstpost.com/india/keralas-koodathayi-serial-killings-how-sp-kg-simons-logical-deduction-scientific-probe-led-to-jolly-josephs-arrest-7476831.html Onmanorama (Oct 11, 2019). Koodathayi killings: Jolly's NIT 'job' was the first big lie that started it all. https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2019/10/11/koodathayi-serial-killing-jolly-nit-professor-lie.html Hindustan Times (Oct 21, 2019). Kerala serial killings: How Jolly Joseph’s 14-year-long lies led to 6 deaths. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-serial-killings-how-jolly-joseph-s-14-year-long-lies-led-to-6-deaths/story-U7s1kE1D1hZ9X6P43LSS9N.html

  • S1 · E1
    April 6 · 31 min

    Paradise Turned into Hell

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A brutal crime and a mother's relentless 11-year fight for justice. This is the story of Scarlett Keeling. Website: https://rss.com/podcasts/the-cryptic-curry/ Sources: The Guardian (April 14, 2008). Scarlett's body 'had organs removed in India'. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/apr/14/india.ukcrime The Guardian (January 21, 2009). 'I can't let them get away with it'. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/jan/21/interview-fiona-mckeown-scarlett The Guardian (April 11, 2008). Goa police officer who said girl's death was accidental loses job. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/apr/12/internationalcrime.india The Guardian (April 5, 2010). Police accused of contradictory evidence on Scarlett Keeling death. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/05/keeling-death-police-contradictory-evidence Al Jazeera (July 19, 2019). Indian bartender jailed for 10 years over British teen's murder. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/7/19/indian-bartender-jailed-for-10-years-over-british-teens-murder Sky News (July 19, 2019). Scarlett Keeling: Man who raped and killed British teen in Goa jailed for 10 years. https://news.sky.com/story/scarlett-keeling-man-who-raped-and-killed-british-teen-in-goa-jailed-for-10-years-11766341 Sky News (July 17, 2019). Scarlett Keeling: Man convicted of 15-year-old's 2008 rape and murder in Goa. https://news.sky.com/story/scarlett-keeling-man-convicted-of-15-year-olds-2008-rape-and-murder-in-goa-11765007 NDTV (July 19, 2019). Scarlett Keeling Case: High Court Awards 10-Year Jail To Samson D'Souza. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2008-scarlett-keeling-death-case-goa-high-court-awards-10-year-jail-term-to-samson-dsouza-2072174 NDTV (February 19, 2014). Scarlett Keeling case: 6 years later, a mother's fight for justice continues. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/scarlett-keeling-case-6-years-later-a-mothers-fight-for-justice-continues-551249 The Hindu (July 17, 2019). Bombay HC convicts man for U.K. teen's death.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bombay-hc-convicts-man-for-uk-teens-death/article28525296.ece

  • April 1 · 38 sec

    Who Are We?

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Cryptic Curry promo.

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