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Jun 2019
54m 57s

Episode 99 - Black Magic, Murder & Malay...

Wondery | RedHanded
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This week the girls are off to Malaysia to cover a case of money, murder, black magic and Malaysian pop music. Mona Fandey was a one hit wonder in the 80s - but when she realised that her singing career was going nowhere, she and her husband turned to black magic...which of course, ended in murder. 

 

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