Welcome to Chai and Chithi, a segment where we take fan stories mailed in to us, as well as share some of our more personal ghastly experiences. Mail in your spooky, crime or desi stories to desicrime@thebranchmedia.org.
Aug 2023
98. The Death of Geetika Sharma
Over the last decade, India has been home to a slew of unexpected, scandalous and devastating suicides with sinister back stories. These suicides, those of Jiya Khan, Pratyusha Banjerjee, Sushant Singh Rajput, Tunisha Sharma and more, weren’t just stories of people who gave up on ... Show More
45m 41s
Jul 2023
96. The Tragic Life of Chamari Liyanage - Sri Lanka
The cases you usually hear on true crime podcasts, the ones we usually cover, have a clear perpetrator and a clear victim. One person is in the wrong, the obvious suspect, the “villain” in the case. One person is innocent, the one who has been wronged and whose justice we long fo ... Show More
32m 14s
Apr 2023
The Geylang Bahru Family Murders | 1979 | 1/2
In the morning of January 1979, Tan Kuen Chai and his wife Lee Mei Ying would leave for work but return home to a horrifying scene. Their 4 children, Tan Kok Peng, Tan Kok Hin, Tan Kok Soon, and Tan Chin Nee, would be found lifeless and piled upon each other in the bathroom, in w ... Show More
17m 51s
Dec 2023
Best of Heinous - Hello Kitty Murderer | Chan Man-Lok | 1999
Hey Heinous fans, thank you for your listenership and support throughout 2023.
The team is taking in December, but we will be releasing full versions of some our most popular stories to tide you through until the new year, where we will come back with even more heinous cases.
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26m 44s
Jan 2024
Ep.56 - The Villisca Ax Murders
In 1912, Villisca, Iowa, 8 people were sleeping, but not for long. In what is probably the most infamous ax murder case in history, we take a look at what happened, the potential suspects, and the haunting aftermath. Send your spooky stories to mikeohhello@gmail.com! Researched ... Show More
53m 6s