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You know that feeling of being young and experiencing your first love? Heightened emotions, the constant need to see them yet feeling your heart flutter when you do, that inability to go to sleep or eat, the hiding from your parents, the first touching of your hands, the first kiss, you get the picture. I know a lot of you listening will relate. There are few experiences as universal as your first love. But what happens when your first love disappears right before your eyes and suddenly, the world turns to look at you, wondering whether or not you could have possibly made them vanish? What happens when, then, your first love re-appears…but not alive anymore and suddenly, the world turns to look at you, wondering if you could be a cold blooded murderer? This is the story of one such young love story that captured the imagination of a nation. This is the story of Hae Min Lee and Adnan Syed.

A murder involves a murderer, the murdered, a murder weapon and more often than not, a motive. This template is true for most cases covered on our podcast. But where there is a rule, there is an exception. The case we have for you today is such an exception. This case has a murder, but no murder weapon, no motive, and no murderer. This is the story of a 22 year old girl that shook the city of Philadelphia, this is the story of Nadia Malik. For fastest updates, follow our socials at: https://www.instagram.com/desicrime/Aryaan https://www.instagram.com/aryaanmisra/Aishwarya https://www.instagram.com/aishwaryasinghs/To buy Desi Studios merch, visit: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/desi-studios

In last week’s episode, we covered the case of Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee, a young couple madly in love until Hae disappears and Adnan is put under the scanner for her disappearance and subsequent murder. But I had left you with a lot of unanswered questions. Is Adnan guilty or not? For a lot of unsettling answers and even more unsettling questions, welcome back for Part 2 of the Murder of Hae Min Lee. 

Sources:

1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-serial-case/unreliable-phone-data-helped-convict-maryland-man-in-serial-case-expert-idUSKCN0VD2ST
2. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-cell-phone-evidence-in-adnan-syeds-case_b_9202422
3. https://www.biography.com/crime/adnan-syed-hae-min-lee-timeline-facts
4. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/life/teen/the-mind-boggling-murder-of-hae-min-lee/article_0a26332e-d432-11ed-863d-6fe5395423a2.html
5. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11915793/What-Adnan-Syed-Hae-Min-Lee-murder-case.html
6. https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/why-did-jay-wilds-testimony-adnan-syed-convicted-timeline
7. https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/who-is-don-clinedinst-alibi-for-night-hae-min-lee-was-murdered-adnan-syed
8. https://www.distractify.com/p/don-clinedinst-now-hae-min-lee
9. https://theintercept.com/2014/12/29/exclusive-interview-jay-wilds-star-witness-adnan-syed-serial-case-pt-1/
10. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-scoop-on-serial-making-sense-of-the-nisha-call-asias-letters-and-our-obsession
11. https://www.hbo.com/the-case-against-adnan-syed
12. https://open.spotify.com/show/5wMPFS9B5V7gg6hZ3UZ7hf?si=eFI3Dw_oSnGCuIt-rnQdAQ
13. https://www.adnansyedwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/vol2D-Joint-Record-Extract-E1286-1363-COA-20180921.pdf

You know that feeling of being young and experiencing your first love? Heightened emotions, the constant need to see them yet feeling your heart flutter when you do, that inability to go to sleep or eat, the hiding from your parents, the first touching of your hands, the first kiss, you get the picture. I know a lot of you listening will relate. There are few experiences as universal as your first love. But what happens when your first love disappears and suddenly, the world turns to look at you, wondering whether or not you could have possibly made them vanish? What happens when, then, your first love re-appears…but not alive anymore and suddenly, the world turns to look at you, wondering if you could be a cold blooded murderer? This is the story of one such young love story that captured the imagination of a nation. This is the story of Hae Min Lee and Adnan Syed.  

Sources:

1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-serial-case/unreliable-phone-data-helped-convict-maryland-man-in-serial-case-expert-idUSKCN0VD2ST
2. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-cell-phone-evidence-in-adnan-syeds-case_b_9202422
3. https://www.biography.com/crime/adnan-syed-hae-min-lee-timeline-facts
4. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/life/teen/the-mind-boggling-murder-of-hae-min-lee/article_0a26332e-d432-11ed-863d-6fe5395423a2.html
5. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11915793/What-Adnan-Syed-Hae-Min-Lee-murder-case.html
6. https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/why-did-jay-wilds-testimony-adnan-syed-convicted-timeline
7. https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/who-is-don-clinedinst-alibi-for-night-hae-min-lee-was-murdered-adnan-syed
8. https://www.distractify.com/p/don-clinedinst-now-hae-min-lee
9. https://theintercept.com/2014/12/29/exclusive-interview-jay-wilds-star-witness-adnan-syed-serial-case-pt-1/
10. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-scoop-on-serial-making-sense-of-the-nisha-call-asias-letters-and-our-obsession
11. https://www.hbo.com/the-case-against-adnan-syed
12. https://open.spotify.com/show/5wMPFS9B5V7gg6hZ3UZ7hf?si=eFI3Dw_oSnGCuIt-rnQdAQ
13. https://www.adnansyedwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/vol2D-Joint-Record-Extract-E1286-1363-COA-20180921.pdf

One cardiovascular aberration after another. Stroke after stroke. Heart attacks galore in the Thomas household. 1 anomaly is understandable. But 4, that’s a bit much. Especially when the patients are in their 40s and 50s. And then appears out of thin air, a will, that allegedly of Tom Thomas. Almost as if it was conjured by someone who would benefit from it. Rojo Thomas believed that that ‘someone’ was none other than the newly appointed matriarch of the Thomas household – Jolly Amma Joseph. But why would Jolly, a beloved member of the pink poonamattam palace be involved in this charade? Was this a plot against her? Or, was everything a plot by her long before anyone even laid a suspicious eye on her? Welcome back, to part 2 of the jarring story of Jolly Joseph.

What’s in a name? Astrologers would argue 2 syllables might entail your entire destiny, such is the power of a name. But what if your life is the exact opposite of what your name suggests. Our protagonist today bears such a name. Her name is Jolly. Jolly Joseph. One of her neighbors went on record to say “Jolly seemed like the perfect woman to us.” If you didn’t know any more about this, you’d assume that praising a person in a true crime podcast implies that they are the victim, or soon to be victim. Here you have a pretty girl, everyone loves her, and her name means. But I urge you to keep aside your preconceived notions for this episode. This is the story that till date shakes Kerelaites to their core; this is the story of Jolly Amma Joseph.

Desi Crime BBC Feature: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65134376

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.

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Did you know woman is raped every 16 minutes in India? That adds up to 90 rapes a day, 630 rapes in a week and 2,700 rapes in a month. These are the official government figures from the year 2019. But most of these rapes never make it to the front page of your newspapers or the screens of your TV; they get lost among thousand other news pieces. But occasionally comes across a case that shocks a country to its core; a case that brings millions to the street in a fight for justice. In 2012, we all heard of a rape like that. This is the story of how India’s daughter was raped in the country’s capital and left to die; this is the story of Jyoti Singh. 

Sources:

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/world/asia/murder-charges-filed-against-5-men-in-india-gang-rape.html
2. https://www.india.com/news/india/nirbhaya-gangrape-case-juvenile-convict-mohammad-afroz-was-working-as-cook-with-different-identity-2103108/
3. https://archive.nytimes.com/india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/outrage-in-delhi-after-latest-gang-rape-case/
4. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-gang-rape-chronology-of-events/article11862316.ece
5. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-51969961
6. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-gangrape-main-accused-ram-singh-found-hanging/article4496333.ece
7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21737748
8. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bbc-airs-nirbhaya-documentary-indias-daughter-in-uk-744394
9. https://www.firstpost.com/india/delhi-gangrape-victim-regains-consciousness-next-48-hours-critical-561535.html
10. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rape-survivor-airlift-was-govt-not-medical-decision/article4246109.ece
11. https://web.archive.org/web/20121231003459/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Delhi-gang-rape-victim-writes-on-a-piece-of-paper-Mother-I-want-to-live/Article1-976798.aspx
12. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.9ab7d111-a385-2567-e270-5f742966c264?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb

Every film industry seems to have a dark underbelly. It seems to have countless unexplained murders, mysterious disappearances and ties to high profile criminal activity. Bollywood is the same way. From Sri Devi to Jia Khan, from Pratyusha Banerjee to Raj Kiran, crime seems to seep through our industry, leaving behind death and devastation. This is the story of one such crime that shook Bollywood, the story of a family, massacred. This is the story of Laila Khan. 

Sources

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/laila-khan-murder-a-family-vacation-that-turned-tragic/article3627801.ece

https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/laila-khan-murders-mother-of-all-mysteries/story-62kd79osXNTQzG4XVBbzQI.html

https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/bollywood-actor-laila-khan-murder-mystery-solved-108184-2012-07-04

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/glam-sham/laila-khan-kidnapped-684

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/tak-arrested-says-laila-family-may-have-escaped-in-dubai/

https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/news/pervez-tak-confesses-to-killing-laila-khan-5-family-members-police-238951

http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/laila-s-mother-woman-of-many-affairs-killed-first-tak-to-cops/972857/0

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/laila-khan-case-actress-family-killed-with-iron-rods-after-bbq-party-492150

http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/laila-s-mother-woman-of-many-affairs-killed-first-tak-to-cops/972857/

https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/laila-khan-murder-trial-accused-wanted-to-push-sisters-into-prostitution-says-step-father/story-wOo9i4rYh5AHQx7e10cw9O.html

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/laila-khan-case-court-rejects-accuseds-plea-for-trial-before-same-judge-7359267/

https://youtu.be/nzyfee1qDfA

https://news.abplive.com/news/india/watch-mystery-behind-murder-of-starlet-laila-khan-her-family-unfolded-587123

https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/six-bodies-found-laila-case-closed/articleshow/16223780.cms

https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/laila-khan-murder-case-court-commission-to-record-father-s-evidence/story-qskclqt389RbA2lmSVIREP.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2172518/Laila-Khan-Police-recover-skeletons-Indian-farmhouse-missing-Bollywood-star-family.html