It’s said the parents of Nova (Northern Virginia) have their little groups that they stick to during school drop offs and pick ups. It’s an upscale neighborhood - with many residents working in government as politicians or even federal agents. It’s only a 30 minute drive to DC.  But there is one woman that most moms likely avoid at the school bus stop.  The new live in lover of the federal agent that lives down the street.  The whole thing is just eerie.  She moved into that house just months after the federal agent’s wife was brutally murdered.  And now she’s dropping off the murdered woman’s child as if… as if she’s trying to take her place? It’s just strange.  It makes people question - did she have something to do with the murder? And who was the other man that was found dead in their house? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Korea is going through an erase all faces panic. Every single selfie is being wiped from the internet just in case. As a response - a male college student wrote on a forum -  “Put a finger down and ask yourself  Have I ever been asked out or confessed to? (Joke confessions do not count)  Do a lot of men try to talk to me even though I don’t talk to them first? Have I ever looked into the mirror and resented my parents? Can other people recognize me without makeup? Do I weigh more than 145 pounds? Do I frequent feminist online forums? When I walk on the street, do children avoid me? If you answered yes to more than 3 of these questions - don’t worry. Your rate of being a victim of sexual deep fakes is very low. Men have standards too. We don’t just deepfake any woman.” This is the case of the “new Nth Rooms” where over 400 schools have been found to be operating illegal chatrooms where students are getting deepfaked into sexually explicit photos and videos.  A whole network of deep fake trading and creating has been found.  Most victims and perpetrators? Teenagers.  Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Earlier this month, an audio clip went viral on the internet. In the clip you can hear a man’s voice aggressively screaming - “SHUT UP SHUT UP! You stupid b*tch, didn’t I tell you not to this??” You can hear a woman crying, begging for him to stop. Begging him to stop and spare her life. That woman is TzuYang. She is the biggest YouTuber in South Korea with over 10 million subscribers. And she had essentially been held hostage for the last 4 years of her life and forced to film eating (Mukbang) videos. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kimchi is a Korean spicy fermented cabbage side dish. It is traditionally prepared in big red buckets… The two detectives were standing staring at one of those kimchi buckets. But they knew there was more than just kimchi inside otherwise, they wouldn’t be in a morgue right now. They slowly opened the lid to the massive kimchi bucket and inside they were confronted with 2 bodies. From this point on, the clock started ticking. The investigators would need to find the woman responsible for this and make sure she didn’t kill again. This is the story of South Korea’s most unhinged serial killer in the making. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Otto and his tour group were staying at a 5-star luxury hotel where all their needs were met. They had a barbershop, pool, casino, multiple restaurants, and even a bowling alley inside the hotel. They had no reason to ever want to leave. The only strange thing was - ALL GUESTS WERE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING LEVEL 5 OF THE HOTEL. It was strictly forbidden. But in early 2016 - a guest supposedly entered the restricted floor and tried to steal a poster off the wall. He would be arrested and held captive, and when he was finally released a year later - he was brain dead. All in North Korea, where no deed goes unpunished. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ah-young, a popular Korean live-streamer, took to Instagram to tell her devoted followers that she was suddenly taking a break. In a long post, she wrote about how she wanted just to be a “normal person” for a little while. After seeing her post, one of Ah-Young’s friends texted her to see if she had any big plans during her break. Ah-Young responded - “I am leaving the country because of my stalker. Hopefully, I can come back soon and spend some time to myself.” She would never come back. She would be found dead 2 months later 2,195 miles away in a foreign country. How did she end up there? Was she hiding? Did her stalker find her there? The viral case has only stirred up more questions than answers. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Parul was just catching her breath as she stepped through her front door. She had left her 8-year-old son to watch her 6-month-old nephew all alone while she ran errands. She saw her son playing with his toys but didn’t see the baby anywhere. So she asked her son- “Where is the baby?” He smiled. She asked again till he finally responded “I killed him. I smashed his head with a brick and buried him.” This is the story of the world’s youngest serial killer. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rosa was in her 80s and struggling with dementia. But recently, it seemed like things had gotten worse. Rosa would point at the door at the end of the hallway and whisper to her family - “Rudy is here. He’s there. He’s in that room.” Her adult children would all glance at one another before comforting Rosa that there was no way Rudy was there.  Rudy Farias was a boy that had gone missing 5 years ago. 3 years after Rosa passed - Rudy Farias was found alive. He had been living in that locked room for the past 8 years. He had been held captive.  Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May of 2022, 26-year-old “Minhee,” was walking home after meeting up with friends. She didn’t realize someone was following her home. When she walked inside her apartment building and waited for her elevator- the stalker came up behind her and kicked her in the head 6 times. She was knocked unconscious… he then dragged her limp body to a dark corner of the lobby that didn’t have CCTV cameras. He was with her body for 7 minutes. What on earth happened in those 7 minutes? And why was Minhee randomly attacked by a complete stranger? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

December 2018, 20 year-old Sanda Dia was brought into the emergency room by his so-called “college friends.” He was unconscious and cold to the touch. His friends did not give doctors any information on what was wrong with him. They didn’t tell doctors that for the past 48 hours, they had tortured Sanda to the point of his death. After fighting for his life in the hospital - Sanda died of multiple organ failure. Doctors performed an autopsy to discover in his stomach - whole goldfish, decapitated heads of mice, decapitated heads of eel, and more than 2 months of the average salt intake. Sanda Dia was tortured to death by the fraternity all because he was black. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boarding school of nightmares shouldn’t have been open for as long as it was. The Inhwa Boarding School was for students that had mental, physical, and intellectual disabilities. It was nestled in the mountains of South Korea - and it was keeping a dark secret. It was filled with what the students called “perverts.” The perverts would force students into empty classrooms to sexually assault them. The perverts would play movies in class and drag students to the back to assault them in front of their friends. The perverts would play adult films for the students. And if the victims ever got pregnant - they disappeared. The students were beaten into silence. The perverts were the very teachers and administrators that vowed to protect, teach, and serve the students with disabilities. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What would you do if you saw a child on the side of the highway at night? What if the child was in distress, alone, and in a diaper? July 13, 2023, Carlee Russell saw a small toddler on the side of the highway. She stopped her car, called 911, and while on the phone with her friend, she got out to check on the child. She would go missing, and the whole nation believed she was human trafficked by evil people who used a child to lure her out of her car. 49 hours later, she showed up at her parent’s doorstep - barefoot and dazed. Her reappearance only promoted more questions. Where is the child now? Why won’t Carlee answer the questions? Is she even telling the truth? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This was the first hit that Zainab’s family got after she went missing. The shop owner said he didn’t see her personally but he had CCTV cameras outside his shop. The family sat around holding their breath - eyes scanning the grainy footage. Some of the others were comforting them that they would find her in the footage and realize she was just lost. She would come home safe. But it fell silent. Nobody believed that anymore. On the screen, they saw 7-year-old Zainab in her pink coat walking hand in hand with a stranger. A strange man. He was not someone the family knew. He was Pakistan’s worst serial killer. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7-year-old Mary Galvin has plans to kill her older brother. The way he roams around town with that empty gaze. The way their parents refuse to talk about his behavior. It was all going to end. Mary had her older brother, Donald Galvin, tied to a tree as she gathers sticks to pile at his feet. He is a witch about to be burnt at the stake. Donald is more than happy to play along. In the end, Mary backs out of her plan to kill him—she didn’t bring matches along and by the time she realizes what she’s really doing—she’s sprinting away like it never happened. Donald is fine either way. If she had gone through with it he would’ve happily died right then and there because to him, Mary is more than just his little sister. She is the Virgin Mary. The Mother of Christ himself—and it makes sense—because they’re not even real siblings. Donald had been switched at birth and his real mother is actually an octopus. This is the story of the ‘most mentally disturbed family in America’ (according to one psychiatrist). 12 full blood siblings living in one house. 6 out of the 12 siblings would be diagnosed with schizophrenia. This is the case of the Galvin family. Donate To The Galvin Family Trust: https://galvinfamilytrust.org/  Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In an upscale cafe in Jakarta - 3 women sat in a booth. Jessica, Hani, and Mirna had been friends since college and decided to reunite to catch up. One had gotten married and was ready to start her own family. Another had just landed a new job. Another was going to live full-time in Australia with her boyfriend. And by the end of the coffee date - one would be dead in the booth. The culprit? A strange yellow-colored coffee sitting at the table. Was the coffee tainted? Was she deliberately poisoned? Who were the suspects, her best friends from college? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The house was on fire, and it was going to collapse. The firefighters stood in front of it doing everything they could to put out the angry flames. There was a 66-year-old lady screaming at them. “Please my son is in there! You have to go back in and get my son!” They knew the house was going to collapse any minute now - but the firefighters always sacrificed their own lives in an attempt to save another. 10 firefighters went in. The house would collapse killing 6 of them. But the son was never found in the house - did he even exist? Where was he? Did his mom know he wasn’t in there? And who set the fire? This is the house of horrors that changed South Korea forever. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Within the busy halls of a hospital, a terrifying story unfolded. Alexee Trevizo, 19 years old, raced towards the restroom, clutching her backside in a desperate struggle. She locked the bathroom door behind her and time stretched on—5 minutes, then 10, and eventually 20—fueling the growing apprehension among the nursing staff. When Alexee swung open the door - the nurses saw the entire bathroom was covered in red blood. Hospital staff rushed to clean up the biohazard only to stumble upon Alexee’s haunting secret concealed within the bathroom trash can. She had been 9 months pregnant. She had given birth in the bathroom. And now there was a dead baby at the bottom of the bin. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Rotten Mango (Cadence13) is sponsored by BetterHelp To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

National DV Hotline: (800) 799 - 7233 National DV Website: https://www.thehotline.org (https://www.thehotline.org)  La Mu’s livestream started with her singing, dancing and interacting with her viewers as usual. Her lives were always a safe space on the internet. Everyone loved La Mu for being a wholesome influencer. But suddenly, on camera, La Mu’s expression changed. She went from smiling to looking fearful. She stood up abruptly, knocked over her phone, but the live never disconnected.  The horrified audience could hear her screaming “murderer!” They could hear her yelling for help. She told everyone to run because she had just been doused with gasoline and he was about to set her on fire…  Was she faking it? Was it a stalker? Was it someone she knew? Who would set her on fire in  the middle of a livestream? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kim Wall Foundation - https://www.rememberingkimwall.com/ The submarine went missing, and the whole world stopped to watch. Two people were trapped inside - underwater with only hours of oxygen left. Would it be possible to find them in time? People wondered if it was engine failure - or maybe the sub had imploded. But the mysteries kept piling up - why did the submarine sink? Why did only one person make it out alive? And why were body parts washing up ashore? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 27, 2023. 3AM. South Korea. A taxi driver pulled over to put up a young girl and her suitcase. He watched her struggle to load it into his trunk, but when he offered to help she refused. They got in the car and silently drove towards the park near the river. How odd, he thought. The park at this hour? With a heavy suitcase? And she looks as young as a middle schooler - what could she be doing? Because of what he does next - she is arrested for murder. This is the recent viral case of a South Korean woman who posed as a middle schooler to get away with murder. She said she did it - because she was curious. She wanted to know what it felt like… Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 hours - 25 hostages. An unhinged man had boarded a Hong Kong tour bus and started waving his rifle around. He told them if everyone stayed still and did what he said he would not kill them. He lied. For 11 hours, the bus was parked in the middle of the busy street. Police, media, journalists, and civilians were all surrounding the bus. The hostage negotiators were in charge of preventing loss of life, but they would make mistake after mistake that would cost lives. All everyone could wonder from the outside was - will those poor hostages live? Or will they die? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

March of 2023, a local news station interviewed a new children’s book author, Kouri Richins. She had just written a book for kids on grief. She said she pulled from her experience of losing her own husband and trying to help her 3 kids move on. She talked about how she wanted to help other kids and parents cope with their pain. The news anchor felt tears pool in her eyes, listening to a grieving widow. Right after the interview aired, the news anchor received a chilling anonymous email. It simply read, “you know she killed her husband…” Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the crack era. The most violent time in New York City history. The NYPD is fighting a losing battle and instead of protecting the city from drug dealers, some police officers have become them. The Set is the never-before told, first-person documentary of the biggest police corruption scandal in NYPD history and the investigation that uncovered it all. From Audacy Originals and Zak Levitt, the Emmy, Peabody, and NY Press Club Investigative Journalism Award winning creator of Root of Evil, Gangster Capitalism, and Relative Unknown. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He was on his way to airport security when the girls came up to him. The first one came up behind him and covered his eyes. She ran off. Then almost immediately after, another woman came up and put her hand on his mouth and ran off. The two girls, who had never met prior to this, had just executed a near perfect assassination. They had a deadly chemical agent VX on their hands that was now on his face. He would die a painful death in the matter of 30 minutes.  But more puzzling is - why did he have the antidote to that very illegal substance in his backpack? Did the girls know he was Kim Jong Un’s brother? Were the girls working for North Korea or were they really just filming a YouTube prank video? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They are the only ones inside the laundromat and they need help.  The two sisters are standing over baby Benson’s tiny body trying to do chest compressions. Everything was fine two seconds ago.  He was asleep in the car and they brought him while they were running errands - why is he ice cold to the touch? None of this makes sense? When the police arrive at the scene. They agree. None of this makes sense.  Because baby Benson was dead when the sisters pulled him out of his car seat to perform CPR. He was dead when they walked into the laundromat.  In fact - he had been dead for a few hours.  Which begs the questions - how long has he been dead, how did nobody notice, and who did this to him?  Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The famous TikTok star strained to hear the conversation through his phone. He knew the voices - one was his soon-to-be ex-wife and the other was a male voice. They had no idea that he had installed spyware in her home and was listening to every part of the conversation as he sped on the highway to go meet them. He felt rage. How could she give up their fame, followers, and career for something like this? How dare she leave him? By the end of the day - two people would be dead, and the TikTok star would be found driving down the highway with his 5 year old daughter and a loaded gun in the car. National Domestic Violence Hotline - (800) 799 - 7233 National Domestic Violence Website -https://www.thehotline.org Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a 22 year old mall employee vanishes without any trace - netizens can’t help but bring up the dark whispers of the past. “How is it possible that there is no footage of her leaving the mall?” - people wondered. Then does that mean she’s still in the mall? When there are no answers to the case - people start to wonder if the tunnels were back. Rumor has it, the mall had an underground tunnel system that connected to each of the fitting rooms. When a young, beautiful woman enters, the floor drops open, sending her sliding through the tunnels to be taken. Taken for what? Human trafficking? To be fed to the son of the mall owners? Was this an urban legend? Or was this the cause of her vanishing? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A video went viral in South Korea of a CEO slapping an employee on the face in front of all his employees. Netizens were enraged - but as new details emerged, they realized the truth was even darker. The sadistic CEO would force his employees to decapitate live chickens during company retreats, force them to drink beer till they urinated themselves, he force-feed them multivitamins till they threw up, and shoot at them with BB guns for fun. The terrifying part was that this was just the tip of a very dark, cold iceberg. This is the true story that inspired the hit K-Drama series “Taxi Driver.” Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They say a dead body smells like rotting meat - but with a thick, syrupy, sweet undertone. It’s the sweet part that makes most people want to vomit. But these days heavy chemicals are used in morgues to neutralize those smells - but working in a morgue is far from easy. The students at the University of the Philippines sacrificed partying on the weekends to work at the University hospital - inside the morgue. One day, the students curiously watched as police officers ran into the morgue. They had two bodies covered in white sheets. They warned the students - it was gruesome, bloody, and one victim had evidence of being assaulted and tortured by at least a few killers. The students held their breath as they peeled back the sheet. They stood in horror to see their friends from college laying on the cold steel tables. This case would lead to the vanishing of a police officer, 7 high profile killers being thrown in jail with a combined sentence of nearly 2,000 years, and even the President getting involved. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kavita was on a flight from London to Mumbai, India to visit her older sister and mom. Her sister was a successful actress in Bollywood but she managed to carve out time in her schedule to celebrate Kavita’s birthday. When she landed - she connected to the airport wifi and all the text messages, DM’s, calls, that she had missed while in the air kept flooding in. She collapsed on the airport floor. Her sister had died while she was in the air. She was found mysteriously hanging from her ceiling fan. The police rules out foul play but there were too many suspicious conditions - like the fact that there wasn’t a single fingerprint in key parts of the room. Not a single print. Not even her own. A few days later - Bollywood went up in flames when 6 pages of her personal diary were leaked. Her death would now be connected to a powerful family in Bollywood. How much involvement did they play in her death? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In January 2023, a guard and his faithful dog patrolled the grounds of a Chinese boarding school. His routine was typically mundane, involving occasional chases after stray chickens. However, something had changed. A student had vanished three months earlier, casting an unsettling aura over the surrounding woods. On a fateful day, the guard's dog suddenly erupted into a frantic bark, diverting his attention. Intrigued and apprehensive, he cautiously followed the dog's lead, arriving at an abandoned shed on campus.  What he saw would never leave his memory. Suspended from the trees, the missing student dangled lifelessly, held by nothing more than a pair of shoelaces. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For two decades, Dennis Bradford concealed a haunting secret, a secret so sinister that it remained hidden from every soul on this planet—his ex-wife, his current wife, his own children. The only person that knew, died with his secret 20 years ago. Yet 20 years later, he was unexpectedly summoned to an interrogation room, Dennis found himself under scrutiny, bewildered as to why the authorities had suddenly turned their gaze upon him. As the detectives confronted him, their words pierced his consciousness like icy shards. "Remember that innocent eight-year-old girl? The one you subjected to unspeakable torment, her throat slit, left vulnerable upon an anthill to face her demise?" “She’s alive and she’s been hunting you down every single day for the past 20 years.” Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In that dark and gloomy room, the rescuers stumbled upon two students who had sought refuge together. Maybe they even held hands or offered comforting words. There's some debate about their relationship status - some say they were dating, while others claim they barely knew each other. But one thing's for sure: when faced with their last moments, they didn't want to face it alone. They cleverly tied their life jacket strings together, refusing to be separated as the room flooded with water. Let's talk about the heart-wrenching Sewol Ferry tragedy in South Korea. It shattered the nation and claimed the lives of over 300 people. But the aftermath was just as crazy. The president was impeached, the prime minister resigned, a billionaire was suspiciously found dead, and the vice principal of a high school was found dead - hanging from a tree.  Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In June 2014, a strange event occurred in South Korea. A man, seemingly homeless, was discovered deceased in an apricot orchard wearing a lavish Italian jacket. Beside him lay a book, an empty bottle of shark liver oil, and numerous alcohol bottles. However, DNA testing would later unveil that this vagrant was, in fact, a vanished billionaire. His passing was so puzzling that many speculated he was still alive, lurking in the shadows. But the intrigue surrounding his demise pales in comparison to the enigma of his life. The elusive billionaire founded a church and owned the domain "god.com," and his name was connected to two of the most sinister tragedies in South Korea. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Johnny was a legendary figure in the world of J-Pop, known for his uncanny ability to turn unknown talents into superstars. He held the music industry, media, and A-listers of Japan under his spell, making his every command a golden ticket to success. Some saw him as a genius businessman and marketing mastermind, while others whispered that he was more akin to a devil, preying on the souls of his chosen trainees. But no one could deny the power he held, or the price he demanded for his services. Celebrities are often accused of selling their souls to the devil. Making deals with the devil. But it’s alleged that Johnny didn’t do deals and he took what he wanted. And what he wanted were the souls of every trainee he liked. He wanted his prey. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This was probably the strangest call the Hollywood police received.  A foul stench coming from an apartment unit. A dead man is found with his head painted green and red. He didn’t even look human - he looked like he was wearing a mask.  But in front of him is a tripod set up - with a camera. Someone had filmed his death. In fact, someone had filmed 20 hours of this man losing his mind. His mental collapse.  20 hours of footage that shows him slowly losing touch with reality and start living fully in his fantasy world. His ultimate fantasy? Send one of the most famous singers an acid bomb. Because if she’s ugly. Nobody will want her anymore. She will come crawling to him - her biggest fan.  Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2021, a well-known live streamer named "Little Kitty" took her life on camera, sparking public outrage against cyberbullying. The story made national headlines and dominated social media feeds for weeks. Yet just when people thought they had heard it all, the case took an even stranger turn. It was later revealed that three men had stolen Little Kitty's remains, all in the hopes of marrying her ghost. And as chilling as this tale might be, it's only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the gruesome underworld of human trafficking involving dead bodies. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the dark of night, eight Korean teenagers raced for their lives, one by one, as their “friends” fell, taken down by the relentless pursuer. One of the girls, unable to bear the pace any longer, slowed to a stop. As she turned to face her fate, she saw the shadowy figure closing in on her, and with a wry smirk, whispered, "God, that was really rough." Moments later, she was tackled to the ground. These teenagers were not the victims in this case, but rather, the predators. They had mercilessly taken the life of a man, and now, with the thrill of chase gone… they felt at ease. Because they knew they would get away with it. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Courtney has over 2 million followers on Instagram. She has made over $3 million in the past 2 years on OnlyFans. In the beginning of 2022, it looked like the year couldn’t get any better for Courtney. She was bringing in a lot of money, living in a $ 10k-a-month apartment in Miami, and dating the love of her life. Till she stabbed him, just inches above his “Courtney” tattoo. But she wouldn’t be arrested for a long time. In fact, she would still post on OnlyFans after his death. She claims it was self-defense, but there are secret recordings her boyfriend took of her that muddy the waters. What really happened here? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com GoFundMe for victim’s family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-justice-for-christian-toby-obumseli To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jade had always been a good stepdaughter. Ever since she was 12, she had respected, loved, and admired her stepfather. Even now, at 37 years old, she was his primary caretaker. Her stepdad struggled with his health and every time he was hospitalized, Jade wanted to do something nice for him. She would clean his entire house so that he wouldn’t have to come home to a messy place. She didn’t have to, but she wanted to. One fateful day in December 2020, she was cleaning his office when his computer screen came alive. She looked up to see the desktop photo was a picture of a woman’s nude breasts. She stumbled backward. She was shocked. Not because it was a nude photo - but because it was her nude photo. She searched his computer and found hundreds and hundreds of meticulously organized nude photos of herself. Some dating as far back as when she was 16 years old. This discovery would lead her down a path of destruction that would end in murder. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kim had heard the rumors of Pastor Jeong raping his female followers but he knew the devil was working hard to take down their Messiah. But one day, while working in the JMS church post office - Kim stumbled upon a mysterious package. He opened it up to find a hard drive and hundreds of nude photos of women he recognized from the church. Photos of women in various stages of undress. Videos of naked women screaming Pastor Jeong’s name, licking his picture, pleasuring themselves, and calling out for Pastor Jeong to come back to them… Kim realized all the “devil’s lies” were nothing but the truth. Pastor Jeong had talked about “saving” 10,000 female souls. Now, he realized all he wanted to do was rape 10,000 women. Experts say Pastor Jeong would come very close. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The hospital staff were frantic trying to save the 26 bodies that were being wheeled into the emergency room. A local psychiatric clinic had suspiciously burst into flames. Mental health professionals, doctors, and patients were being rushed into the hospital. The doctors focused on saving their lives. They started getting to work on a man that was wheeled in with the others. They gave him compressions, checked his vitals, and went to empty his pockets for safety reasons - and they found something odd. Two cans of tear gas, a knife, and a melted lighter. They soon realized they were trying to save the life of the killer. The man who started the fire and would soon kill 26 people. But who would target a mental health clinic and kill those who were already so vulnerable? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever played Hide & Seek? The game? Sarah and her boyfriend Jorge Torres decided to play one night. The best hiding spot they could find was inside a suitcase. Jorge crawled inside, and Sarah zipped it up. She waited a moment, then she watched as he pushed up against the suitcase trying to get out. He was struggling to get enough oxygen. He started begging her to let him out. She recorded his screams and laughed in his face. “This is what it feels like when you cheat on me” - she said. Sarah left him in the suitcase, calmly went upstairs, and fell asleep for the night. He would be dead by morning. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He killed 3 people on Chinese New Year. He admitted to it, he turned himself in, and he said in court that he didn’t regret a single moment of it.  He had waited 20 long years to finally do it and now he felt free.  He confessed to a triple homicide so why was a whole country rooting for him? Because he had gotten revenge on his mom’s killers. He had waited 20 years to take what he felt was his—an eye for an eye.  Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17-year-old Janice was hiding under the bed. There were 3 masked men that had broken into the family home. They were going from room to room attacking anyone they stumbled across. Janice managed to slide under her bed, but she had no idea if they would find her - if she were next. She couldn’t make a single noise. She tried to text her family to send help. She posted on Facebook, hoping someone would read it and call the police. By the time her father came home - 2 of the 3 siblings were found dead. But in today’s case - nothing is what it seems. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee’s girlfriend had just moved in with him. It was perfect; Christmas of 2022 was just around the corner, and he was the perfect gift to her life. Lee, was attentive, caring, compassionate, and the perfect boyfriend. He even had 3 adorable cats that she grew attached to. While Lee was out running errands, she started unpacking, and realized she needed to feed one of those cats. She searched everywhere for the bag of cat food, nowhere in the kitchen or pantry. She found herself staring at the open hallway storage closet. She was just looking for cat food. But she had stumbled across a dead body. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The police had a strange situation on their hands. A thief had broken into a multi-million dollar home - to steal a safe. The safe had 3 items in it. Jewelry. Investment documents. And the home owner’s old phones. The police were able to quickly determine that the thief did not want the jewelry or the investment documents in the safe. Which means - the thief is going after the home owner’s old phones. Why would a thief want some old phones? Was there something on there that they didn’t want anyone else to see? But most puzzling is - who would do this to Goo Hara? The home belonged to a k-pop idol who had just died just 49 days ago. What did they want from her safe? And how does this connect to the Burning Sun case? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yeram’s wedding day was almost perfect. It was one of the happiest days of her life in a very long time. She spent the day grabbing fast food with her new husband, unpacking their newlywed house, and calling each other “wife” and “husband.” Later that night, on their wedding night, Lee Yeram would take her own life. Why? Why would she do this after one of the happiest moments of her life? Just 81 days prior, she was sexually assaulted by her Air Force senior sergeant. This case would become one of South Korea’s most talked about cases with layers of corruption. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Her only mistake was picking up the phone. That’s it. She didn’t know it was the bully’s boyfriend calling her. This “mistake” almost cost her her life. She was dragged into a karaoke bar - beaten to an inch of her life. Then later, dragged into an alleyway near an abandoned factory where she was beaten by 5 bullies. They assaulted her for hours until she was drenched in blood, and the whole thing was caught on CCTV. She barely made it out alive but her nightmare was just beginning. These photos started to circulate in her high school and the victim was taunted for the fact that she was tortured. That’s just the story of one victim. Another victim was burned all over her body with a hair straightener. Another one was lit on fire for his birthday as a “celebratory candle.” These are the real-life school violence stories that inspired the K-Drama “The Glory.” Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you go to South Korea, there are a lot of fortune tellers. They have cafes, automated fortune dispensers, and palm readings; they have everything you need to figure out what’s in store for you in the future. They have all the answers. When SJ sat down in front of his fortune teller, she smiled. His future was clear as day. So easy to read. She told him - “You, my dear, will become famous. You will make videos and be known by everyone.” What she didn’t tell him was that he would be known for being a super spread of Herpes and will be arrested for his crimes. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices