In November of 1996, authorities at the local Irvine, California police station receive a call about a robbery currently taking place. Within minutes, police rush down to the apartment block where the call originated from, but one of the officers spot a blue mustang loitering just outside. On a hunch, this officer approaches the mustang, and a woman rolls down her window to greet the officer calmly, stating that she was Sunny Han. A few moments later, he is called to backup the unit investigatin...
Jul 08, 2025•21 min•Season 6Ep. 12
In early October of 2022, a small group of plainclothes officers enter the luxury tower of the renown Van Thinh Phat Group in Ho Chi Minh City. They quietly make their way to the top of the building where they are met with the company's chairwoman Truong My Lan, a woman not widely known amongst the Vietnam public, but who would soon rock the entire nation. Moments later, Truong My Lan is arrested on charges of financial fraud and embezzlement, with revelations of shadow companies and billions of...
Jun 24, 2025•33 min•Season 6Ep. 11
In March of 2016, 36 year old Claire Wang was out with her 4 year old daughter on a walk along the Neihu District of Taipei, Taiwan. The child, nicknamed "Little Light Bulb" by her parents, was pushing her bike along the road when Claire noticed a man coming up casually from behind. But before she could do anything, the man reached into his bag, pulled out a cleaver, and changed their lives forever. Part 1 - We explore the horrifying events as they unfolded on that fateful March day in 2016, as ...
Jun 17, 2025•16 min•Season 6Ep. 10
In March of 2016, 36 year old Claire Wang was out with her 4 year old daughter on a walk along the Neihu District of Taipei, Taiwan. The child, nicknamed "Little Light Bulb" by her parents, was pushing her bike along the road when Claire noticed a man coming up casually from behind. But before she could do anything, the man reached into his bag, pulled out a cleaver, and changed their lives forever. Part 1 - We explore the horrifying events as they unfolded on that fateful March day in 2016, as ...
Jun 10, 2025•15 min•Season 6Ep. 9
By all accounts, Danny Chen seemed like the model solider. Diligent, hardworking, and resilient, he eschewed the usual career paths for a life of regiment and rigor in the military. However, beneath the surface Chen was struggling to fit in, and his torment would culminate in the most tragic of ways, when he would be found dead with a bullet to his head. Part 1 - We explore Danny Chen's past and upbringing, as well as the decision that led him to join the military. Part 2 - We dive into the afte...
Jun 03, 2025•17 min•Season 6Ep. 8
By all accounts, Danny Chen seemed like the model solider. Diligent, hardworking, and resilient, he eschewed the usual career paths for a life of regiment and rigor in the military. However, beneath the surface Chen was struggling to fit in, and his torment would culminate in the most tragic of ways, when he would be found dead with a bullet to his head. Part 1 - We explore Danny Chen's past and upbringing, as well as the decision that led him to join the military. Part 2 - We dive into the afte...
May 27, 2025•18 min•Season 6Ep. 7
In the morning of December of 1987, the passenger ferry MV Dona Paz embarked on a journey from Leyte Island to the Philippine capital Manila. Little did the passengers know however, that they would soon become witness to the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history, with an estimated death toll of over 4,300, and only 25 survivors. What really happened on board the MV Dona Paz? And what was the fallout of this horrific event? Join your fellow Heinous fans and interact with the team at ou...
May 20, 2025•27 min•Season 6Ep. 4
It was a quiet Monday morning in May of 1967 when a garbage collector would stumble upon something that would shock the Philippines. Amidst a pile of trash, rotten food, and broken furniture, were a pair of human legs severed just above the knees. Cleanly cut, pale, and cold to the touch. What was even more shocking was that there had been a similar discovery just days before. Part 1 - We follow the investigation as trace the mystery behind the severed limbs, linking them to the enigmatic figure...
May 13, 2025•17 min•Season 6Ep. 5
It was a quiet Monday morning in May of 1967 when a garbage collector would stumble upon something that would shock the Philippines. Amidst a pile of trash, rotten food, and broken furniture, were a pair of human legs severed just above the knees. Cleanly cut, pale, and cold to the touch. What was even more shocking was that there had been a similar discovery just days before. Part 1 - We follow the investigation as trace the mystery behind the severed limbs, linking them to the enigmatic figure...
May 06, 2025•16 min•Season 6Ep. 4
In September of 1945, World War II officially ended with Japan's surrender, putting an end to countless deaths and years of brutal human combat. But from the ashes of war, whispers would soon emerge about a secret facility deep within Manchuria; whispers about horrific human experiments, chemical testing, and a cold inhumanity far beyond most peoples' imaginations. But what really happened behind the secret doors of Unit 731? And who was the enigmatic figure masterminding it all - General Shiro ...
Apr 29, 2025•44 min•Season 6Ep. 3
On the 15th of July, 2009, 30 year old former journalist Teoh Beng Hock walked into the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s Selangor headquarters in Shah Alam, Malaysia. He was there on investigation for suspected misuse of public funds, and was called in as a witness. However, things would take a turn when he didn't return home later that evening, and in fact, CCTV cameras showed that he never left the building. Instead, he would be discovered the next afternoon nine floors below the MACC's ...
Apr 22, 2025•22 min•Season 6Ep. 2
On the 15th of July, 2009, 30 year old former journalist Teoh Beng Hock walked into the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s Selangor headquarters in Shah Alam, Malaysia. He was there on investigation for suspected misuse of public funds, and was called in as a witness. However, things would take a turn when he didn't return home later that evening, and in fact, CCTV cameras showed that he never left the building. Instead, he would be discovered the next afternoon nine floors below the MACC's ...
Apr 15, 2025•18 min•Season 6Ep. 1
In the summer of 2005, school teacher Jung Yu-Jin had just come back home from a long at work when he received a disturbing phone call. On the other end of the line was a plea from a desperate mother, calling to report that one of her daughter's friends had been assaulted at school, the very same one that Jung worked at - The Gwangju Inhwa for hearing-impaired students. Enraged, Jung spends the next few days reaching out to his colleagues and superiors at the school, only to be stone-walled at e...
Mar 28, 2025•40 min•Season 5Ep. 44
In May of 2019, a man arrives at the house he had recently purchased only to find something bizarre. The house was sealed shut with multiple padlocks, and once inside, he would come across a large blue plastic water tank in the bedroom; that's when he saw it, strands of dark, matter hair, trapped beneath layers of hardened cement. Part 1 - We follow the police as they unravel the bizarre findings in the house, and the discover the victims of the gruesome crime. Part 2 - We dive deeper into the m...
Mar 18, 2025•19 min•Season 5Ep. 43
In May of 2019, a man arrives at the house he had recently purchased only to find something bizarre. The house was sealed shut with multiple padlocks, and once inside, he would come across a large blue plastic water tank in the bedroom; that's when he saw it, strands of dark, matter hair, trapped beneath layers of hardened cement. Part 1 - We follow the police as they unravel the bizarre findings in the house, and the discover the victims of the gruesome crime. Part 2 - We dive deeper into the m...
Mar 11, 2025•16 min•Season 5Ep. 42
On the morning of 16 June, 2005, a cleaner was making his usual rounds along the banks of the Kallang River in Singapore when he spotted something odd in the water. At first, he dismissed it as just another piece of thrash, but when he picked it up, a severed torso fell out, leaving him in complete shock. Part 1 - We follow the police investigation as they look into the grisly findings along the Kallang River, and its connections to a Chinese migrant named Liu Hong Mei, and her illicit lover Leo...
Mar 04, 2025•22 min•Season 5Ep. 41
On the morning of 16 June, 2005, a cleaner was making his usual rounds along the banks of the Kallang River in Singapore when he spotted something odd in the water. At first, he dismissed it as just another piece of thrash, but when he picked it up, a severed torso fell out, leaving him in complete shock. Part 1 - We follow the police investigation as they look into the grisly findings along the Kallang River, and its connections to a Chinese migrant named Liu Hong Mei, and her illicit lover Leo...
Feb 25, 2025•16 min•Season 5Ep. 40
In 1936, businessman Kichizo Ishida stepped into a discreet hotel in Tokyo to meet with his lover, Sada Abe. It had become routine for Ishida in the recent months, him putting aside his duties and responsibilities for days on end to indulge in the affair. But his sins would eventually catch up to him when he failed to leave the hotel; with the name of his lover ominously etched onto his skin. Part 1 - We follow the background of the mysterious Sada Abe, and the journey that led her into her fate...
Feb 18, 2025•18 min•Season 5Ep. 39
In 1936, businessman Kichizo Ishida stepped into a discreet hotel in Tokyo to meet with his lover, Sada Abe. It had become routine for Ishida in the recent months, him putting aside his duties and responsibilities for days on end to indulge in the affair. But his sins would eventually catch up to him when he failed to leave the hotel; with the name of his lover ominously etched onto his skin. Part 1 - We follow the background of the mysterious Sada Abe, and the journey that led her into her fate...
Feb 11, 2025•16 min•Season 5Ep. 38
In April 2023, police in South Korea responded to a call to find a horrific scene, the remains of a woman buried covered in a shallow grave. Further investigations would dig further into the rabbit hole, tracing the woman's dealings for a mysterious cryptocurrency company called P.U.R.E, as well as the swift manner in which the company's last known clients lost almost all of their savings. Part 1 - We follow the police investigation as they first discover the body in the shallow grave, before di...
Feb 04, 2025•17 min•Season 5Ep. 37
In April 2023, police in South Korea responded to a call to find a horrific scene, the remains of a woman buried covered in a shallow grave. Further investigations would dig further into the rabbit hole, tracing the woman's dealings for a mysterious cryptocurrency company called P.U.R.E, as well as the swift manner in which the company's last known clients lost almost all of their savings. Part 1 - We follow the police investigation as they first discover the body in the shallow grave, before di...
Jan 28, 2025•16 min•Season 5Ep. 36
In late January 2020, 33 year old Le Quoc Tuan works his way through a maze of shophouses to partake in some alleyway gambling, specifically the popular local game of xóc đĩa, loosely translated as “shake the plate”. Despite a winning start, Tuan would start to go on a series of losses, eventually wiping him out. Undeterred, he would then leave momentarily to get some more money, but would come back with a rifle instead. Part 1 - We delve into the events of the day as it unfolds, from the moment...
Jan 21, 2025•20 min•Season 5Ep. 35
In late January 2020, 33 year old Le Quoc Tuan works his way through a maze of shophouses to partake in some alleyway gambling, specifically the popular local game of xóc đĩa, loosely translated as “shake the plate”. Despite a winning start, Tuan would start to go on a series of losses, eventually wiping him out. Undeterred, he would then leave momentarily to get some more money, but would come back with a rifle instead. Part 1 - We delve into the events of the day as it unfolds, from the moment...
Jan 14, 2025•19 min•Season 5Ep. 34
Hey Heinous fans, thank you for your listenership and support throughout 2024. 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. // Everything seemed to be going well for Akira Nishiguchi. While he was previously a recurring criminal who had been in and out of prison for roughly 10 years, he had picked up a job as a delivery driver, and had even save...
Dec 31, 2024•36 min
Hey Heinous fans, thank you for your listenership and support throughout 2024. 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. // 3 women dead and a critically injured 15 year old girl; all in the span of a single evening. That was the result of one of the most heinous murder sprees ever to take place in Singapore, a notorious case that gripped the...
Dec 24, 2024•47 min
Hey Heinous fans, thank you for your listenership and support throughout 2024. 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. // In March 2012, police would be called upon a Jurong West estate to investigate a disturbance from engaged couple Gabriel Lee and Elsie Lek. When they arrived however, they would come across the chilling sight of a detach...
Dec 17, 2024•33 min
In November of 1988, 17 year old high school student Junko Furuta was cycling home from her part-time job when she was kicked off by a passing motorcyclist. Shortly thereafter, 18-year old teenage boy Hiroshi Miyano came across Furuta and helped her get back on her feet, even offering to walk her home as it was quite late at night. Unbeknownst to Furuta however, Miyano had actually orchestrated this seemingly chance encounter, and she would soon come to learn the true extent of his depravity. FY...
Dec 10, 2024•39 min•Season 5Ep. 33
It was March of 1995. John Martin Scripps, a British man visiting Singapore, had just finished watching a concert at the Victoria Concert Hall, but only hours later would be dragging a heavy, blood-stained suitcase onto the banks of the Singapore river. Soon enough, he would not longer be just an innocent tourist, but as the notorious Garden City Butcher instead. Part 1 - We explore the background of John Martin Scripps, his troubled past and his descent into crime, alongside his fateful encount...
Dec 03, 2024•21 min•Season 5Ep. 32
It was March of 1995. John Martin Scripps, a British man visiting Singapore, had just finished watching a concert at the Victoria Concert Hall, but only hours later would be dragging a heavy, blood-stained suitcase onto the banks of the Singapore river. Soon enough, he would not longer be just an innocent tourist, but as the notorious Garden City Butcher instead. Part 1 - We explore the background of John Martin Scripps, his troubled past and his descent into crime, alongside his fateful encount...
Nov 26, 2024•19 min•Season 5Ep. 31
It was a quiet evening in Manila in January of 1961, when the residents of Zapote Street would be rudely disturbed by the crack of gunfire. Shortly thereafter, police arrived to witness a haunting scene: a house room drenched in blood, with multiple bodies laying motionless on the floor. This would be start of one of the Philippine's most infamous crimes - The Cabading Family Murders. Part 1 - We explore the backgrounds of the key players in this story - the Cabading Family - in particular the d...
Nov 19, 2024•20 min•Season 5Ep. 30
