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Murder Ciruepisode 25: why "not all men" is always the wrong answerrest in peace to all the women who found love in the wrong places
to Josephine, whose new job cost her her life
to Ivy, the doctor who will never heal
countless women, living their pretty lives, willfully and brutally murdered by men who claimed to love them
and when you tell them they say, not all men_
nkt!
(video collab with and edited by my special guest, BWV)
2025-01-0303 min
Murder Ciruepisode 24: I can't do this anymore..the finale
finally
take care of yourselves
as promised, the links to the podcasts I talked about (I called the podcast npr, but it's radiolab, which at the time, maybe still, can' tell, was an npr podcast)
Mau Mau - https://radiolab.org/podcast/mau-mau
Cut and Run - https://radiolab.org/podcast/runners
Outside Westgate - https://radiolab.org/podcast/outside-westgate
2024-11-2546 min
2024-11-1605 min
Murder Ciruepisode 22: Anne vs mar gautmar
/mɑːr/
verb
impair the appearance of; disfigure
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noun
represents a mythical ancestor or national god in the origin myth of the Geats; Proto-Germanic
Welcome to the first episode of season four
This episode is based on real events
The trial is ongoing
Main source - KTN Investigates - https://youtu.be/AmwLILORvMI?si=_UIlEpq31K-8V85F
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2024-11-1618 min
Murder Ciruminisode - Lessons(Listener discretion is always recommended)
Five (5 things I have learned from making and consuming true crime content
Stay safe out there
2024-01-1805 min
Murder Ciruminisode - Starlet Wahu(This is a true crime podcast. Listener discertion is advised.)
The death of a beautiful young woman raises a pertinent discussion. Everything at this point is allegations, speculations, some informed and others seemingly mean-spirited.
She did not deserve such a brutal death, no matter what her occupation was. And we can't be sure what her occupation actually was.
Women being unaware of how dangerous the men they spend time with are. A pattern has emerged over the seasons.
What are your thoughts?
Sources - Citizen TV, K24, BTG News
2024-01-0707 min
Murder Ciruepisode 21 - ExportsWhat a strange concept, to export crime. And yet, it happens..
(The original audio was low volume and poor quality. This was a recording issue, due to limited recording equipment, that will not persist in future episodes.
The audio has been replaced with a higher volume file. The quality is not the best but please bear with us. We will do better. Thank you for your feedback concerning this issue.)
sources
https://www.greensburgdailynews.com/news/local_news/illinois-man-facing-rape-charge/article_93098c13-36b1-5698-bdda-973d2b9b0019.html
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2024-01-021h 16
Murder Ciruepisode 20 - Agnes WanjiruSynopsis
Agnes Wanjiru, 21, and mother of a then 5 month old baby, was murdered in 2012 after spending the night with a soldier (or soldiers) stationed and training at The British Army Training Unit (BATUK) in Nanyuki, Kenya at the time.
This episode explores the events surrounding her disappearance and murder, and the facts available in the public domain up until now.
The murder is still unresolved as of the date of publication of this podcast.
Sources
NTV Kenya
The Guardian
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2023-10-0913 min
Murder Ciruepisode 19 - Stella Kurgat(This podcast discusses homicide, and related matters of a sensitive nature. Listener discretion is advised.)
This is a short one
It is kind of a listener request. I think you will know yourself, but just in case.. Thank you E.
Stella Kurgat - Where is she?
Sources -
nation.africa
Nation YouTube
2023-08-2204 min
Murder Ciruepisode 18 - Mary Lilian(This podcast discusses homicide, and related matters of a sensitive nature. Listener discretion is advised.)
On a nondescript Monday in February this year (2023), a woman was shot on a nondescript street in Nairobi. Her name is Mary Lilian Waithira, and she later succumbed to her injuries and died.
The circumstances surrounding her death are still a mystery. Who shot her? Why? Listen in to hear the facts in this bizarre case.
Rip Mary Lilian.
sources -
nation.africa
...
2023-07-1810 min
Murder Ciruepisode 17 - Josephine Karimi(This podcast discusses homicide, and related matters of a sensitive nature. Listener discretion is advised.)
24 year old Josephine Kawira was supposed to the safe at the Catholic Women's Association in Kiaragana, Embu County, where she worked as a secretary. But when she suddenly went missing, her family feared the worst. Their fears were to be realised and then some when, about a week after reporting her missing after finding her not present at her workplace, her decomposing body was found in a pit latrine. A suspect is in custody.
Listen in as we discuss what...
2023-07-0909 min
Murder Ciruepisode 16 - Brenda Kawira(This podcast discusses homicide, and related matters of a sensitive nature. Listener discretion is advised.)
In this one, we talk about the tragic and untimely demise of Brenda Kawira, a young woman with a future full of promise. Kawira is alleged to have died by suicide at an apartment complex in Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya.
The only witness to this alleged suicide is the boyfriend of Brenda, who is (allegedly) adversely mentioned in a diary entry penned by Kawira shortly preceding her demise, an entry that was seen by Kawira's sister after she died.
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2023-07-0508 min
Murder Ciruepisode 15 - Chrizo (Christine Ambani)(This podcast discusses homicide, and related matters of a sensitive nature. Listener discretion is advised.)
In this episode - the events surrounding the murder of Christine Ambani, in July of 2021, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Did things a bit different in this ep, can you tell?
My sources for this episode were the following reputed Kenyan news networks:
KTN News Kenya (Facebook)
standardmedia.co.ke
k24tv.co.ke
Track used - Elle (11) by prazi...
2023-03-2206 min
Murder Ciruepisode 14: GachieGachie
two good things, and a lot of history
"118, chief waruhiu, we merked him" - YouTube comment on a news piece about Gachie
sources:
NTV Kenya (YouTube)
nation.africa
www.standardmedia.co.ke
2023-01-0608 min
Murder Ciruepisode 13: Careen ChepchumbaRest In Peace Careen Chepchumba
Sources:
nation.africa
www.standardmedia.co.ke
KTN Casefiles (YouTube)
Paradise Lost: The story of Louis Otieno (podcast)
NTV Kenya (YouTube)
Citizen TV Kenya (YouTube)
KTN News (YouTube)
2023-01-0647 min
Murder Ciruepisode 12: Irene Wairimu GakwaIrene Wairimu Gakwa is a young Kenyan woman and nursing student living in the USA, who went missing in late February 2022.
She was last seen on a WhatsApp video call with her parents. She appeared thinner, and visibly tired. She was 32 when she went missing. Her 33rd birthday has come and gone, and her whereabouts are still unknown.
Where is Irene?
correction:
90 pounds is actually 40.8233133 kilograms.
sources:
cnn.com
nation.africa
Citizen TV Digital
City of Gillete (Government) Facebook account
2022-09-1214 min
Murder Ciruepisode 11: Catherine Nyokabi(This podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.)
In April of 2021, the life of Catherine Nyokabi was snuffed out, allegedly by her reportedly secret boyfriend Evans Karani, a married man several years her senior. The case is ongoing. Rest in peace Nyokabi.
Please say a prayer for the child who survived Nyokabi, who will have to grow up without their mother.
sources: KTN News Kenya, Citizen TV Kenya, Kenyans.co.ke, mpasho.co.ke
2022-08-1508 min
Murder Ciruepisode 10: Velvine Nungari Kinyanjui(This podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.)
#justiceforvesh
Velvine Nungari, a 24 year old Kenyan woman, was brutally raped and murdered in Nairobi. The main suspect is Joseph Kinyua, whose murder trial is ongoing. Rest in peace Vesh.
Sources: Citizen TV Kenya, Citizen Digital, NTV Kenya, KTN News Kenya, Kenyans.co.ke, Directorate of Criminal Investigation Twitter, Usikimye Facebook page
2022-08-1413 min
Murder Ciruepisode 9: Ivy Wangechi(This podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.)
One of the most horrific, public slayings, modern Kenya has ever witnessed took place in 2019 in Eldoret, a major town in the beautiful Rift Valley.
The life of a 24 year old woman, a daughter, a friend to many, and then a 6th year medical school student at Moi University School of Medicine student, was ended by the cruel and vicious acts of an individual who had once claimed he wanted to marry her. In this episode we h...
2022-03-2418 min
Murder Ciruepisode 8: Mercy Chepkosgei Keino(This podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.)
In the middle of June, 2011, on one of Nairobi’s busiest highways, early one Saturday morning, the unalive body of a young woman was found. She would later be identified as Mercy Keino and though her death is unresolved to date, the subsequent investigations would reveal that her last night alive was quite a dramatic one. The aftermath would see a number of people adversely mentioned in connection to her death, including a prominent member of government at the time. And although an...
2021-09-1222 min
Murder Ciruepisode 7 - The Dark Side of Matatu Culture(This podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.)
Matatu, a ubiquitous and necessary part of urban Kenyan life, past and present, but some women really do pay too dear a price for a little public transportation. From sexual assault, to physical violence and even death, these incidents and stories of brutality against women have dogged matwana/matatu culture for a long time.
In this episode, we highlight a few cases of violence, and death involving women in matatu.
(The actual episode starts at this time stamp: 3:07)
2021-06-0220 min
Murder Ciruepisode 6 - Julie A Ward (Part 2 of 2, FINAL)(This podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.)
This is the final installment of story of the 1988 murder of Julie A Ward, a 28 year old British woman which occurred inside Kenya's iconic Maasai Mara National Game Reserve. It's a little long..
Music: Zeeky Beats - Embrace (thank you always Zeeky!)
References:
Dr Grace A Musila Thesis: http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/6801/Main%20thesis%20%20Grace%20Musila.pdf?sequence=2
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/may/04/kenya...
2021-04-1240 min2021-03-1000 min
Murder Ciruepisode 5 - Julie A Ward (Part 1)(This podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.)
In this one, we explore the 1988 murder of Julie A Ward, a 28 year old British woman which occurred inside Kenya's iconic Maasai Mara National Game Reserve.
Music: Zeeky Beats - Smoke in snow (thank you Zeeky!)
sources:
Grace A Musila PhD Thesis - KENYAN AND BRITISH SOCIAL IMAGINARIES ON JULIE WARD’S DEATH IN KENYA (2008) [Highly recommended!]
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-10-mn-2683-story.html
ht...
2021-03-0817 min
Murder Ciruepisode 4 - The 1980s murders of Monica Njeri and Lucy KaburaThis podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.
sources for this episode:
https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/dn2/when-us-marine-was-fined-sh500-for-brutal-murder-880570
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/10/21/manslaughter-trial-of-us-sailor-stirs-racial-controversy-in-kenya/c4e6991a-ca2e-48ab-8c26-04fdc341dc84/
https://owaahh.com/cold-case-the-brutal-murder-of-lucy-kabura/
https://owaahh.com/did-monica-njeris-killer-kill-three-more-women/#prettyPhoto
A Death Retold in Truth and Rumour: Kenya, Britain and the Julie Ward Murder, By Grace A. Musila via Google Books
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/07/08/Asks-acquittal-of-US-sailor-in-murder-trial/2668426484800/
https://www.upi.com...
2021-01-2720 min
Murder Ciruepisode 3 - Captain Judy Angaine (Part 3/3)(This podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.)
This is the final installment in the series of episodes about Captain Judy Angaine and her tragic murder in 1978.
In this episode, we discuss briefly the events of March 30, 1978 - the unfortunate day of the murder - as well as the subsequent trial.
We conclude the story of Capt. Judy Angaine, for now.
Please see episode 2's show notes for a complete list of sources for this series of episodes about Capt. Angaine.
Music...
2021-01-0438 min
Murder Ciruepisode 2 - Captain Judy Angaine (Part 2 - March 29, 1978)(This podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.)
SHOW NOTES Ep. 02:
In this episode, we continue the story of Judy Angaine. The episode focuses on March 29, 1978 - a day before she would be killed.
If you’d like to skip the intro and get right into the story, it actually starts around the 6:00 minute mark.
Apologies:
1. I'm sorry about the glitch (house number 64), couldn't be helped, I tried.. :/
2. Also, in the episode I say Kapenguria is where the Kapenguria 6 were held...
2020-11-1625 min
Murder Ciruepisode 1 - Captain Judy Angaine (Part 1 - Intro)(This podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.)
This is the pilot episode. This is the introduction to the story of Judy Angaine. If the story is completely new to you, there are some spoilers in this episode, but only given to help introduce the story better and help follow the events. Judy Angaine was a young Kenyan woman who was murdered in 1978. After Judy Angaine was killed, there was a murder trial and most of the facts of this story are derived from that trial. The trial ended in a...
2020-11-1317 min2020-11-1200 min