True Crime Reports
True Crime Reports
Podcast Description
This is immersive true crime, done differently. True Crime Reports brings you crime stories from the global south and beyond; tales of corruption, power, and injustice that often haven’t reached headlines in the West.
Hosted by journalist Halla Mohieddeen, each week you’ll be taken to countries like Peru, South Africa, Syria, and Cambodia, hearing from eyewitnesses, journalists, and family members right at the heart of these stories.
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The podcast explores themes such as modern-day slavery, political assassinations, and cultural injustices, with episodes detailing harrowing stories like the enslavement of scam victims in Southeast Asia and the assassination of prominent Sikh leaders, emphasizing the socio-political context of these crimes.
This is immersive true crime, done differently. True Crime Reports brings you crime stories from the global south and beyond; tales of corruption, power, and injustice that often haven’t reached headlines in the West.
Hosted by journalist Halla Mohieddeen, each week you’ll be taken to countries like Peru, South Africa, Syria, and Cambodia, hearing from eyewitnesses, journalists, and family members right at the heart of these stories.
A young Mongolian woman is abducted from an affluent neighbourhood in Kuala Lumpur in 2006, driven into the jungle, shot twice, and blown up with explosives. Her murder became one of Malaysia’s most notorious unsolved political scandals. But who wanted Altantuya Shaariibuu dead, and how far does the cover-up go?
The illustrations in this video have been created by artists aided by AI-powered software.
In this episode:
- Mary Ann Jolley(@jolleyma), Senior Reporter | Al Jazeera
Episode credits:
True Crime Reports is an Al Jazeera Originals production. Our host is Halla Mohieddeen. This episode was written by Ryan Gaffney. The head of podcasts is Jo de Frias. Our executive producer is Ney Alvarez. Our senior producers are Fahrinisa Campana and Marthe van der Wolf. Leo Danczak, is the producer and Catherine Nouhan is the assistant producer. The production coordinator is Ashley McCarry. Our senior script editor is Danylo Hawaleshka. Fact-checking is by Catherine Nouhan, Zaina Badr, and Chiara Brambilla. The head of creative and design is Mohamad Darwiche. Our post-production supervisor is Nacho Cobella. Our video editor is Isaac Bencid. Osama Alsaadi and Hamdi Samali are our AI Animators. Bishoy Milad is our Graphic Artist. Alan Leer is the supervising sound editor. The sound designer is Lizzy Andrews. Music composition is by Tom Biddle. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
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