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Death, Lies & Cyanide (Indian Crime Podcast)

BySpotify Studios
11 episodes

Podcast Summary

[English] Listen to one of India's most disturbing true crime stories, produced by Asiaville. Follow the horror of why a 47-year-old mother allegedly poisoned and killed six members of her own family over 14 years. And how she managed to remain above suspicion until the police blew the cover off in 2019.

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Trailer- Welcome to Death, Lies and Cyanide

14 years. 6 family members dead. A warm, church-going woman allegedly behind it all. On this new Spotify Original produced by Asiaville, follow the horror of why a 47-year-old mother allegedly poisoned and killed family members how she managed to remain above suspicion until 2019. New episodes out every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020-09-04•1mins
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Ep 1: Too Close to See?

Theirs was a close-knit family, living in a small neighbourhood. And yet, when six suspicious deaths happened, no one raised even an eyebrow. Least of all, suspected their favourite daughter-in-law - Jolly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020-09-07•22mins
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Ep 2: Who's Hiding What?

The deeper the police probed, the messier this case became. It threw up more names, more motives and more stink. It became an unholy cocktail of lies, deceit, sex, property and politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020-09-14•21mins
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Ep 3: Lies Speak the Truth

It all started with one small and harmless lie. To cover up which, Jolly piled on more and more lies. Until there was only way to hide this messy heap - murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020-09-21•20mins
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Ep 4: A Festival of Death

Jolly admired her mother-in-law and desperately wanted to become like her. But Jolly knew of only way to make that happen. On this episode, we uncover the gore details behind what was reportedly Jolly's first crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020-09-28•19mins
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Ep 5: A Will That Kills

Jolly had one last chance to redeem herself. But no, her ambition became an obsession. Her aspiration turned into greed. Now nothing was going to stop her. Least of all, her father-in-law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020-10-05•21mins
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Ep 6: The Queen's Gambit

With her father-in-law gone, her husband was the uncrowned king and she, the queen. But who wants to be just a king's wife? Why sit beside the throne, when you can sit on it? Why be a queen, when you can be an empress? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020-10-12•21mins
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Ep 7: He Asked, He Died

One man's suspicion was the first and only conflict in Jolly's otherwise perfect crime story. It had to be quelled. He had to be silenced. She does it. Not like a serial killer in a rage. But like a chess grandmaster at play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020-10-19•20mins

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Ep 8: Too Young to Live

On her brother's First Holy Communion day, in front of all the guests present, two-year-old Alfine ate the poisoned bread given by Jolly, say the police. And with that, Jolly moved one step closer to marrying Alfine's father. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020-10-26•21mins
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Ep 9: Dying to Marry

With his daughter eliminated, there was only his wife who stood between Shaju and Jolly. And then, with the wife too gone, Jolly is alleged to have got the husband of her dreams - A man who would question nothing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020-11-02•21mins
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Ep 10: The Wrong Endgame

But for a small slip-up, the news of Jolly's six alleged murders would never have broken out. Her arrest and reported confession don't seem like the end of this story. Her attempted suicide and fight back look more like the beginning of a bigger drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020-11-09•20mins