Rotten Mango

By Stephanie SooComedy Society & Culture True Crime

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October 13, 2021 #105: The Ripper of China (Serial Killer Gao Chengyong)
They sat around the dinner table - whispering. As if the man the town called “The Ripper” could hear them.

“Don’t wear red shoes - he will kill all girls wearing red shoes.”

“I thought it was red clothes?”

“I heard it was girls with long hair - because it’s easier to grab when they try to run away.”

Whatever it is - we have to try it all. Cut your hair. Throw out your red clothes because if The Ripper gets a hold of you…

He will leave you without your hands, ears, breasts, and sometimes even the skin on your back.

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1 hr 7 min
October 10, 2021 #104: The Strangler Tree Deaths (Case of Bhatia Family Deaths)
The banyan tree is a terrifyingly beautiful sight.

It looks like it's draped in a shredded cloak… with its long roots suspended from the branches - hanging eerily straight towards the ground.

That’s the first thing the officer thought of when he walked into the family home. 11 people dead. 10 hanging.

Together, perfectly spaced out, 10 family members were suspended from the ceiling like the roots of a banyan tree. Suspended. 3 generations of a family had been wiped out. But why?

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53 min
October 06, 2021 #103: The Nurse Killer From Hell (Case of Richard Speck)
The 7 nursing students were huddled in their dorm room bunk beds - panicking about what to do next. They had been tied up by an intruder.

They waited till he came back into the room and he pointed at a nurse “you.” He escorted her out and tortured her for 30 minutes. She would never return.

One by one - like a ritual the killer escorted out nurses to their death.

The hostage room went from 7 to 6 then 5…4…3…2…

Then there was one.

How will she escape?

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50 min
October 03, 2021 #102: The Werewolf of Russia (Serial Killer Mikhail Popkov)
The 17 year old girl woke up in a panic. Where was she? It was so bright and cold - a hospital?

She turned her head to the left - a pale dead body. She tried to scream but her voice wouldn’t work. She looked to her right - a dead body. She wanted to jump up and run out of there but half of her body was now paralyzed.

She had woken up in a morgue with half her hair torn out, she couldn’t move, and she didn’t even remember her name.

All she knew was earlier she was in a forest staring at the werewolf.

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44 min
September 29, 2021 #101: The Chicken Coop Serial Killers (Case of Gordon Northcott)
“Ooooh Sanford get out here! I have a present for you - it’s in the bucket!” Sanford didn’t understand why his uncle was so giddy to be back to the chicken farm but he rushed outside.

He peered into the bucket for his surprise. Immediately he wanted to gag. Why did his uncle bring home roadkill? Why did it look like the animal had a wig on?

“Look closer Sanford.” - Uncle Stew ordered.

And that’s when Sanford realized - this isn’t roadkill. It’s not an animal. It’s the severed head of a young boy not much older than him…

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1 hr 9 min
September 26, 2021 #100: Body In The High School Gym (Case of Kendrick Johnson)
All morning there had been whispers at LHS - they found a student’s body in the old gym. The body of 17 year old KJ had been found rolled up into a giant gym mat about 6ft tall.

When the police arrive they rule out foul play - they believe KJ willingly went into the mat where he would later suffocate to death.

But what about all the other strange evidence? The blood on the gym walls, the FBI agent’s high school son who had problems with KJ, and why were KJ’s organs missing?

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59 min
September 22, 2021 #99: The Case of Gabby Petito & Jelani Day
The couple embarked on a cross country trip in their converted van to experience the beauty of the national parks. They documented their trip, posted on Instagram, YouTube, they were in the process of starting their blog.

But only one came back.

How is that possible? Where did Gabby go? Why did Brian - her fiance - come back with the van without her?

And now with Gabby’s body found and Brian is now missing - the ongoing investigation is only getting muddier.

If you have any tips or information please reach out to the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALLFBI (225-5324).

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1 hr
September 19, 2021 #98: Mom & Son Incest Killers (Case of Sante Kimes)
When you walked by her house in the exclusively rich part of Newport Beach California you would never think it holds such sinister secrets.

She was holding young women captive in her house and would be arrested for slavery charges.

After escaping from prison - she went on to brutally murder and scam her way into millions of dollars with her boyfriend.

Who is her boyfriend you ask? Well, none other than her very own son.

And just when you think you know her - she surprises you.

Book Rec: “Son Of A Grifter” - by Kent Walker (one of Sante’s sons I couldn’t put it down it was so good!)

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1 hr 10 min
September 15, 2021 #97: The Kindergarten Teacher Killer (Case of Angila Wilder)
First day of Kindergarten is always a nerve-racking time for parents. But when they meet Mrs. W their tensions are probably eased.

She has a soft face with a dirty blonde bob and she’s a mom of three! She seems like the perfect teacher - kind, nurturing, sweet.

But when she’s with the police she’s a totally different person.

“I want to see where it stabbed her.”

“I want to see a video of them having s** with my husband!”

It makes you wonder - how well do we actually know our teachers?

Book Rec: “Wilder Intentions” - by C.J. Wynn (This is the best deep dive on the case and it’s meticulously researched!)

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1 hr 28 min
September 10, 2021 #96: Kidnapped By North Korea Part 2 (Case of Choi Eun-hee)
You want us to do what? - the couple had been kidnapped and forced to live in North Korea for years before they found out the truth.

The wife was a former beloved movie actress. The husband was an award-winning film director. And now North Korea had kidnapped them to make movies for Kim Jong Il.

It sounds like a fictional story - but it was very much real. And the couple’s lives depended on how good of a movie they could make.

(Please listen to Part 1 before this episode!)

Book Rec: “A Kim Jong Il Production” - by Paul Fischer (Even my Korean parents who grew up with this case on the news learned so much from this book! 10/10)

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48 min

About Rotten Mango

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Rotten but still a little sweet! Rotten Mango is a true crime + all things spooky podcast. We love doing deep dives into the darkest crimes and we tend to not leave out any details - which can get a little rotten at times. If you want deep dives in the psychology of killers, no holding back storytelling of crimes, and stories of lesser known criminals from around the world this is the place for you.