It's 2006, and bodies are piling up in Mumbai, but something strange about them is an empty beer bottle next to them--this is the case of the Beer Man.

Sources:

1. Ravindra Kantrole. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/hc-acquits-beer-man-suspect-kantrole/articleshow/5034151.cms
2. NDTV News (September 18, 2009). The Beer Man Case: A timeline of the investigation and acquittal. https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/mumbais-beer-man-acquitted-400782
3. The Indian Express (January 13, 2007). Mumbai Police arrest suspect in serial killings. https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/beer-man-police-claim-breakthrough/
4. Mumbai Mirror (October 2006 - January 2007 Archives). Serial killer haunts South Mumbai pavements. (Used for atmospheric details of the initial crime scenes near Marine Lines.)
5. Hindustan Times (September 19, 2009). Why the Beer Man case fell apart: The failure of narco-evidence. https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/no-evidence-to-link-kantrole-to-beer-man-murders/story-7C5Z8B6N4M2L1P0.html
6. Rediff News (January 12, 2007). The mystery of the Beer Man. https://www.rediff.com/news/2007/jan/12mumbai.htm
7. The Hindu (September 20, 2009). Legal analysis of the Ravindra Kantrole acquittal. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/High-Court-acquits-Ravindra-Kantrole/article16881985.ece
8. Frontline Magazine (Volume 26 - Issue 21). The Fallacy of Truth Serum. https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30182606.ece (Used for the critique of narco-analysis in Part 3.)
9. Mid-Day (Archives). The victims of the Beer Man: Profiles of the forgotten. (Used for victim profiles in Part 1.)
10. Business Standard (January 2007). Mumbai Police deploy 500 men to catch 'Beer Man'. https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/mumbai-police-on-the-trail-of-serial-killer-107011001045_1.html