Murder Without Borders
Murder Without Borders reveals rarely heard true crime stories from every corner of the globe. Each episode brings to life a fascinating, solved murder case—delving deep into the cultural subtleties, historical context, and compelling mysteries behind crimes seldom discussed in English.
Episodes
Hard Landing - Bolivia (2019)
A senior pilot for Bolivia's national airline fails to come home. At dawn, a patrol officer notices blood on the rear door of a white BMW parked at the roadside outside Cochabamba.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Judge with Three Wives - Algeria (2018)
A senior Algerian judge divided his nights between three wives and three homes. On the morning he disappeared, everyone in his large family joined the search. One of them already knew where he was.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Two Accidents Too Many - Slovenia (2015)
In January 2019, a 21-year-old woman arrived at a hospital in Slovenia with her left hand severed cleanly above the wrist.She said it was a freak accident with a circular saw. But as investigators looked more closely at the bizarre incident, almost nothing about it seemed accidental.In fact, it had all been part of a scheme to turn a permanent injury into an insurance payout of more than a million
The Special Child - Tunisia (2010)
A schoolboy disappears on Christmas Eve. For a week, a working-class Tunisian town searches alleys and fields for any sign of him. When the search finally ends, the discovery is more terrible than his family feared.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Murder at the Summer Cottage - Sweden (2016)
A drowning in shallow water one summer. A brutal stabbing the next. Two deaths at the same Swedish cottage - and one person present for both.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Obsessed Online Gamer Triple Murder - South Korea (2021)
They never met in person, just two players on the same side in a multiplayer game. To her it was a casual friendship. To him it was the start of something she'd never agreed to.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
I Just Killed Your Parents - Cyprus (2018)
A 14-year-old boy wakes to a masked man in his bedroom. By the time the sun comes up, he will be the only member of his family left.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Sex Mansion Murder - Uruguay (2018)
Behind the padlocked gates of a mansion called Gypsy Queen, a feud had been simmering for years. When an English teacher is murdered at his front door, detectives follow a trail of money, resentment, and hired hands back to its source.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Third House - Vanuatu (2018)
Dawn was breaking on April 18, 2018 in the outskirts of Port Vila, the capital of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. In a small settlement called Etas, a young mother stirred awake in her parents’ home, only to discover that her six-year-old daughter was nowhere to be found. ------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you!
The Double Double Murders - Malta (2019)
A mother and daughter vanish from their village home. When police find their bodies, they uncover something almost impossible to believe: this is the second double murder connected to this family.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Strangers at the Door - Turkey (2018)
Metin and Necla Büyüksen are shot dead in their modest farmhouse while their 20-year-old daughter watches in horror. A jammed shotgun saves her life, but three years of silence, suspicion, and family betrayal follow before the shocking truth emerges.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmai
A Murder So Unthinkable It Didn't Exist - Cuba (2010)
A 12-year-old girl is found in a shallow grave with dirt in her lungs, still wearing her school uniform. The investigation exposes a network of predators stretching from Bayamo to northern Italy. ------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Serial Killer on the Silk Road - Kazakhstan (2011)
Most serial killers hunt in a single city. This one crossed international borders after every murder, returning home as if nothing had happened. Two nations had no idea they were chasing the same man.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Perfect Crime - Suriname (2015)
No witnesses. No struggle. No body for three days. When 29-year-old Aradhana Nazir drowned in Suriname, her boyfriend had thought of everything. Almost.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Kindergarten Teacher's Revenge - Belarus (2015)
Vyacheslav Tikhomirov and his girlfriend were found stabbed over 140 times in their Minsk apartment. The killers took cash, winter coats, and a box of chocolates — but this was no robbery.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Serial Killer in the Tea Fields - Sri Lanka (2008-2015)
Grandmothers. Widows. Women who lived alone. In a quiet Sri Lankan village, a serial killer hunted the vulnerable for seven years, while police arrested everyone but him.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Predator in Paradise - Panama (2011)
In a harbor once famous for Spanish treasure galleons and pirate raids, a modern predator stalked the marina docks. By the time divers pulled a body from the water, the killer had already claimed another victim.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Left Behind in the Dark - Russia (2017)
Furious and humiliated after a fight, Alena Popova made a fateful choice to leave her best friend Anastasia Muzhenya alone in a tent on a desolate stretch of the Black Sea coast. By the time Alena reached home, Anastasia was dead, and police were convinced that the girl who walked away was actually a cold-blooded killer.----A special thank you to Connor for bringing this case to our attention and
The Monster of Toluca - Mexico (2019)
By the fall of 2019, one man had quietly left a trail of missing women across Toluca. It would take a single disappearance for authorities to realize they weren’t dealing with an isolated crime, but with something far larger and far more disturbing.------Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Nowhere is Safe - Chad (2018)
When Éché Goukouni fled her abusive husband in Chad and escaped to France with her infant son, she thought she had finally found safety. Then her husband came looking for answers — and he brought a gun.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
You'll Never See Your Daughters Again - Spain (2021)
On an April evening in Tenerife, Beatriz Zimmermann handed her daughters to their father for a routine visit. Hours later, she sat in a police station listening to his voice on the phone: "You will never see your daughters again."-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Executed in Front of Her Daughter - Paraguay (2011)
Young mother, Evelyn Eberhardt, is murdered in front of her daughter in a Paraguay suburb. When investigators finally uncover who was responsible, the truth would be almost impossible to believe.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The COVID Lockdown Disappearance - Bermuda (2020)
A 26-year-old mother vanishes from a 21-square-mile island during the strictest COVID lockdown. With no flights, no ferries, and police checkpoints on every road, where could Chavelle Dillon-Burgess have gone?-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Dirt in the Boy's Lungs - Hungary (2012)
Eleven-year-old Bence Szita was beaten, stabbed, and thrown into a pit in the Hungarian forest. The truth about who killed him and why would shake the community to its core.----A special thank you to Connor for bringing this case to our attention and sharing his research. Connor does incredible work documenting underreported cases from countries all over the world, and publishes those write-ups on
The Karlivka Maniac - Ukraine (1998)
From 1998 to 2004, a serial killer stalked the farmlands of eastern Ukraine. The weapons changed each time — pipes, hammers, shotguns, fire — whatever was at hand. Entire families were massacred. Grandparents in their beds. Children in their pajamas. No one was spared.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murder
Body in the Metal Drum - Haiti (2020)
When high-school student Evelyne Sincère is found stuffed in a discarded barrel at a trash dump, Port-au-Prince, Haiti erupts in grief and fury. Celebrities and students alike join the demand for accountability.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Psychiatrist's Couch - Venezuela (2008)
When 19-year-old university student Roxana Vargas is found dead in a Caracas park, her personal blog exposes just the beginning of the decades long nightmare investigators would uncover.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Murder on the Yacht - Tonga (2016)
In the peaceful waters of Neiafu Harbor, Tonga, 56-year-old Patricia Kearney meets a violent end. When her husband faces charges, he makes a brazen bid for freedom that humiliates an entire nation.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Emilie Meng Murder Solved - Denmark (2016)
Hours before she was supposed to sing at Sunday church service, 17-year-old Emilie Meng steps off the last train and into the early morning darkness. She waves goodbye to her friends and is never seen alive again. Seven years later, another young girl's brutal abduction will finally crack the case wide open.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d l
Whole Family Slaughtered - Jamaica (2006)
A Sunday morning discovery on Jamaica's Prospect Beach reveals the bodies of two mothers and four children. -----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Travel Companion - Andorra (2016)
When 28-year-old Florent Grégoire disappeared without a trace from an Andorran hostel, his family began receiving messages from a strange woman claiming to be his travel companion.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Lusaka Strangler - Zambia (1980)
When young women begin disappearing from bus stations across Zambia's capital, a city unused to violent crime descends into terror as bodies accumulate at an alarming pace.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Barrels by the Black Sea - Bulgaria (2021)
Real estate success brought Teodora Bahlova home to Burgas, Bulgaria. Then one night, she disappeared. A year later, her daughter was still searching, until a second disappearance revealed hidden links.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Buried Alive in the Dunes - Cape Verde (2007)
Barefoot and covered in blood, 17-year-old Agnese Paci emerges from the darkness with a tale of horror. Her two friends are somewhere in the dunes, buried.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Backpacker's Nightmare - Laos (2020)
Norwegian yoga instructor Nerid Høiness falls for a charming Japanese traveler on a Thai island. But when she crosses into Laos with her new boyfriend then disappears, her mother's worst fears become reality.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Four Girls Gone - Ghana (2018)
In the peaceful port city of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, young women begin disappearing in broad daylight. As ransom demands arrive and families plead for help, investigators race to stop a predator before another daughter vanishes.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Footballer’s Mistress - Iran (2002)
When 35-year-old Laleh Saharkhizan was found brutally stabbed in her Tehran home, whispers spread quickly: her husband was none other than Iranian football legend Nasser Mohammadkhani.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Architecture Student - Dominican Republic (2009)
Bright architecture student Juanny “Lohara” Tavárez Rosario vanishes on a Thursday night in the Dominican Republic, and is found the next morning in a discarded tarp, brutally tortured. Theories of drug traffickers, ex-lovers, and debts pile up... but the truth is even more shocking.--------------Have an underreported case idea from your country? Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you! murde
The Doting Father - Singapore (2017)
He was polite, ordinary, forgettable. Until the police opened his front door and revealed the unimaginable.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Death in a Black Lexus - Thailand (2015)
On a rainy Bangkok night, powerful billionaire Chuwong Sae Tang is found lifeless beside his longtime friend, Banyin Tangpakorn, who walked away with barely a scratch. -----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
Ecuador's First Female Serial Killer - Ecuador (2020)
Police walk into a nightmarish scene on the outskirts of Quito, Ecuador. Two children are found dead in their beds, a mother lies close to her last breath, and a man’s body is discovered stuffed beneath the kitchen sink. This is the story of Lissa Caiza, Ecuador’s first known female serial killer.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear
Two Bodies in the Trunk - Honduras (2013)
When Laura Knight reported masked intruders storming her home in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, police rushed to help. Hours later, the story she told began to unravel.----------Get in touch!murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Morning Cristina Disappeared - Guatemala (2011)
In an upscale enclave outside Guatemala City, 33-year-old Cristina Siekavizza leaves home one July morning and never returns, prompting a national search that soon turns inward.
The Torso in the Yard - Zimbabwe (2020)
When seven-year-old Tapiwa Makore Jr. doesn’t return from guarding his family’s garden, a village rally turns to horror at dawn, and whispers of ritual sacrifice ripple through Nyamutumbu.
What Happened to Jasmina - Croatia (2000)
In a quiet Croatian borderland village, 23-year-old Jasmina Dominić vanished as her family insisted she’d gone to France, until she's discovered five years later, far closer to home than anyone imagined.
Serial Killer Cop Preys on Her Own Relatives - South Africa (2012)
When gambling debts consumed police sergeant Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu, she found a sinister solution: murder her own relatives for insurance money. Over six years, this South African serial killer eliminated family members one by one, using poison, strangulation, and hired assassins to fund her addiction and lifestyle.
The Celebrity Stylist Double Murder - Colombia (2021)
Mauricio Leal was the most sought-after hairstylist in Colombia, adored by TV stars and beauty queens. When he and his mother were found dead in their luxury home, the glamorous façade began to crack.
The Lover's Gamble - Bhutan (2023)
A canceled hotel reservation. Deleted text messages. Security footage that tells a different story. When Namgay Dolkar goes missing in Bhutan, investigators must piece together a web of lies to find the truth.
The Fake Honor Killing - Egypt (2020)
Security cameras capture a veiled figure entering an apartment building, but appearances can be deceiving. The death of 21-year-old Iman Adel reveals a conspiracy orchestrated by those closest to her.
The DNA Breakthrough - France (2002)
When 24-year-old bank manager Élodie Kulik calls for help after her car crashes on a foggy January night, the terrifying 26-second recording captures something far more sinister than an accident.
The Missing Student - St. Kitts and Nevis (2017)
When 17-year-old Leanna Napoleon disappears after her first exam, a desperate search reveals the darkest family secret imaginable.
The Roadside Maniac - Lithuania (2001)
When Eglė Venskutonytė's body appeared tied to a tree, authorities realized her death was only the beginning.
The Wrong Car - Moldova (2024)
After an anxious wait at her bus stop in the dead of night, Ana-Maria Guja felt relief when a car driven by a man she assumed was sent by her boyfriend arrived. The pregnant 19-year-old had no idea she was stepping into a nightmare.
The Black Widower - Taiwan (1985-2003)
When a young woman’s body is found at the bottom of a ravine, investigators unravel a tangled web that would reveal a man driven by desperation and greed, a “black widower” who turned his own household into an 18-year insurance scheme of horrifying proportions.
Blaze in the Bedroom - Chile (2020)
When 12-year-old Melissa Chávez is found dead in a suspicious fire, investigators soon realize the flames only obscured a darker truth lurking inside the family home.------------📧 Get in TouchWe'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, case suggestions, or just say hi: murderwithoutborders@gmail.com⭐️ Rate UsIf you're enjoying the show, we'd absolutely love it if
The Attorney From Hell - Nicaragua (2013)
Killers stage a narco-style execution of an entire family, but the survivor’s story reveals an even darker truth.
The Taxi Driver Serial Killers - Lebanon (2011)
When taxi drivers and passengers keep turning up dead across the Beirut suburbs, fear grips a city desperate for answers. Who will be next?------------📧 Get in TouchWe'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, case suggestions, or just say hi: murderwithoutborders@gmail.com⭐️ Rate UsIf you're enjoying the show, we'd absolutely love it if you rated it — it really hel
Bloodbath on the Sixth Floor - Brazil (2009)
In an upscale Brasília tower, former Justice Minister José Guilherme Villela, his wife, and their housekeeper are found brutally stabbed to death behind triple-locked doors, with no trace of the killer.------------📧 Get in TouchWe'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, case suggestions, or just say hi: murderwithoutborders@gmail.com⭐️ Rate UsIf you're enjoying the show, we'd a
A Lovers Pact - Austria (2016)
Beneath pristine Alpine peaks, a man’s bullet-riddled body ignites an investigation into a meticulously planned murder.------------📧 Get in TouchWe'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, case suggestions, or just say hi: murderwithoutborders@gmail.com⭐️ Rate UsIf you're enjoying the show, we'd absolutely love it if you rated it — it really helps us out! Spotify |
The Fullerton Furry Triple Murders - USA (2016)
A shocking triple homicide claims Jennifer and Christopher Yost and their friend Billy Boucher, thrusting their daughter Katlynn into the center of a disturbing narrative of betrayal, forbidden romance, and lethal obsession.------------📧 Get in TouchWe'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, case suggestions, or just say hi: murderwithoutborders@gmail.com⭐️ Rate UsIf you're enjoyin
The Hitman's Mistake - Ireland (2008)
A city nicknamed for violence faces its breaking point when innocent local sports star Shane Geoghegan is executed just steps from home.------------📧 Get in TouchWe'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, case suggestions, or just say hi: murderwithoutborders@gmail.com⭐️ Rate UsIf you're enjoying the show, we'd absolutely love it if you rated it — it really helps us out! Spotify
Murdered Studying Abroad - Costa Rica (2001)
A promising American student, Shannon Martin, returns to the tranquil town of Golfito, Costa Rica to complete her botanical research. But a brutal attack just yards from her temporary home shatters that peaceful illusion in an instant.------------📧 Get in TouchWe'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, case suggestions, or just say hi: murderwithoutborders@gmail.com⭐️ Rate UsIf you're
The Man Who Knew Too Much - Philippines (2000)
Prominent PR advisor Salvador "Bubby" Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito vanish in broad daylight from Manila’s busiest streets, setting off an explosive scandal and revealing a web of deceit, corruption, and murder at the highest levels.------------📧 Get in TouchWe'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, case suggestions, or just say hi: murderwithoutborders@gmail.com⭐️ Rate UsIf you
Deadly Holiday Abroad - Peru (2022)
When Karla Godoy disappears abroad, two countries unite to unravel a murder that defies borders, setting a groundbreaking legal precedent.------------📧 Get in TouchWe'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, case suggestions, or just say hi: murderwithoutborders@gmail.com⭐️ Rate UsIf you're enjoying the show, we'd absolutely love it if you rated it — it really helps us out! Listen & rat
Noa's Last Ride - Israel (1998)
A teenager’s brutal murder shakes Jerusalem, but the crime goes unsolved for decades. The revolutionary use of familial DNA finally unmasks the man who took 17-year-old Noa Eyal’s life.We'd love to hear from you! If you have any thoughts on the show, suggestions for cases, or just want to say hi, email us at murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Pop Star and the Tycoon - UAE (2008)
Suzanne Tamim rose to fame as a beloved Lebanese pop singer—until turbulent relationships, powerful men, and simmering jealousy collided, leading to her violent end in Dubai.------------📧 Get in TouchWe'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts, case suggestions, or just say hi: murderwithoutborders@gmail.com⭐️ Rate UsIf you're enjoying the show, we'd absolutely love it if you rated
The Girl on the Bike - Norway (1999)
When 12-year-old Kristin Juel Johannessen disappears on a summer evening bike ride, her small Norwegian community launches a desperate search that ends in heartbreak—and begins a decades-long pursuit of justice.
The Suicide That Wasn't - Pakistan (2024)
A young bride. A troubled marriage. A suspicious death. When 20-year-old Sania Zahra is found hanging from a ceiling fan, her father's instincts tell him there's more to the story than meets the eye.
The OnlyFans Girl Next Door - Italy (2022)
Twenty-six-year-old Carol Maltesi built a following as Charlotte Angie, creating adult content from her Milan apartment in northern Italy. Then a custom video request leads to a bondage scene that turns horrifyingly real.
Snatched from the Trail - West Germany (1986)
On a warm summer evening in 1986, 15-year-old Jutta Hoffmann vanished without a trace along a quiet forest path near Lindenfels, West Germany. Nearly four decades later, a breakthrough in DNA technology would finally unravel the dark truth.
The Catfish Quadruple Murders - China (2021)
A 25-year-old woman's happy wedding preparations dissolve into terror as loved ones disappear and die — who is pulling the strings?
The Trail of Breadcrumbs - Romania (1994)
A quiet Romanian city is thrown into chaos when dismembered human remains begin to appear across town, leaving a trail of breadcrumbs leading detectives into one of the most notorious criminal investigations in Romanian history.-----Have a suggestion, comment, or a case idea from across the globe? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! murderwithoutborders@gmail.com
The Nagano Family Disappearance - Japan (2010)
When the Kin family vanishes, Nagano authorities uncover disturbing truths about their private dealings that point toward a motive darker than anyone imagined.
The Serial Killer in Plain Site - Belgium (1990s)
Four women are brutally murdered across Antwerp, Belgium, each victim seemingly chosen at random. Their similarities point to a single perpetrator, yet for decades the killer remains hidden.
The Murder of Natalia Melmann - Argentina (2001)
The brutal killing of 15-year-old Natalia Melmann shocks a seaside community, uncovering a twisted network of lies and corruption.
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