A Devil's Tail Mona Tian, Alia Yusuf

Today's urban legend is from Africa (Nigeria & Ghana). It is very well known among school age children. There are few famous bone chilling schoolyard urban legends around the world and we can't to share all them with you in the future!

Today's short bonus episode features our dear friend Ryan Studer! Enjoy this little story while we work on our season 3 materials for y'all!

Most of the cases we have covered in this podcast are male killers. In today's episode, which also is the last episode of season 2, we cover two stories from Japan. One century apart, both committed by women. Please enjoy this double bill episode, "A demon midwife" and "sasebo schoolgirl murder".

There is never an easy way to talk about a school shooting. It is even more shocking when it happens at a prestigious PHD program. In this episode, we cover the story of this tragic event that shocked the nation in the 90s.

In today's episode, we cover the complex legacy left by Cheng Chui Ping aka Sister Ping. She was a woman who ran a human smuggling operation between Hong Kong and NYC for 16 years. She's a hero to some and a ruthless criminal to others. This story is bigger than Sister Ping. It is a reflection of the inequality around the world. The American dream for many is an unachievable goal, to some who dare to take actions, they may never live to see it come true.

Pai Hsiao Yen, the daughter of famous Taiwanese actress Pai Bing Bing was kidnapped and murdered in the 90s. The murderers went on to commit more crimes against others including holding a South African government official and his family hostage. In this episode, we cover this crazy murder case and political crisis from Taiwan.