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Rotten Mango

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. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Rotten Mango ad-free. Start a free

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102:26

#289: Young Chinese Couple Tortured & Murdered In...

Rotten Mango ·

2023/08/23

Nobody was seen entering or exiting the couple’s hotel room, but now they were both dead. The girlfriend was found in the bathtub strangled to death by her own pajamas. It was clear she had been murdered. Her boyfriend was found naked, crawling down the hallway groaning for help. He had 20 wounds all over his body including on his back - they were inflicted using a sharp, jagged edge of a broken beer bottle. Authorities stated the boyfriend murdered his girlfriend in a crime of passion before taking

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118:55

#288: Death Of Beloved Bollywood Star Leads To Dark...

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2023/08/20

When two cases of very public, very mysterious deaths are linked together - the public is bound to have questions. June of 2020, Disha Salian allegedly slipped off the 14th floor balcony and passed away. She was a manager in the mystifying world of Bollywood. Just 6 days later, Sushant Singh Rajput, a beloved actor she had once managed, passed away mysteriously. People couldn’t help but draw a connection between the two suspicious deaths. This case would draw a cloud of suspicion over Sushant’s

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64:29

#287: She Tried To Turn 2 Boyfriends Into “Human Kimchi”

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2023/08/16

Kimchi is a Korean spicy fermented cabbage side dish. It is traditionally prepared in big red buckets… The two detectives were standing staring at one of those kimchi buckets. But they knew there was more than just kimchi inside otherwise, they wouldn’t be in a morgue right now. They slowly opened the lid to the massive kimchi bucket and inside they were confronted with 2 bodies. From this point on, the clock started ticking. The investigators would need to find the woman responsible for this and

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87:50

#286: US Student Arrested In North Korea During...

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2023/08/14

Otto and his tour group were staying at a 5-star luxury hotel where all their needs were met. They had a barbershop, pool, casino, multiple restaurants, and even a bowling alley inside the hotel. They had no reason to ever want to leave. The only strange thing was - ALL GUESTS WERE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING LEVEL 5 OF THE HOTEL. It was strictly forbidden. But in early 2016 - a guest supposedly entered the restricted floor and tried to steal a poster off the wall. He would be arrested and held

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68:36

#285: Korean Influencer Took Break From Social Media...

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2023/08/09

Ah-young, a popular Korean live-streamer, took to Instagram to tell her devoted followers that she was suddenly taking a break. In a long post, she wrote about how she wanted just to be a “normal person” for a little while. After seeing her post, one of Ah-Young’s friends texted her to see if she had any big plans during her break. Ah-Young responded - “I am leaving the country because of my stalker. Hopefully, I can come back soon and spend some time to myself.” She would never come back. She would

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59:36

#284: World’s Youngest Serial Killer - 8 Year Old...

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2023/08/06

Parul was just catching her breath as she stepped through her front door. She had left her 8-year-old son to watch her 6-month-old nephew all alone while she ran errands. She saw her son playing with his toys but didn’t see the baby anywhere. So she asked her son- “Where is the baby?” He smiled. She asked again till he finally responded “I killed him. I smashed his head with a brick and buried him.” This is the story of the world’s youngest serial killer. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

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#283: Missing Boy Discovered After 8 Years - Turns...

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2023/08/03

Rosa was in her 80s and struggling with dementia. But recently, it seemed like things had gotten worse. Rosa would point at the door at the end of the hallway and whisper to her family - “Rudy is here. He’s there. He’s in that room.” Her adult children would all glance at one another before comforting Rosa that there was no way Rudy was there. Rudy Farias was a boy that had gone missing 5 years ago. 3 years after Rosa passed - Rudy Farias was found alive. He had been living in that locked room for

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77:28

#282: He Spin Kicked A Woman Nearly Killing Her - All...

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2023/07/30

May of 2022, 26-year-old “Minhee,” was walking home after meeting up with friends. She didn’t realize someone was following her home. When she walked inside her apartment building and waited for her elevator- the stalker came up behind her and kicked her in the head 6 times. She was knocked unconscious… he then dragged her limp body to a dark corner of the lobby that didn’t have CCTV cameras. He was with her body for 7 minutes. What on earth happened in those 7 minutes? And why was Minhee randomly

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82:39

#281: Fraternity Pledge Tortured To Death For 48...

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2023/07/26

December 2018, 20 year-old Sanda Dia was brought into the emergency room by his so-called “college friends.” He was unconscious and cold to the touch. His friends did not give doctors any information on what was wrong with him. They didn’t tell doctors that for the past 48 hours, they had tortured Sanda to the point of his death. After fighting for his life in the hospital - Sanda died of multiple organ failure. Doctors performed an autopsy to discover in his stomach - whole goldfish, decapitated

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#280: The Horrific Korean Boarding School That Abused...

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2023/07/24

The boarding school of nightmares shouldn’t have been open for as long as it was. The Inhwa Boarding School was for students that had mental, physical, and intellectual disabilities. It was nestled in the mountains of South Korea - and it was keeping a dark secret. It was filled with what the students called “perverts.” The perverts would force students into empty classrooms to sexually assault them. The perverts would play movies in class and drag students to the back to assault them in front of

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57:54

#279: Woman Vanished After Spotting Toddler On The...

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2023/07/20

What would you do if you saw a child on the side of the highway at night? What if the child was in distress, alone, and in a diaper? July 13, 2023, Carlee Russell saw a small toddler on the side of the highway. She stopped her car, called 911, and while on the phone with her friend, she got out to check on the child. She would go missing, and the whole nation believed she was human trafficked by evil people who used a child to lure her out of her car. 49 hours later, she showed up at her parent’s

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#278: 7-Year-Old Girl SA’d, Killed, & Thrown In...

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2023/07/16

This was the first hit that Zainab’s family got after she went missing. The shop owner said he didn’t see her personally but he had CCTV cameras outside his shop. The family sat around holding their breath - eyes scanning the grainy footage. Some of the others were comforting them that they would find her in the footage and realize she was just lost. She would come home safe. But it fell silent. Nobody believed that anymore. On the screen, they saw 7-year-old Zainab in her pink coat walking hand in

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73:52

#277: The Indonesian Girl That Killed Her Best Friend...

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2023/07/12

In an upscale cafe in Jakarta - 3 women sat in a booth. Jessica, Hani, and Mirna had been friends since college and decided to reunite to catch up. One had gotten married and was ready to start her own family. Another had just landed a new job. Another was going to live full-time in Australia with her boyfriend. And by the end of the coffee date - one would be dead in the booth. The culprit? A strange yellow-colored coffee sitting at the table. Was the coffee tainted? Was she deliberately poisoned

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62:35

#276: Angry Korean Son “Casually” Kills 6 People...

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2023/07/09

The house was on fire, and it was going to collapse. The firefighters stood in front of it doing everything they could to put out the angry flames. There was a 66-year-old lady screaming at them. “Please my son is in there! You have to go back in and get my son!” They knew the house was going to collapse any minute now - but the firefighters always sacrificed their own lives in an attempt to save another. 10 firefighters went in. The house would collapse killing 6 of them. But the son was never

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#275: Teen Threw Baby in Trash Can After Giving Birth...

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2023/07/05

Within the busy halls of a hospital, a terrifying story unfolded. Alexee Trevizo, 19 years old, raced towards the restroom, clutching her backside in a desperate struggle. She locked the bathroom door behind her and time stretched on—5 minutes, then 10, and eventually 20—fueling the growing apprehension among the nursing staff. When Alexee swung open the door - the nurses saw the entire bathroom was covered in red blood. Hospital staff rushed to clean up the biohazard only to stumble upon Alexee’s

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63:12

#274: Chinese Vlogger Set On Fire During Livestream...

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2023/07/02

National DV Hotline: (800) 799 - 7233 National DV Website: https://www.thehotline.org (https://www.thehotline.org) La Mu’s livestream started with her singing, dancing and interacting with her viewers as usual. Her lives were always a safe space on the internet. Everyone loved La Mu for being a wholesome influencer. But suddenly, on camera, La Mu’s expression changed. She went from smiling to looking fearful. She stood up abruptly, knocked over her phone, but the live never disconnected. The

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62:29

#273: A Submarine Went Missing & Body Parts Were...

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2023/06/28

Kim Wall Foundation - https://www.rememberingkimwall.com/ The submarine went missing, and the whole world stopped to watch. Two people were trapped inside - underwater with only hours of oxygen left. Would it be possible to find them in time? People wondered if it was engine failure - or maybe the sub had imploded. But the mysteries kept piling up - why did the submarine sink? Why did only one person make it out alive? And why were body parts washing up ashore? Full Source Notes:

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53:03

#272: Korean True Crime Fan Commits Murder To Know...

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2023/06/25

May 27, 2023. 3AM. South Korea. A taxi driver pulled over to put up a young girl and her suitcase. He watched her struggle to load it into his trunk, but when he offered to help she refused. They got in the car and silently drove towards the park near the river. How odd, he thought. The park at this hour? With a heavy suitcase? And she looks as young as a middle schooler - what could she be doing? Because of what he does next - she is arrested for murder. This is the recent viral case of a South

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77:59

#271: Hong Kong Tourists Trapped In Bus With...

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2023/06/21

11 hours - 25 hostages. An unhinged man had boarded a Hong Kong tour bus and started waving his rifle around. He told them if everyone stayed still and did what he said he would not kill them. He lied. For 11 hours, the bus was parked in the middle of the busy street. Police, media, journalists, and civilians were all surrounding the bus. The hostage negotiators were in charge of preventing loss of life, but they would make mistake after mistake that would cost lives. All everyone could wonder from

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68:30

#270: Children’s Book Author Writes About Losing...

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2023/06/18

March of 2023, a local news station interviewed a new children’s book author, Kouri Richins. She had just written a book for kids on grief. She said she pulled from her experience of losing her own husband and trying to help her 3 kids move on. She talked about how she wanted to help other kids and parents cope with their pain. The news anchor felt tears pool in her eyes, listening to a grieving widow. Right after the interview aired, the news anchor received a chilling anonymous email. It simply

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