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Crime Night

Crime Night brings you gripping true crime stories from around the world, told in a dramatic and immersive style. Each episode takes you deep inside the events, uncovering shocking details, untold mysteries, and the chilling truth behind real crimes. Whether it’s cold cases, notorious criminals, or unbelievable twists, we turn true crime into a captivating audio experience you’ll never forget. Sit back, turn down the lights, and step into the shadows… it’s time for Crime Night.

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13:03

The Al-Qanater Family Massacre: How Egypt’s...

Crime Night ·

2025/09/24

In 2001, a horrifying crime took place in El-Qanater El-Khayreya, where an entire family—two parents and their two sons—were found stabbed to death in their home. At first, investigators believed there were multiple killers or a revenge motive because there were no signs of forced entry or robbery. The breakthrough came when police uncovered a 1993 medical prescription showing that the family’s only surviving son, Mazen, had been diagnosed as a psychopath. This revelation shifted the entire

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10:58

The Fruit Cart Cartel: Egypt's 'Aristocrats Gang' and...

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2025/09/24

In 2014, a wealthy factory owner named Mr. Kamal was kidnapped in Assiut by a notorious group known as the “Akaaber Gang.” The gang was led by two men, Sameh and Maged (real names Hamada and Nabil), who ran a highly organized and professional criminal network. They demanded a huge ransom for Kamal’s release, using multiple burner phones across different governorates to avoid detection and hiding their operations behind a fruit and vegetable distribution business that acted as a front. The

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12:08

The Toxic Price of Devotion: How a Father's Secret...

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2025/09/24

In one of Egypt’s most shocking crimes, a fifteen-year-old girl named Menna orchestrated the murder of her father, Ashraf. After her mother’s death, Ashraf had devoted himself to raising Menna, but she grew increasingly entitled and possessive. When she learned that her inheritance of an apartment and a bank account would only pass to her after her father’s death, she conspired with her twenty-year-old fiancé, Mohammed, to kill him. The pair planned the murder carefully, carried it out, and disposed

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10:12

The Eid Massacre: How "Excessive Kindness" Cloaked a...

Crime Night ·

2025/09/24

Al-Safi was considered one of the kindest and most trustworthy men in his village. In 2017, on the eve of Eid al-Adha, he brutally murdered a respected livestock trader, Al-Hajj Al-Sayyed, along with the trader’s wife and two sons. He had learned that Al-Sayyed had recently sold livestock and was keeping 17,000 Egyptian pounds at home. Motivated by greed, Al-Safi attacked the family to take the money. Investigators found a bloody shoeprint at the crime scene and uncovered evidence showing Al-Safi

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11:38

The Tragic Collision: Israa Ghrayeb, Financial...

Crime Night ·

2025/09/24

This excerpt recounts the story of Israa Ghrayeb, a young Palestinian makeup artist whose death ignited widespread anger across the Arab world. Ambitious and independent, Israa reportedly faced jealousy from her cousin Reham and growing tension with relatives after she posted photos with her fiancé online. Soon after, male members of her family brutally beat her under the pretext of protecting their “honor,” later attempting to disguise the violence by claiming she was possessed by a jinn. Her death

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17:04

The Fire, the Fake Tears, and the Brothel Under the...

Crime Night ·

2025/09/24

Describes how Amal, after marrying Saber in a village in Sohag, Egypt, slowly alienated him from his widowed mother, Haja Sariya. Over five years she turned their once-respectable home into a discreet brothel, manipulating Saber and intimidating his mother to keep the operation hidden. When she began to fear exposure and coveted Haja Sariya’s savings, Amal and an accomplice killed the elderly woman, stole her money and gold, and tried to disguise the crime by setting the house on fire. Police

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10:08

The Siesta Murder: Forensic Clock vs. Political...

Crime Night ·

2025/09/24

This excerpt recounts how a high-profile 1917 murder of a wealthy Frenchman in Egypt became a landmark case for early forensic science. Because the victim was a foreign national during World War I, the investigation was rushed into the Mixed Courts under heavy French diplomatic pressure. Dr. Sydney Smith, then a young but innovative forensic scientist, examined the luxury crime scene and established key facts: the death occurred between noon and 1 p.m., and the pattern of wounds showed the killer

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13:30

The Gazelle's Eyes and the Doorman's Revenge: How a...

Crime Night ·

2025/09/24

The story describes how Nagwa and her husband Mahmoud set up an organized spouse-swapping network in Alexandria, presenting it as “freedom” while actually turning it into a profitable business. Nagwa took the lead, using social-media pages and encrypted messaging groups to recruit and manage participants, while Mahmoud enabled and benefited from the scheme. A bribed building doorman, Abd Al-Gawad, helped them keep the operation hidden but later betrayed them to the police after Nagwa stopped paying

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12:42

Shattered Honor, Stolen Lives: The Minya Triple...

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2025/09/24

In 2012, a brutal crime in Minya, Egypt, shocked the public when three of trader Karem’s children were found stabbed inside their home, with only the eldest initially surviving. Police at first faced conflicting information and Karem’s insistence on his own innocence. Investigators later uncovered that Karem was having an affair with a married neighbor, Reem. Her brother Saeed, who lived in Cairo, confessed that he traveled to Minya intending to kill Karem to “restore the family’s honor,” but when

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13:34

The Murder Motive That Wasn't Real: The Afreet of...

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2025/09/24

A taxi driver named Mahmoud was found murdered in Bani Suef, Egypt, his blood-soaked vehicle abandoned nearby. Police quickly focused on two suspicious men, Ragaab and Waleed, who had been seen near the taxi and were tied to the crime through witness statements and forensic evidence, including a phone call Waleed had made to the victim shortly before the killing. Ragaab confessed to stabbing Mahmoud, claiming he acted to protect a woman nicknamed “Nora’s Ghost” (Noura), who he believed Mahmoud had

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12:44

The Blue Veil Betrayal: How "Al-Qadira" Used Kinship...

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2025/09/22

A retired baker named Ahmed returned to his Cairo apartment to a horrific scene: his wife, Anwar, had been savagely killed, and the gas left running to spark an explosion that would destroy the evidence. At first, investigators suspected a robbery—money and gold were missing, and the apartment showed signs of a staged break-in. But a small detail raised doubts: two untouched cups of tea on the table suggested the killer was someone the couple trusted. Police reviewed nearby surveillance footage and

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13:49

Murder by Jinn or Madness: The Unsolved Superhuman...

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2025/09/22

In 1994 Cairo, a shocking case unfolded inside a family apartment when two sisters, Huda and Abeer, violently turned on their mother, Hekmat. What began as a heated confrontation spiraled into an almost surreal scene of escalating aggression: the daughters displayed extraordinary strength, frenzied behavior, and bursts of hysterical laughter as they assaulted their mother. Neighbors and family members—including the father—tried to intervene but were either inexplicably overpowered or persuaded to

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15:25

Al-Dunjuwan's Secret: The Six Failed Marriages and...

Crime Night ·

2025/09/22

Muhammad, known as “The Don Juan,” lived a turbulent life marked by six marriages, each reflecting his instability and hidden problems. His early unions collapsed quickly due to undisclosed sexual health issues, bursts of anger, and growing paranoia. His second marriage lasted nine years and produced three children, but it too ended in divorce. Obsessed with proving his masculinity and self-worth, Muhammad kept marrying impulsively, choosing women who either overlooked his past or distanced

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12:41

The Corpse, The Crowd, and The Calculated Bluff:...

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2025/09/22

In 1988, the Imbaba district of Egypt was shaken by the discovery of a completely charred body dumped inside a trash bin. At first, investigators believed it belonged to a student, but forensic analysis later determined the victim was a woman of about thirty who had been savagely tortured and then burned alive. The case quickly became one of the most significant files for Egypt’s forensic medicine and criminal laboratories. Heavy rain destroyed much of the evidence at the scene, and residents were

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11:16

The Calculated Killer: Seduced, Drugged, and...

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2025/09/22

Amira, known as “Amira the Dangerous,” was a young woman who married Nasser, a much older but wealthy man. Over the course of eleven years and four children, she slowly built a double life. With Nasser’s money, she persuaded him to open a supermarket in her name, which she secretly used as a meeting place for affairs with younger employees—most notably Mahmoud, who became her lover and accomplice. As her control over the household grew, Amira’s manipulative nature deepened. She carefully hid her

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14:20

The Moving Devil: How a High-IQ Egyptian Pharmacist's...

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2025/09/22

Nourhan, a 29-year-old woman from a respected family in Minya, built a double life as a career swindler. She first dabbled in crime by illegally selling medicine out of her father’s pharmacy, then moved into investment scams with an associate named Amr, which led to her first prison sentence. After her release, she and Amr married, shifted to Giza, and organized a larger criminal network. With the help of Khaled, a corrupt government employee, Hisham, a skilled forger, and Mohamed, who specialized

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15:00

The Clean Cut Murder: How an Electric Saw and a Dream...

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2025/09/22

Mina Moussa, a 20-year-old nurse, was lured from his hometown to Cairo by a fake job offer. Soon afterward, his dismembered remains were discovered scattered in the Ismailia Canal and nearby areas, sparking a major public-opinion case in Egypt because of the crime’s brutality and Mina’s reputation as a good-natured young man. Police investigations led to the arrest of two men, Mostafa and Ibrahim, who confessed to kidnapping Mina for ransom. When their plan unraveled, they murdered him and used a

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13:50

The Deep Dive: How "The Nata'"s Obsession with Debt...

Crime Night ·

2025/09/22

Ahmed, despite coming from a respectable family, was known for being lazy and entirely dependent on others. Determined to secure a wealthy wife to support him, he married Iman, an older woman from a troubled but affluent family, lured by promises of money, land, and a job in Kuwait. Their brief marriage quickly descended into bitterness as both sides tried to manipulate and exploit the other through threats, legal actions, and deceit. The escalating conflict ultimately drove Ahmed to murder Iman in

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11:52

The Teacher, the Talisman, and the Treachery: How a...

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2025/09/21

Amal, a woman from Upper Egypt, initially enjoyed a happy and prosperous life with her husband, Yousri. As their fortunes grew, Amal became increasingly fearful of jealousy and the evil eye, turning to magic and sorcery to protect her marriage. She obtained a mysterious book from a spiritual healer, and over time, her mental state deteriorated. Influenced by her delusions, Amal imagined her husband demanding illicit acts and ultimately murdered Yousri in 2023. She also attempted to kill their

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11:36

The Butcher of Gharbia: How a Secret Life of Trauma...

Crime Night ·

2025/09/21

Abd Rabbo, known as the "Ghārbiya Ripper," was responsible for a series of murders in Egypt, culminating with his final victim, Fāṭima, nicknamed "Baṭṭa," whose dismembered body was discovered by locals. Investigations into her disappearance and her social circle led police to Abd Rabbo, who confessed to her murder as well as four previous killings. His troubled childhood included the death of his father and the discovery of his mother’s infidelity with his uncle. Abd Rabbo committed his first

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