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ASSASSINS

History often moves slowly, almost imperceptibly. But sometimes, the world is changed forever by a single, brutal act of violence. ASSASSINS tells the stories of these moments of chaos and fire. Each week host Aslan Pahari will bring you stories of the world"s most shocking assassinations that changed the course of history. From the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you"ll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac, Rasputin, and Gandhi met their

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0:25:17

Why was Mahatma Gandhi killed by one of his own?

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2025/12/17

Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian activist who helped topple the British Empire, wasn't killed by colonisers, but by one of his own.When the struggle against the British was won, and India gained its independence, the ghosts of Partition lingered.And finally caught up with the man of peace.Why did Mahatma Gandhi, a man known for non-violence, meet such a violent end?Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseSound: John JacobsVideo Producer: Tejas BhatSpecial thanks: Michael Osmond for

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0:24:34

The Iranian nuclear scientist killed in a...

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2025/12/10

In 2020, Iran's top nuclear scientist, Professor Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was gunned down on a remote stretch of road outside Tehran.But as the dust settled, one thing stood out as being particularly strange.Apart from the victim, his wife, and their security detail, there was no one else around.No assailants, no witnesses, and no collateral damage.Israel was the prime suspect.Had they just enacted one of the most technologically advanced assassinations of all time?Host: Aslan

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0:35:29

The many attempts to kill Donald Trump

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2025/12/03

From Ricin to rifles: The many attempts to assassinate Donald Trump.

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0:03:50

PRESENTS - Huntsman - Unravel True Crime

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2025/12/03

The ABC’s biggest investigative true crime podcast Unravel has just dropped their new season, Huntsman. It’s not about an assassination – that's our area - but it does focus on a convicted murderer. And we think you’re going to love it.

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0:20:12

A home-made gun, a cult, and the assassination of...

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2025/11/26

As the longest serving Prime Minister in Japan's history, Shinzo Abe deserved a relaxing retirement. Instead, he was out on the campaign trail for a colleague when an assassin's bullet struck.But this wasn't a politically motivated kill.It was actually connected to a global cult-like religion. And a young man whose mother was in too deep.Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: John JacobsVideo Producer: Tejas BhatSpecial thanks: Michael Osmond for archives

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0:30:35

Hit 'Em Up: The assassination of Tupac Shakur

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2025/11/19

Tupac Shakur was a poet. A performer. A radical. He might have only been alive for 25 years, but in that time, he became the voice of his generation. And then one night, after a fight in Las Vegas, he was shot four times and left for dead. This is his story.How he lived. How he fought. And how, nearly three decades later, his murder is still being untangled and interrogated.Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseSound: John JacobsVideo Producer: Tejas BhatResearcher: Mateo

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0:26:01

Atiq Ahmed: Gunned down on live TV

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2025/11/12

You'd never expect to see an assassination broadcast on live TV.But that's exactly what happened in 2023.In the badlands of India's most populous state, a gangster-turned-politician met his end while millions watched.So what did the notorious Atiq Ahmed do to get himself publicly executed? How did his assassins get through a police escort to reach him?And who was powerful enough to give the order?Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: John JacobsVideo Producer:

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An ancient mystery solved by modern science!

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2025/11/05

For over 3000 years, the death of Pharaoh Ramses III was one of history's great mysteries.Then, in 2012, scientists cracked the case, revealing that Ramses III, the last of Egypt's Great Pharaohs, had been assassinated.But how did they do it?Science journalist Maddie Massy joins Aslan Pahari to dig deep into this discovery, and how scientists use cutting edge technology to reveal secrets from the past.Host: Aslan PahariSpecial co-host: Maddie MassyProducer: Hannah JoseAudio

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0:17:40

Who killed Ramses III? How scientists found murder in...

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2025/10/29

Is Ancient Egypt's 3000-year-old murder mystery history's coldest case?Ramses III was the last of Egypt's Great Pharaohs; a saviour of the empire, a military genius, a god-king.But for over 3000 years, his death remained a mystery. Then, in 2012, scientists uncovered the truth.They found a wound nobody had noticed before — the type of wound that could only have one explanation: Pharaoh Ramses III had been assassinated.Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: John

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0:24:09

Charlotte Corday: The Angel of Assassination

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2025/10/22

How long do you remain conscious for after having your head chopped off?For centuries, people thought that a severed head might be aware of what's going on for up to 30 seconds after decapitation — or even longer!That folklore has its origins in the assassination of revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat by Charlotte Corday, the French Revolution's "Angel of Assassination".You might know that in the early days of the revolution, most of the people who faced the razor-sharp guillotine

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0:23:43

The samurai assassins who killed a Korean Empress

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2025/10/15

How do you assassinate someone when you don't know what they look like?The K-Pop Demon Hunter of her time, Korea's first empress, Queen Min, was a total bad ass. But there weren't any reliable images of her, so no one beyond her immediate court knew what she looked like.Which turned out to be a problem when samurai assassins, part of a rabble-rousing mob, stormed her palace early one morning with one thing on their mind: assassination.A progressive woman, who outmanoeuvred every

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0:24:30

Who killed Benazir Bhutto?

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2025/10/08

Almost two decades after her assassination we still don't know who killed Benazir Bhutto.But that doesn't mean there aren't a lot of theories about who had the means and the motive.As the first woman to become prime minister of a Muslim country, Bhutto went toe-to-toe with the totalitarian forces that killed her father and controlled her country.To her supporters, she represented their great hope for Pakistan to break free from years of military dictatorship.But powerful forces

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0:26:57

Abraham Lincoln's celebrity assassin

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2025/10/01

There have been few assassinations as notorious or consequential as Abraham Lincoln's.But for years before he killed the President, Lincoln’s assassin was a household name across North America. In fact, stage actor John Wilkes Booth was so famous that many people had images of him hung on the walls of their homes.So how does an American celebrity kill an American President in front of hundreds of witnesses and escape the scene, kicking off a wild and farcical manhunt?This is the

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INTRODUCING — ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari

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2025/09/17

Aslan Pahari brings you stories of the world's most shocking assassinations. From seizing power, to silencing dissidents, ASSASSINS unpacks the moments in which someone decides that murder is the move.Every episode will be available as audio and video, just search for ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari on the ABC Listen app, ABC iview or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the

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