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Casefile True Crime

Case 208: John Chau

Casefile True Crime

Casefile Presents

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.742.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In 2018, American missionary John Chau sailed out to North Sentinel, a forested island off the coast of India. He intended to spread the word of God to the Sentinelese, a small population of indigenous people considered the most remote tribe in the world. Yet, the Sentinelese have made it very clear to outsiders that they desire isolation above all else.

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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Production and music – Mike Migas
Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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0:00.0

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0:08.7

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0:15.9

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0:33.7

Our episodes deal with serious and often distressing incidents. If you feel at any time you need support,

0:39.2

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0:44.3

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0:55.1

I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me. I was found by those who did not seek me.

1:02.7

To a nation that did not call on my name, I said,

1:06.6

hear a my, hear a my. All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people who walk in ways

1:15.6

not good pursuing their own imaginations.

1:46.4

At the age of 10, John Allen Chow stumbled across a copy of Robinson Crusoe in his father's study.

1:56.0

The classic novel tells of a sailor shipwrecked on a deserted island. Captivated by the tale,

2:04.2

John told his dad he wanted to live on a tropical island one day.

2:08.2

Born in Alabama in 1991, John Chow spent most of his childhood in Vancouver, Washington.

2:17.5

It was in the wilderness around his home where John developed a lifelong passion for the outdoors.

2:24.1

As he got older, this love of nature morphed into something deeper. He saw it as a means to connect

2:31.0

more fully with God. John was raised as an evangelical Christian and faith played a

2:38.0

critical role in his life. As he devoured Christian literature and stories, John found himself

2:45.2

attracted to one facet of the religion in particular. Missionaries.

2:52.9

Mission work has been a part of Christianity since its inception. Versus in the gospel of Matthew,

2:59.2

quote Jesus Christ as telling his apostles to make disciples of all nations.

3:04.4

These passages are known as the Great Commission and have led some Christians to believe they

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