Episode 221 - Koh Tao: Murder Island

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True Crime

4.5 • 18.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In September 2015 the brutalised bodies of British backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found on the tropical island paradise of Koh Tao. The island off the coast of mainland Thailand, has long been a hotspot for partygoers lured in by the cheap alcohol, stunning beaches, and of course its infamous full moon parties.

With the whole world watching, two suspects for the brutal murders were quickly found, but with 20% of the country's income at stake and a background of political unrest, the investigation was far from faultless.

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0:00.0	Prime members, you can listen to Redhanded early and add free on Amazon music. Download the app today.
0:14.9	I'm Sreeti and I am Hannah and this is Redhanded.
0:20.2	Coming to you from the past.
0:21.9	Mmmmm, all the future, no the past.
0:24.1	Definitely not the future.
0:26.2	We never managed to pre-record episodes.
0:29.5	We usually record them on a Friday and then release them on Wednesday for Patrons and then Thursday for everybody else.
0:34.9	So this is a minor treat for us because we are about to go on tour.
0:39.1	But by the time we're listening to this, the tour has already happened.
0:42.0	And hopefully it was a raging success.
0:44.4	Wild reviews.
0:46.7	Newspapers go mad.
0:48.0	Tony Award.
0:49.1	Olivier.
0:50.6	Except for who knows.
0:52.5	Maybe they even gave us a Nobel Peace Prize.
0:54.4	At the very least we deserve a Brit.
0:56.0	I mean, have you seen the people they give that to?
0:58.3	And I'm talking about the Nobel Peace Prize.
1:00.0	But...
1:01.6	Moving swiftly on.
1:03.1	So, if you came to the tour, thank you so much.
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