Hi, park enthusiasts. I'm your host, Delia Diambra. And today's episode is one that actually came out on the feed early last year. But since then, there's been some really compelling coverage by The Telegraph and an entire limited series podcast by Catherine Rushden for that publication. The episodes are available now on YouTube or wherever you get your

podcast, and as soon as those came out in November 2025, I was glued. The reporting is fantastic.

You hear from the victim's surviving brothers and so many more people integral to the investigation.

So if you want a refresher to get you up to speed, listen to my episode right now,

and then go get even more in-depth coverage and the absolute latest by checking out the

Telegraphs podcast and reporting. Something to note, this crime took place in Masaymara National

Reserve in Kenya in 1988. According to Masaymara Travels website, the reserve borders Tanzania's Serengeti National Park,

and it sits in the southwest part of Kenya.

It's more than 370,000 acres in size and features some of the most unique wildlife in the world.

Zebras, wildebeests, rhinos, lions, giraffes, elephants, and other species roam freely

in this stretch of Africa's savannah, which is why the area attracts so many people to go on

safari there. The word Maasai in the reserve's name refers to the Maasai tribe that

lived in the area long before British colonization took place at the turn of the 20th century.

The tribe was known for its semi-nomadic lifestyle, hurting livestock, and bright red robes that male

warriors dawn. Today, Messiah spelled the way British settlers spelled it, with two A's instead of

three. But the proper way of spelling it is actually M-A-A-A-I. Back in the day when soldiers from

Great Britain forced many tribe members off their native land, bloodshed ensued. The hand weapons that

Maasai warriors carried were outmatched by their invaders' firearms. And in the early 1900,

some members of the tribe signed agreements with white settlers

to hand over two-thirds of their most fertile land.

They were then relocated to less desirable parts of Kenya and Tanzania to live.

Despite this dark history,

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