S3 Ep2: Mona Fandey, The Fame Obsessed Murderess

Devils in the Dark

Audioboom Studios

True Crime, Comedy

4 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

From stardom to slayer... you may recognise her from her infamous smile. Helen and Danni plunge deep into the CREEPY story of the fame-hungry murderer, Mona Fandey! Once a Malaysian singer, adored by many, as her singing career went up in flames, Mona's thirst for fame and fortune took a dark turn. She discovered another way to bring in the money, people from all over the country visited the newly turned shamen for her 'supernatural powers'... but one customer didn't know what they were letting themselves in for.

Devils in The Dark contains details of graphic violence, murder and suicide. It is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Devils in the Dark with me, Helen Anderson.
0:03.3	And me, Danny Howard.
0:04.8	We're two best friends entering the world of true crime.
0:07.7	We'll be sharing the stories of some of the worst and wildest true crime cases in history,
0:12.4	and we're taking you along for the ride.
0:14.6	In this episode, we're looking at the pop princess turned black magic murderess.
0:20.5	It's Mona Fendi.
0:22.2	Whoa.
0:37.4	How you been, mate? Yeah, I'm good, how are you been, mate?
0:39.1	Yeah, I'm good, how are you?
0:40.3	Yeah.
0:41.3	I've spent probably two, three days trying to think of what to say, like, what I'm going to bring to the ketchup.
0:48.3	Right.
0:49.0	Because I do fuck all.
0:52.3	I don't do anything now, do I.
0:54.0	Like I do, I do, I do stuff, but I just always do stuff of a baby. I don't do anything now do I do I do
0:54.9	do stuff but I just always do stuff
0:56.5	of a baby
0:56.9	and I don't want to be that person
0:58.3	that always talks about a baby
0:59.5	you're like live laugh love
1:01.2	except poop eat sleep
	...

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