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STRANGELAND from audiochuck is an investigative series that examines cases in immigrant neighborhoods. Season 2: Murder is Maple Shade is hosted by investigative journalist Ben Adair and award-winning journalist with more than 30 years experience across three continents, Tinku Ray. Maple Shade, New Jersey is a quaint suburb where the motto is, “Nice Town, Friendly People.” But on the evening of March 23, 2017, an Indian tech worker, Sasikala Narra, and her six-year-old son, Anish, were found ...
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Tips on the Narra case have been pouring in. Ben gives an update and shares your next podcast binge: Alphabet Boys.By audiochuck
Darlene Hulse was forcibly taken from her home in Argos, Indiana on August 17, 1984. Her two oldest daughters witnessed the attack but they didn’t recognize the man who took their mother. Though Darlene’s body would be found a day later, just six miles from her home, her killer has evaded law enforcement for almost four decades and her case has rem…
Throughout our year-long investigation, Hanu has ignored our repeated attempts to contact him. So, in the Season Finale of Strangeland, we knock on his door to talk face-to-face. And there’s a surprise development in the legal battle over Sasi’s estate. Will there be justice for Sasi and Anish? Who should be held accountable? And ... how you can he…
A traumatized eyewitness walks us through his memory of March 23, 2017 - from Sasi and Anish’s arrival home that afternoon to Hanu’s puzzling behavior upon discovering the bodies. The Witness shares all ... including, a brand new lead. The biggest one yet.By audiochuck
There were some dramatic lifestyle change following the murders, alongside a strange donation to a Maple Shade charity. We investigate that, plus the ongoing legal battle for Sasi’s estate. There’s more than a million dollars at stake.By audiochuck
There was a third person at the Narra’s apartment the night of the murders - a woman whose odd behavior triggers some red flags. Could this alleged “family friend” be the same woman Sasi mentioned in her letter? We track her across the Philadelphia suburbs to ask her some crucial questions.By audiochuck
After months of searching, we find the mystery woman from the 911 call. She does a sit-down interview and reveals some shocking details about the crime scene. She also gives us some valuable new leads in the case – ones, she claims, investigators ignored.By audiochuck
Hanu and Sasi both worked for Cognizant - a Global IT company known for providing U.S. visas to Indian employees. But these immigration papers come with a major catch. As we look deeper into Hanu’s professional life - we find out more about Sasi’s secret. And we do a deep dive on Hanu’s alibi. Is it as airtight as it seems?…
A former neighbor of the Narras gives a first-hand account of the family’s troubling dynamics. But, he says, it was Hanu’s behavior in the days following the murders that was even more concerning. And, we get a crucial new tip on a potential eyewitness to the crime.By audiochuck
We discover a letter that Sasi wrote to her brother, Venu, a few years before her death. It contains an intimate look at Sasi’s home life and contains an explosive secret ... that might provide a motive for who killed her and Anish.By audiochuck
The bodies of Sasikala and Anish Narra were shipped back to India for last rites amid an inter- family drama between Hanu’s and Sasi’s families. We send an Indian reporter to Sasi’s hometown of Vijayawada, to try to find out more about her upbringing and why her family told the Indian press that they know who’s responsible for the murders.…
Murdered son Anish Narra was beloved by those who knew him. He was his teacher’s favorite student - a super smart, motivated class clown. Anish’s karate teacher explains why he thinks Anish died a hero. And his first grade teacher talks about a strange incident that happened the day of the murders - and why she reported it to police.…
The Narra murders divide the sizable Indian community in South Jersey. Hanu’s closest confidants at the powerful Telugu Association of North America (TANA) keep strangely silent while other Indian cultural groups readily assist investigators in drumming up new leads. Is TANA trying to protect someone?…
Following the murders, Sasi’s husband Hanu was taken in for questioning. But investigators soon let him go, saying his alibi holds up. We investigate Hanu’s version of events and find inconsistencies and potential motives for the crime.By audiochuck
Maple Shade is a modern-day Mayberry, but in the Fox Meadow apartments, it’s a different story. We go to the Narra’s home in Fox Meadow and start speaking with their neighbors. Turns out that “Fox Ghetto,” as many locals call it, has a long history of violence that doesn’t square with the town’s squeaky clean image.…
Hanumantha Narra arrives home from work to find the lifeless bodies of his wife and son. We dissect his 911 call and make some startling revelations about the crime scene. Authorities try to stonewall our investigation and neighbors of the Narras say there had to be witnesses - but no one is coming forward.…
Maple Shade, New Jersey is a quaint suburb; its slogan is “Nice Town, Friendly People.” But on the evening of March 23, 2017, an Indian tech worker, Sasikala Narra, and her six-year-old son, Anish, were found brutally murdered in their apartment. Police questioned the husband and father, Hanumantha, but his alibi had checked out. Six years later, t…
The results of the new DNA tests are in, with big implications for Robin Cho, Byung Song, and the victims of this crime. So, the question is, will justice be served and how?By audiochuck | Western Sound
Ben and Sharon visit the lab that did the DNA testing that led to Robin Cho’s conviction. While touring the facility, they learn of DNA from the crime scene that’s never been tested.By audiochuck | Western Sound
It’s courtroom 101: the prosecution’s trying to make a case, the defense is trying to get their client off, and it’s the jury’s job to figure out the truth. But how much of the science that’s presented at court is actually scientific? Ben and Sharon look closely at specific pieces of evidence presented at trial and find out that some of the bedrock…
As part of Strangeland’s reinvestigation, Ben and Sharon have been keeping a list that goes way beyond culture clashes and misunderstandings. It shows that the prosecution’s already-tenuous motive for Cho is even less solid than they thought. At the same time, Cho’s behavior doesn’t do him any favors.…
After almost eight weeks of trial and deliberations, there’s a verdict. However, though the jury has reached a decision, they don’t seem very confident when it comes to sentencing Robin Cho.By audiochuck | Western Sound
The man dubbed “The Koreatown Killer” heads to trial, and the prosecution presents its case — with no witnesses, no weapon, and no concrete motive. The jury must decide if one piece of evidence is enough to send Robin Cho to Death Row.By audiochuck | Western Sound
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LAPD investigators pounce on Cho, interrogating him twice in the same day. After hours of getting nowhere, emotions boil over in the interrogation room. The cops eventually arrest him for murder… but they may have missed their chance to make the case.By audiochuck | Western Sound
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LAPD detectives take their first crack at their new suspect. However, things just aren’t adding up for the cops — or for Robin Cho. Afterward, Cho leads the police on a wild ride across Los Angeles and exhibits some very suspicious behavior.By audiochuck | Western Sound
Who is this new suspect that the LAPD has pegged for the brutal Koreatown triple murder? A modest family man from the South Korean countryside who has some dark secrets — over two-and-a-half million of them. Do they add up to a motive for murder?By audiochuck | Western Sound
On May 5, 2003, Chi Hyon Song, a 30-year-old mother, along with her two-year-old son, and their 56-year-old nanny Eun Sik Min, were all slain, execution-style, in their modest apartment in Koreatown. LAPD detectives first suspected Song’s husband, but his alibi was air tight. With no other suspects, the case goes cold. That is, until 2008, when a l…
STRANGELAND is a new series from audiochuck that is reexamining cases in immigrant neighborhoods. These investigations go where the police couldn’t to uncover the real story behind a headline crime.By audiochuck | Western Sound
Welcome to episode eleven! Run time: 23:32 Community Divas on iTunes A podcast about communities and social media tools In this episode: - Eden interviews Ali de Bold from ChickAdvisor - We talk about Podcamp Halifax - Introducing the Twitter Song by Michelle Yogis - We have an addition to the community calendar Ali de Bold is a third-generation en…
We’re at PodCamp Halifax today. Last night we met Michelle Yogis (aka @myogis) at the pre-PodCamp Halifax Tweet-up. When she mentioned she wrote a song about Twitter we were intrigued. She gave us a copy and we’d like to share it with you. Cheers from PodCamp Halifax, Eden and ConnieBy Eden Spodek & Connie Crosby
Happy New Year & welcome to episode ten! Run time: 24:02 Community Divas on iTunes A podcast about communities and social media tools In this episode: - Connie interviews Dave Brodbeck about his podcasts - Eden has a question about community builders receiving swag for blogging - We update the community calendar We know Dave Brodbeck as a podcaster…
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Episode 9: Amrita Chandra of Tinku Gallery
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Welcome to episode nine! Run time: 16:02 Community Divas on iTunes A podcast about communities and social media tools In this episode: - Eden interviews Amrita Chandra of tinku gallery - We talk about community building events - Have a bit of a community calendar Amrita Chandra is the Founder of tinku gallery, a contemporary art gallery in Toronto,…
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Episode 8: Simon Chen and Melany Gallant on Sixent
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Sun, 23 November 2008 Episode 8: Simon Chen and Melany Gallant of Ramius Corporation discuss Ramius' web-based community platform: Sixent. Welcome to episode eight! Run time: 15:29 Community Divas on iTunes A podcast about communities and social media tools In this episode: - Connie interviews Simon Chen and Melany Gallant about Ramius Corporation’…
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Episode 7: Cameron MacLean and Josh Freeman on Journalism School
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Welcome to episode seven! Run time: 22:19 Community Divas on iTunes A podcast about communities and social media tools In this episode: - An interview with Cameron MacLean and Josh Freeman about their Online Journalism course - Discussion by Eden and Connie about a comment from Keith Burtis of Magic Woodworks. Cameron MacLean and Josh Freeman are s…
Welcome to episode six! Run time: 18:49 Community Divas on iTunes A podcast about communities and social media tools In this episode: - An interview with Adele McAlear about video tools - Discussion by Eden and Connie about the interview with Adele - Community News Adele McAlear is the principal at McAlear Marketing and she blogs at Marketing Monst…
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Episode 5: Interview with Kathryn Lagden of PTO Today
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Welcome to episode five! Run time: 15:03 Community Divas on iTunes A podcast about communities and social media tools In this episode: - Eden interviews Kathryn Lagden about community building at PTO Today, we discuss one of the issues raised in the interview and we have some community news. - We discuss Kathryn's concern about managing multiple to…
Welcome to our fourth episode! Run time: 20:47 Community Divas on iTunes A podcast about communities and social media tools In this episode: - Daniele Rossi talks about his podcasts, particularly building a niche community for his Stuttering is Cool podcast. - We discuss Jane Rowe’s question about building a community in the business-to-business ar…
Eden and I travelled to Montréal this weekend to attend Podcamp Montréal for social media mavens. We were learning a lot more about podcasting, caught up with old friends, and made new ones. We also wanted to support the burgeoning podcaster community in Montréal by presenting the bit that we know about podcasting: how to get started! It is not the…
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Episode 3: Interview with Saul Colt, the Smartest Man in the World!
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Welcome to our third episode! Run time: 18:14 Community Divas on iTunes In this episode - We interview The Smartest Man in the World, Saul Colt - Our discussion about community building and online tools continues with some thoughts from Mark Blevis. Saul Colt is the handsome Head of Magic at FreshBooks, and the brilliant mind that helped with the s…
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Episode 2 - Interview with Jay Moonah (part 2)
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Welcome to our second episode! Run time: 17:16 Community Divas on iTunes In this episode We present Part 2 of our interview with Jay Moonah, a podcaster, marketing strategist, musician and a driving force behind the social media unconference Podcamp Toronto. He blogs and podcasts at MediaDriving.com. Connie gives an update about her Twitter account…
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Welcome to our first episode! Run time: 22:23 Community Divas on iTunes This is a podcast about communities because, coming from different backgrounds, our mutual interest is community building and we wanted to share our unique perspectives. Each week we'll be interviewing people who are known for their leadership roles in different communities fol…
