#31- The Mysterious Slumber Party Death - Death of Tamla Horsford

A young Chinese couple were vacationing at a National Park in Thailand. It was the husband’s gift to his pregnant wife with one last trip before their family grew!But during their sunrise hike the husband claimed his wife wandered off and fell off a 110 foot cliff. He screamed in Thai at the first responders -“You must help my wife! Please save my precious wife, she’s my everything!”He leaned down and caressed his wife’s face. She was alive but unable to speak or move. He held her hand and whispered in Mandarin so the Thai authorities couldn’t understand him -“Nobody speaks Mandarin here. There’s no evidence that I did anything. If you want to live - behave.”Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

30 Aug 20231h 13min

In a South Korean emergency room a young family anxiously waited for help.Their 3 month old baby had been perfectly healthy but now his X-rays showed evidence that his lungs were literally solidifying and turning into rock. He was dying and there was nothing they could do to save him.They walked in a family of 3 - walked out a family of 2.Just a few days later the same family of 2 walked back in - and only 1 walked out alive.In the matter of a week 2 family members had died. But that’s not all - doctors around the nation noticed an alarming new killer on the streets. A new poison targeting children and pregnant women. Could they find the culprit before it was too late?Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

27 Aug 20231h 15min

Nobody was seen entering or exiting the couple’s hotel room, but now they were both dead.The girlfriend was found in the bathtub strangled to death by her own pajamas. It was clear she had been murdered. Her boyfriend was found naked, crawling down the hallway groaning for help. He had 20 wounds all over his body including on his back - they were inflicted using a sharp, jagged edge of a broken beer bottle.Authorities stated the boyfriend murdered his girlfriend in a crime of passion before taking his own life. But nothing was adding up…How did he inflict all those wounds on his back? Why would he suddenly turn on his girlfriend? Why did they have multiple different hotel reservations that same night in Bali? And how come his fingerprints were found nowhere on the beer bottle he supposedly hurt himself with?Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

23 Aug 20231h 39min

When two cases of very public, very mysterious deaths are linked together - the public is bound to have questions.June of 2020, Disha Salian allegedly slipped off the 14th floor balcony and passed away. She was a manager in the mystifying world of Bollywood.Just 6 days later, Sushant Singh Rajput, a beloved actor she had once managed, passed away mysteriously. People couldn’t help but draw a connection between the two suspicious deaths.This case would draw a cloud of suspicion over Sushant’s famous girlfriend, the murderous dangers of nepotism, and what many refer to as the “Bollywood Mafia.”Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

20 Aug 20231h 56min

Kimchi is a Korean spicy fermented cabbage side dish. It is traditionally prepared in big red buckets…The two detectives were standing staring at one of those kimchi buckets. But they knew there was more than just kimchi inside otherwise, they wouldn’t be in a morgue right now.They slowly opened the lid to the massive kimchi bucket and inside they were confronted with 2 bodies. From this point on, the clock started ticking. The investigators would need to find the woman responsible for this and make sure she didn’t kill again.This is the story of South Korea’s most unhinged serial killer in the making.Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

16 Aug 20231h 2min

Otto and his tour group were staying at a 5-star luxury hotel where all their needs were met. They had a barbershop, pool, casino, multiple restaurants, and even a bowling alley inside the hotel. They had no reason to ever want to leave.The only strange thing was - ALL GUESTS WERE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING LEVEL 5 OF THE HOTEL.It was strictly forbidden.But in early 2016 - a guest supposedly entered the restricted floor and tried to steal a poster off the wall. He would be arrested and held captive, and when he was finally released a year later - he was brain dead.All in North Korea, where no deed goes unpunished.Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

14 Aug 20231h 25min

Ah-young, a popular Korean live-streamer, took to Instagram to tell her devoted followers that she was suddenly taking a break. In a long post, she wrote about how she wanted just to be a “normal person” for a little while.After seeing her post, one of Ah-Young’s friends texted her to see if she had any big plans during her break. Ah-Young responded -“I am leaving the country because of my stalker. Hopefully, I can come back soon and spend some time to myself.”She would never come back. She would be found dead 2 months later 2,195 miles away in a foreign country. How did she end up there? Was she hiding? Did her stalker find her there?The viral case has only stirred up more questions than answers.Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

9 Aug 20231h 6min

Parul was just catching her breath as she stepped through her front door. She had left her 8-year-old son to watch her 6-month-old nephew all alone while she ran errands.She saw her son playing with his toys but didn’t see the baby anywhere. So she asked her son-“Where is the baby?”He smiled.She asked again till he finally responded“I killed him. I smashed his head with a brick and buried him.”This is the story of the world’s youngest serial killer.Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

6 Aug 202357min