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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 brutally murdered in their apartment. Police questioned the husband and father, Hanumantha, but his alibi checked out. Six years later, the case is still unsolved, and authorities won’t discuss it. So, we’re investigating for ourselves and discovering new leads, potential motives, and questionable behavior by local authorities. Will there ever be justice for Sasikala and Anish? Strangeland is produced by Western Sound.
- 39 - Updates + Alphabet Boys
Tips on the Narra case have been pouring in. Ben gives an update and shares your next podcast binge: Alphabet Boys.
Thu, 16 Mar 2023 - 12min - 37 - Ep 14 of 14: Six Years Later
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.
Thu, 2 Mar 2023 - 36min - 36 - Ep 13 of 14: The Witness
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.
Thu, 2 Mar 2023 - 24min - 35 - Ep 12 of 14: The Payoff
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.
Thu, 2 Mar 2023 - 28min - 34 - Ep 11 of 14: The Friend
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.
Thu, 2 Mar 2023 - 26min - 33 - Ep 10 of 14: The Mystery Woman
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.
Thu, 23 Feb 2023 - 19min - 32 - Ep 9 of 14: The Commute
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.
Thu, 23 Feb 2023 - 20min - 31 - Ep 8 of 14: The Mail Slot
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.
Thu, 16 Feb 2023 - 20min - 30 - Ep 7 of 14: The LetterThu, 16 Feb 2023 - 23min
- 29 - Ep 6 of 14: The Homeland
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.
Thu, 9 Feb 2023 - 21min - 28 - Ep 5 of 14: The Drop OffThu, 9 Feb 2023 - 19min
- 27 - Ep 4 of 14: The Inner Circle
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?
Thu, 2 Feb 2023 - 21min - 26 - Ep 3 of 14: The Husband
Following the murders, Sasi’s husband Hanu was taken in for questioning. But investigators soon let him go, saying his alibi holds up.
Thu, 2 Feb 2023 - 19min - 25 - Ep 2 of 14: The DivideThu, 2 Feb 2023 - 21min
- 24 - Ep 1 of 14: Nice Town, Friendly PeopleThu, 2 Feb 2023 - 25min
- 23 - Season 2: Murder in Maple Shade
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.
Thu, 26 Jan 2023 - 03min - 22 - Ep 10 of 10: The Results
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?
Mon, 8 Nov 2021 - 35min - 21 - Ep 9 of 10: The DNA
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.
Mon, 8 Nov 2021 - 28min - 20 - Ep 8 of 10: Holes in the Case (Part 2)
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 assumptions about evidence and crimes… could be wrong.
Mon, 8 Nov 2021 - 35min - 19 - Ep 7 of 10: Holes in the Case (Part 1)
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.
Mon, 8 Nov 2021 - 34min - 18 - Ep 6 of 10: We Affirm
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.
Mon, 8 Nov 2021 - 30min - 17 - Ep 5 of 10: The Trial
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.
Mon, 8 Nov 2021 - 38min - 16 - Ep 4 of 10: The Case Against Robin Cho (Part 2)
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.
Mon, 8 Nov 2021 - 40min - 15 - Ep 3 of 10: The Case Against Robin Cho (Part 1)
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.
Mon, 8 Nov 2021 - 38min - 14 - Ep 2 of 10: Who is Robin Cho?
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?
Mon, 8 Nov 2021 - 28min - 13 - Ep 1 of 10: The Miracle Mile Massacre
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 law enforcement DNA database turned up a new connection to the case.
Mon, 8 Nov 2021 - 36min - 12 - Season 1: The Koreatown Murders
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.
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 - 02min
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