Hannah and Suruthi, both shared a passion for true crime and came together in hopes to turn it into something fun and thrilling. This led to the creation of the podcast \u201cRedHanded\u201d where these two quirky british ladies are the host and bring a riveting story from the past back to life in each and every episode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although I started this podcast on episode 117, I didn\u2019t feel disconnected from the storytelling experience at all! I\u2019ve noticed they have generated a fanbase name and call their listeners \u201cspooky b*tches\u201d, this makes the audience feel more connected to the hosts and brings a sense of belonging to being a part of a community who is also interested in true crime. Not only that but they have merchandise for the podcast that you can purchase to feel even more included and also get the chance to directly support them! They start off with subtle but suspenseful music that easily sets the mood and vibe, but it doesn\u2019t last for too long before the hosts introduce themselves, merrily.\u00a0
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\tThe story takes place in Hong Kong during the 90s. At this point the hosts go on to further educate the listeners by informing them that it was a time and decade where gang related activity was running rampant and violently throughout the city. Not only that but connecting it to current and present situations such as the problem of how romanticizing crime\/yakuza\/gangsters\/mafia play a role in the ego of such criminals and can affect the families of such victims. I believe it was important for Hannah and Suruthi to bring additional information besides the cut tell story in order to deepen our understanding of this complex and horrid case.
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\tThis story is centered around a young woman named Fan Man-yee who found herself in the hands of gruesome Yakuza after resorting to prostitution when she could no longer keep up with debts to pay. They had kidnapped her and she was kept in a flat where she was continuously tortured and raped for days on end until she couldn’t handle it anymore, and passed away. Since murders, especially ones like these, tend to be quite heavy on the soul and mind, the hosts created a little break they call a \u201cPalate Cleanse\u201d. During this break they wander off into other topics such as ones about themselves to give the listener time to absorb all the information they just received without becoming overwhelmed with all the feelings that come with listening to something so horrible and disgusting. This also gives the listener a chance to learn more about the host and feel more comfortable and connected, and maybe even almost like they are a part of the conversation.
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\tThe criminals were caught after one of their 13 year old girlfriends(who was also tortured from time to time) came to the police station and confessed that she was being haunted by a ghost. The police obviously didn\u2019t believe her and take her seriously until she elaborated that it was the ghost of Fan Man-yee. The 13 year old girl must have felt so burdened and ashamed that she took part in hurting Fan Man-yee that her guilty conscience led her to believe that she was being haunted by her ghost and she absolutely needed to tell the police even though her safety would be jeopardized. The police went to search the flat and found it to be already evacuated and packed up besides one thing.. Fan Man-yee\u2019s boiled head sewn shut inside a hello kitty doll.
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\tThere is one person that is mainly telling the story, this changes between different episodes, while the other one provides more commentary and supporting details. Such as one of the reasons as to why these men were so cruel was the fact that they were constantly on meth, which is a drug that can desensitize you to the fullest, they added \u201cMeth was handed out to Nazi Soldiers so they could keep on pushing and killing in war\u201d. This lead to the case being labeled as \u201cmanslaughter\u201d in court rather than \u201cmurder\u201d because there was no evidence that they wanted or had a motive to murder her, they were just on meth. They connect this case with the Junko Furuta case(I actually recognized and know this one!) since it is very similar to this one where a girl is gruesomely tortured and raped until she is met with death and her captors are given a punishment that is unjust for such a crime. Some remain to be free to this day.
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This story in particular was sad yet engaging, leading me to want to hear more stories and crimes that I have never heard about in their other podcast episodes. They also present so much in just 45 minutes which is enjoyable for me since dragged out stories can often start to disengage the listener and bore them. They also tell the story with emotion rather than being monotonous, you can tell when they are sincere, or when they are enraged during certain parts, I tend to feel their emotions with them and am further invested into what they have to say. I am excited to listen to more of what they have to offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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