Host Julia Zemiro and expert criminologists Professor Danielle Reynald and Dr David Bartlett are joined by Rhys Nicholson and Steph Tisdell to dive into the pervasive issue of phishing scams.

Host Julia Zemiro and expert criminologists Prof Danielle Reynald and Dr David Bartlett are joined by Celia Pacquola and Mel Buttle to explore the complexities of eyewitness testimony.

The case of the man infamously dubbed the “Butcher of Shorouk” is one of the most chilling examples of repeated brutality in Egypt’s modern criminal history. Known by several aliases, including Karam Mohamed Abdel Rady and Ahmed Abu Gabal, he first came to notoriety in 2009, when he murdered and dismembered a business partner over a financial dispute. The savagery of the crime earned him a death sentence, but fate intervened when he escaped prison during the 2011 uprisings, vanishing under a new identity. For years, he lived undetected, remarrying and starting a new family, until history repeated itself in a far more horrific way. On September 9, 2018, he brutally murdered his wife and four children, using the same gruesome methods as before—decapitation and dismemberment—in what seemed like a haunting echo of his earlier crime. The breakthrough came when a journalist, recalling the eerily similar details of the 2009 case, alerted authorities. Investigators soon confirmed that the Shorouk killer and the long-missing fugitive were one and the same. His arrest and subsequent second death sentence closed the circle on a criminal career marked by shocking violence, deception, and a macabre repetition of dates and methods that left the public horrified.

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In Assiut, Egypt, a gruesome case began when dismembered body parts of a young man were discovered, sparking an intensive criminal investigation. The victim was soon identified as Ahmed, a well-liked 28-year-old who had recently gone missing. Suspicion fell on his uncle and extended family after police uncovered unsettling clues—his aunt’s sudden disappearance, blood-stained walls, and freshly dug pits inside their home. The horrifying truth emerged when the family confessed: they had killed Ahmed as a human sacrifice, believing the ritual would appease genies and reveal hidden antiquities buried beneath their house. Guided by sorcerers and consumed by greed and superstition, they carried out the brutal act. The case ended with their arrest and death sentences, standing as one of the most disturbing examples of how fear, delusion, and avarice can drive ordinary people to unimaginable violence.

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