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True Crime with Reni

Reni B-Alfred

239 episodes

Shocking crimes. Untold stories. From Nigeria to the world. Join Reni as she breaks down true crime cases with gist, detail, and just the right amount of dark humor. If you love crime stories told like you’re chatting with a friend … this is for you.

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  1. The Harira Jubril Case: Nine Months Pregnant

    · 4:35

    She was just days away from giving birth. What happened on her journey home shocked Nigeria.

  2. Can You Prove You’re Sane?

    · 4:02

    Could you prove you were sane… if nobody believed you?

  3. The Mariette Bosch Case: A Widow, An Affair & A Murder

    · 8:40

    Four close friends. One affair. One murder. This is the story of Mariette Bosch.

  4. The Mankessim Murder

    · 3:57

    She travelled for a nursing interview. She never made it home.

  5. The Man Who Wanted to Be Eaten

    · 7:55

    One of the strangest criminal cases ever brought before a court.

  6. The Deborah Samuel Case

    · 6:18

    A 21-year-old student. A class WhatsApp group. A case that continues to raise difficult questions about mob justice, due process, and accountability in Nigeria.

  7. Michael Jackson: One Life, One Legend, Endless Debate.

    · 14 min

    One man. One extraordinary life. One endless debate.

  8. Worst Case Scenario: You’ve Been Arrested

    · 6:56

    You’ve just been arrested. Now what?

  9. Patrice Lumumba: Independence, Betrayal & Murder

    · 6:16

    #REPOST…OLD VIDEO/AUDIO

  10. The War That Lasted Just 38 Minutes

    · 1:11

    #AD History’s shortest war lasted just 38 minutes.

  11. Thompson Omokafe: Lured to His Death by a Friend

    · 5:17

    A heartbreaking case of trust, greed and murder. This is the Thompson Omokafe case.

  12. Rasputin: The Man Who Wouldn’t Die

    · 11 min

    They poisoned him. They shot him. They threw him into a river. Or did they? The strange story of Rasputin.

  13. The Spirit Spouse, The Lightning Bird & The Forest Dwarfs

    · 5:08

    Three folktales. Three warnings. And depending on who you ask… they may not just be stories.

  14. Aaron Spencer: A Father’s Breaking Point

    · 5:05

    What would you do if this was your daughter?

  15. Pedro López: The Monster of the Andes

    · 5:37

    He claimed to have killed hundreds of girls across South America. Then, after serving his sentence, he disappeared.

  16. Thomas The Tree

    · 1:32

    Thomas is a tree. You’re not.

  17. WHO REMEMBERS NAIJAGISTLIVE?

    · 11 min

    Before Instagram blogs took over, there was NaijaGistLive. And the story behind it is even wilder than the gossip.

  18. It is my birthday!

    · 4:26

    Come meet my birthday mates! ❤️

  19. The Unsolved Disappearance of Celine Ndudim and Afiba Tandoh

    · 8:06

    Two women travelled to Aba to meet a man. They were never seen again. Years later, the questions still remain.

  20. What Happened To Jamal Khashoggi?

    · 9:21

    He walked into a consulate for wedding paperwork and never came out.

  21. Eight Days. No Food. No Water.

    · 3:24

    A bird the size of a loaf of bread crosses the Pacific Ocean non-stop. Nature is incredible.

  22. Iran’s Black Widow: The Story of Kulthum Akbari

    · 7:19

    She buried husband after husband. Then families started comparing notes.

  23. The Business of Kidnapping in Nigeria

    · 9:25

    When did kidnapping stop being a crime and become an industry?

  24. Gucci Grace

    · 13 min

    From secretary… to First Lady… to one of the most controversial women in African politics.

  25. Some Things Never Change

    · 2:03

    Despite the forgiveness, the kindness and the second chance, not everyone changes.

  26. The Monica Kimani Murder

    · 9:50

    A successful businesswoman. A famous news anchor. A murder that still raises questions.

  27. The Ngige Kidnap Scandal: Godfather vs Governor

    · 5:38

    Armed police. Political godfathers. A governor refusing to step down. This is one of the wildest political scandals in Nigerian history.

  28. Gypsy Rose Blanchard: What Really Happened?

    · 9:01

    The deeper police looked, the stranger the story became.

  29. Joan of Arc: Visions, War and Betrayal

    · 12 min

    A teenage girl claimed saints were speaking to her… and somehow changed the course of a war.

  30. Do you believe in Aliens?

    · 4:13

    Two stories. Two different countries. And people still cannot explain what they claim happened.

  31. Nigeria’s school crisis

    · 7:59

    Nothing has changed. Happy Children’s day, I guess.

  32. Mount Everest, Tiny Caves & Live Octopus??

    · 3:32

    Humans voluntarily do some VERY strange things 😭

  33. The Long Juju of Arochukwu

    · 4:52

    The shrine people feared for centuries. And the story may not be as simple as we were told.

  34. Politics, Oaths & Nudes

    · 4:58

    In 2009, Nigerian politicians were threatening to leak each other’s nude photos… and one actually ended up in a newspaper 😭

  35. Good News for Once

    · 2:24

    Okay, things have been a bit heavy lately. So here’s some good news for once.

  36. Siad Barre: Hero, Dictator or Both?

    · 7:00

    Somalis still debate him to this day. Was Siad Barre a nation builder, a dictator… or somehow both?

  37. Bonnie & Clyde: Young, In Love and Dangerous

    · 6:54

    Bonnie & Clyde

  38. Thank God We Weren’t Born Back Then

    · 2:18

    Modern life suddenly feels luxurious 😭

  39. The Mystery of Nigeria’s 53 Suitcases

    · 3:59

    53 suitcases. No search. Military intervention. Nigeria never forgot.

  40. Harriet Tubman: Slave, Spy, Liberator

    · 9:38

    She escaped slavery. Then kept going back for others.

  41. The Murder of Jayde Panayiotou

    · 7:41

    A young teacher. A secret affair. And a murder that was supposed to look random.

  42. The Taylor Parker Pregnancy Case

    · 6:33

    She said she was pregnant for 10 months. Then everything fell apart.

  43. The Man Lagos Called “Alhaji Gay”

    · 4:44

    A feared name. A violent ending. And a story Lagos still argues about.

  44. The Lucy Letby Case

    · 3:50

    One of the most controversial nurse cases in recent history.

  45. The Nigeria Air Scandal

    · 3:41

    Nigeria finally had an airline… until people started checking.

  46. £5 Billion… But No Explanation

    · 3:35

    £5 billion… but one simple question changed everything.

  47. The Cindy James Case (Still Doesn’t Make Sense)

    · 6:08

    This case still doesn’t add up.

  48. The Universe 25 Experiment

    · 2:35

    They had everything. And it still went wrong.

  49. How Marvin Gaye Died

    · 6:00

    It started as another argument.

  50. Zimbabwe’s “Diesel From a Rock” Scam

    · 3:39

    Diesel… from a rock? This actually reached government level.

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