Serial Killer: The Life and Crimes of Charles Eli Kembo
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Episode 153 - Between 2002 and 2005, Charles Eli Kembo, a refugee from Malawi, murdered four people, his business partner, Arden Samuel, his stepdaughter, Rita Yeung, his girlfriend, Sui Yin Ma, and his wife, Margaret Kembo, whose body has never been found. He set up elaborate schemes to steal their identities, set up false bank accounts, insurance claims, and run up credit in his victims’ names.  Sources: R. v. Kembo, 2010 BCSC 914 (CanLII), https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kembo-guilty-of-4-murders-b-c-jury-1.911825 https://yorkspace.library.yorku.ca/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10315/33466/DiSanto_Julianne_M_2016_PhD.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=2 https://www.refworld.org/docid/467bb4921e.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/campaigns/immigration-matters/system.html#screening https://www.pressreader.com/canada/national-post-latest-edition/20100306/289579580900497 https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/serial-killer-charles-kembo-book_n_1070290 https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/serial-killer-charles-kembo-loses-appeal https://jezebel.com/meet-the-kids-author-who-is-also-a-serial-killer-5856417 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/murder-suspect-has-lengthy-list-of-offences/article4313841/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/predator-kembo-guilty-sentenced-to-life/article4388720/ https://www.straight.com/news/jury-finds-charles-kembo-guilty-four-counts-first-degree-murder http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kembo-guilty-of-4-murders-b-c-jury-1.911825 http://www.primetimecrime.com/Recent/Murder/Charles%20Kembo.htm https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/four-time-surrey-murderer-loses-conviction-appeal/ https://bc.ctvnews.ca/crown-says-kembo-killed-4-to-steal-identities-1.443147 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/serial-killer-charles-kembo-s-lawyer-calls-trial-bewildering-1.2625206 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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