Murder, She Cried

Starting 4th October, Stephanie Herft is taking you through Sri Lanka’s most gruesome true crime stories exploring serial killings, the occult, romance that went wrong, and the paranormal. From high-profile cases to popular mysteries you’ve probably heard from your folks. Unfiltered. Bone-chilling. Murders that will have you screaming. Truth is stranger than fiction. 'Murder, She Cried' is an original podcast from Paradeim. New episodes Tuesday for free, on all popular podcast platforms.

It was February 2020 when recently widowed Nilmini Fernandopulle moved into her new home in 4th Lane, Nawala. Nilmini struggled with coping with grief and insomnia alone amidst a pandemic; little did she know that her loneliness would soon be short-lived upon the arrival of a seemingly friendly new neighbor.

What haunting secrets lie within the walls of Capri Club, Kollupitiya? This tale takes us back in time to the swinging sixties, when Burmese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Sao Boonwaat, first moves into the then ‘Carlton Lodge’ with his beautiful young wife Shirley. On October 15th, 1967, residents heard gunshots from the Boonwaat's residence.

The love affair between silver screen darling Ms. Sri Lanka, Ramani Bartholomeusz, and cinema giant Kamal Addararachchi made headlines prior to her meeting her untimely fate in 1987. Her death was ruled an accident; however, witness statements claim otherwise.

In April 2017, Priyanthini Kumudini was thrilled when her office moved into a new building down Kuda Buthgamuwa Road, closer to her residence. Little did she know that this move was the beginning of her torment by a menacing entity far more sinister.

15 women are found raped and murdered in the quiet village of Kotakethana, Kahawatte. A serial killer hiding in plain sight, terrorizing the residents over a span of 7 years, who could it be?

In the 7 years of Serial Killer Neel Lakshman's reign of terror over the village of Kotakethana, he inspired a series of double murders, known in the Sri Lankan Media as the "Copy Cat Murders". This episode deconstructs the brutal crimes motivated by the original murders.

What seemed like a regular three-wheeler journey back in '97 turned out to be a ride to remember...The cold & dimly lit Armour Street, Colombo was the setting for this innocuous, yet chilling encounter.