1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,600 The history of human cruelty is long and brutal. 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:11,280 And on our show, we cover all of it, one subject at a time. 3 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:12,320 I'm Kevin Young. 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:13,600 And I'm Dan Hergen. 5 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,000 And we host a podcast called Torture. 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,440 We'll discuss the methods, devices, and the people that implemented them, 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:21,520 from ancient times to modern day. 8 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,680 Link Chi to waterboarding, Nero to Dennis Raylor, and everything in between, 9 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,000 including the pop culture they influenced. 10 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:29,440 Also, food. 11 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,200 And lots of Dungeons and Dragons. 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,680 Lots, lots of Dungeons and Dragons. 13 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:38,000 Episodes are out now, and new episodes are released every other Sunday. 14 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,560 So like, follow, and subscribe to us on all podcast platforms, including YouTube. 15 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,080 Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at TorturePod. 16 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,120 And email us at torturpod at gmail.com. 17 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,280 But most importantly, listen to Torture, 18 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,400 a history of human cruelty, wherever you get your podcasts. 19 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,920 Hi, everyone. This is Deb from Dying to Be Found. 20 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:02,880 Before we get started, I just wanted to say that episodes contain disturbing discussions 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:07,280 on harmful acts and crimes against animals and or humankind. 22 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:13,440 Recordings are not intended for young or sensitive audiences due to the content nature of this podcast. 23 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,000 Listener discretion is strongly advised. 24 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,400 Hi, everyone. This is Deb. 25 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:21,600 And I'm Shelby. 26 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:22,560 And I'm Dan. 27 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:23,520 And I'm Dan. 28 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:24,640 And I'm Shelby. 29 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:29,840 And we want to welcome you to episode number 45 of Dying to Be Found. 30 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:30,960 Woohoo! 31 00:01:30,960 --> 00:01:33,440 I know, right? I know I was going to mention to you, 32 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,800 we have got a lot in store for second season coming up, 33 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,440 and I'm starting to put some things on social media. 34 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:44,160 If our listeners have a chance, you should be going to look at Instagram. 35 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:45,040 Yes. 36 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,280 And we're on TikTok now. 37 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:48,000 No way. 38 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,120 Yep. You know, we've got to keep up with the times here. 39 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:52,240 I know that's right. 40 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,080 We have two posts. 41 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:54,960 Isn't that exciting? 42 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,800 Woo! Yes, it is. 43 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:58,880 Yeah, definitely go check them out. 44 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:04,320 Otherwise, we are glad that you are here today and just keep watching our social media. 45 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:09,520 We are announcing changes coming up in February for our season two. 46 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,440 And I think that is all I'm going to say about that right now. 47 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:14,880 Are you not going to tell us what changes? 48 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:16,960 No, absolutely not. 49 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,200 I want to be just as surprised as our listeners, 50 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,480 because honestly, I'm just getting everything set up right now, 51 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,960 and I'll be just as surprised as you. 52 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,440 Well, I'm excited. I can't wait to see what's coming. 53 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,800 All right. Well, I think that our listeners are going to see a nice transition 54 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:37,280 with some positive changes and a little dash of this and a little dash of that. 55 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,560 We'll be expanding our reach with family members. 56 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,360 Beth, my sister is still going to be here, 57 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,440 but Shelby, I don't know if I told you this. 58 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,040 I'm pulling your brother in. 59 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:48,480 Oh, I'm so excited. 60 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,480 I can't wait to hear what he has to say. 61 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:55,440 Yeah, we have about seven more episodes to go before season two kicks off. 62 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,880 And I feel like I'm really counting down the seconds like New Year's Eve, 63 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,280 which obviously is right around the corner as well. 64 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:06,080 In the meantime, by the time this episode airs, it will be around Christmas. 65 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,320 So we definitely wish all of our listeners a very happy holiday season. 66 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,240 Yes, happy holidays. 67 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,960 So excited. Christmas is my absolute favorite. 68 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:16,480 And I know I told you earlier, 69 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:20,960 but our listeners don't know that my Christmas tree lights decided to go out 70 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:22,800 and not just one or two bulbs, 71 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:28,560 the entire three or four strands of lights that I have on my very large seven foot Christmas tree. 72 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:33,360 That'll be pretty tedious of you just taking each and every light out to see which one blew. 73 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:37,200 I feel like I do a few at a time every few hours or so. 74 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,240 I'm sorry for that. I hate that when that happens. 75 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:43,280 That is what it is. 76 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,160 Well, Shelby, I have a question for you. 77 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:47,520 I have an answer. 78 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:48,160 You do? 79 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:49,280 I don't know. We'll see. 80 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,080 Okay. I want you to think back. 81 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,040 Think back to your wonderful childhood growing up. 82 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,520 And I don't even know if I know this answer. I think I might. 83 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:05,920 But did you have a favorite stuffed animal or stuffed doll that you absolutely loved as a kid? 84 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,240 I don't think I was really into stuffed animals. 85 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:14,720 I mean, I played with Barbies, but I don't really remember playing with like baby dolls. 86 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,560 Do you remember your little white bear? 87 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:17,280 No. 88 00:04:17,280 --> 00:04:19,280 You don't remember your bear? Holy cow. 89 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:21,280 Put the silk on it? 90 00:04:21,280 --> 00:04:24,080 Yes. I still have it, by the way. It's in a box. 91 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:25,200 Oh, wow. 92 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,240 I need to send it to you. 93 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:28,880 I don't get rid of that stuff. 94 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:29,760 I don't either. 95 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,440 Yeah. If you don't remember the stuffed animal's name, I'll tell you what it was. 96 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,120 If you didn't have your pacifier in your mouth, you would call it B. 97 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,800 If you did have it in your mouth, you made a weird sound and it just went, 98 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,240 Oh, I remember you telling me about that before. 99 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:47,520 Oh, goodness. 100 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:53,200 Okay, so I'm going to go back a little bit and tell you about some of my favorite stuffed dolls. 101 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:54,800 One of them was Holly Hobby. 102 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,840 I don't even know if you've heard of any of these, Shelby Holly Hobby. 103 00:04:57,840 --> 00:04:59,440 Have you heard of Mrs. Beasley? 104 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,440 I feel like I've heard of Holly Hobby. Did I say Hobby Lobby or Holly Hobby? 105 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:08,640 Did I say Holly Hobby or Hobby Lobby? I'm not sure. It was Holly Hobby. 106 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,640 Okay. I think I've heard of that one. I'm going to Google it. 107 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:13,840 How about Mrs. Beasley? 108 00:05:13,840 --> 00:05:17,040 Nope. I feel like I've heard of Holly Hobby. 109 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:23,920 I searched. You're never going to guess what I just Googled Holly Hobby to see what it looked like. 110 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:28,320 And it brought up literally the closest Hobby Lobby stores to me. 111 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:30,320 Wow. 112 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:31,920 Oh, yeah. 113 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:36,320 Oh, yeah. Okay. I've seen that kind of doll before. 114 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:42,240 All right. Regardless, Shelby, I loved my stuffed animals growing up, even as a teenager, 115 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:49,040 because I had a life-sized floppy ear dog that I named Jake that an old boyfriend gave me. 116 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,480 And I'm pretty sure that Jake hung around longer than he did. 117 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:53,040 That's funny. 118 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:58,480 Another one of my favorites was Hello Kitty. Do you know that one? 119 00:05:58,480 --> 00:05:59,520 I sure do. 120 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:03,840 I had this really cool Hello Kitty doll that I bought in high school, 121 00:06:03,840 --> 00:06:09,520 and it had a really punky looking hair. Anytime I shook its head, the hair flew all over the place. 122 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:14,800 Looked kind of punky. I think I could relate because that's probably what I identified 123 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,640 with while I was in my high school years. I don't even know if you knew that. 124 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:25,040 I did not. I did not. I didn't know Hello Kitty was around for that long. 125 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:31,040 Yeah. Believe it or not, Shelby, it was originally created in 1974. 126 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:37,680 And right now, even today, it's very popular amongst pretty much any age group. 127 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:44,080 It's especially popular in the Asian culture, which I think it originally targeted the tween 128 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:48,960 population. They had all those little toys and accessories that could go with the Hello Kitty. 129 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:54,640 But I would probably classify, and you can correct me here, but do you think that it would fit into 130 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,840 the anime category? I think that sounds about right. 131 00:06:57,840 --> 00:07:05,280 Yeah. Anime is super popular today. So we are going to go all the way back to March 1999, 132 00:07:05,280 --> 00:07:12,160 when a news story broke that a woman in Hong Kong had been murdered because of the high crime rate 133 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:19,760 in Hong Kong is close to non-existent. This story was sensationalized not just by the news media 134 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:27,200 shelves, but by the general public. Wow. And the reason this was is because police investigated 135 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:36,000 a tip given by a 14-year-old girl that they had found a woman's head stuffed inside an oversized 136 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,240 Hello Kitty mermaid doll. I would be so freaked out. 137 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:46,480 Yeah. And the story gets worse too. I'm going to kind of give you, and I'm going to do my best 138 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:53,200 to pronunciate these names the best I can. I'm trying to use some phonics here, but there were 139 00:07:53,200 --> 00:08:03,280 a couple of people that were arrested on March 17, 1999, Chun Mon Lok, age 34, Lung Xing Chou, 140 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:14,400 age 27, and Lung Wai Lun, age 21. The three of these men kidnapped 23-year-old Phon Mon Yee 141 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:20,960 under the premise that she owed them thousands of dollars. I saw some variations on how much she 142 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:26,320 owed. There's a pretty big gap here. It was anywhere between, I'm going to just talk in 143 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:34,880 US dollars here, $2,500 to $10,000, which I will break down in just a bit, but basically she was 144 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:42,240 indebted to Mon Lok. And I'm going to kind of explain in just a minute what happened, but for 145 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:51,040 over a month, these men held Phon Mon Yee against her will and tortured her every day until she 146 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:59,440 eventually died. That is so sad. It is. My thoughts automatically go to that drugs are involved. 147 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:04,720 Actually, yeah, that's pretty much what's stemmed everything. And I'll start off by saying that 148 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:11,040 Mon Yee was a survivalist. She lived in the streets for a while. She was originally abandoned by her 149 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:17,920 parents when she was an infant and ended up in an orphanage where she aged out at the age of 16. 150 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:25,040 And from my understanding, Mon Yee didn't receive any life skills while she was in that orphanage 151 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:31,680 to even know what to do, Shelby, once she left there. So she quickly did end up on the streets. 152 00:09:31,680 --> 00:09:36,560 And of course, like you said, she did turn to drugs and sex work to support herself. 153 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:43,760 16 just seems a little young to be aged out of an orphanage. Yeah, it's a different country too. So 154 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:48,720 I understand what you're saying because that is pretty young, but I don't know what laws are 155 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:56,640 involved. In 1997, Mon Yee also worked as a hostess at a nightclub where she met 156 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:05,920 Chon Mon Lok, the 34 year old man. Mon Lok was a member of the Chinese mafia, and he soon became 157 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:13,680 Mon Yee's pimp and drug dealer. Sounds about right. Yeah, you had this pegged. Well, apparently 158 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:21,280 Mon Yee made quite the impression because she became one of the favorites amongst Mon Lok's 159 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:26,240 brothel. I'll call it a brothel. I'm not really sure what terms you can use, but if he's a pimp, 160 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:32,800 he's got several women that he's probably managing. And Mon Yee was right up there as one of his 161 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:44,080 favorites. Well, one night Mon Yee made a huge and very grave mistake, Shelby. She went for Mon Lok's 162 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:50,000 wallet from the nightclub where she worked because once you get hooked on drugs, Shelby, 163 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:57,840 you pretty much do anything to find money. And she lifted Mon Lok's wallet while she was working 164 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:04,640 the nightclub one night. That's not good. Nope. Because the money that Mon Yee stole equaled to 165 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:12,400 be around 500 US dollars, but Mon Lok caught her in the act. And of course he made her return his 166 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:20,800 money, but there was a price to that. Along with this original $500, Mon Lok charged interest. And 167 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:27,040 I'm sure you've seen enough shows, Shelby, out there where there are loan sharks. What loan shark 168 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:36,400 interest really means. Yep. So all terms applied. So what happened was she was made to pay that $500 169 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:44,080 back immediately, but there was interest involved in the terms of interest was not just a little bit. 170 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:51,440 It was tacked on somewhere between that $2,500 and $10,000 that I had mentioned. Oh wow. Yeah. And 171 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:56,480 she wouldn't have stole it in the first place if she didn't need the money, but those terms of 172 00:11:56,480 --> 00:12:02,560 interest made it impossible for Mon Yee to pay back. And of course what happens Shelby, when a 173 00:12:02,560 --> 00:12:08,240 loan shark doesn't receive their money in a timely manner. They're going to get mad. They did. They 174 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:14,960 got mad. All that for $500. Yeah. I know. And I mean, he's the one that set the terms on the 175 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:22,160 interest too. So anything goes in the Chinese mafia, I guess. Well, Mon Lok and his two cronies, 176 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:31,280 Lung Xing Chou and Lun Wailun kidnapped Mon Yee. The original intentions was for the three men to 177 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:38,160 hold Mon Yee in an apartment and prostitute her out to help her earn that money back. However, 178 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:45,680 at some point in time, this kidnapping turned into a brutal month long torture session and Mon Lok 179 00:12:45,680 --> 00:12:52,240 and his two accomplices each would participate in various forms of torture. They used hot wax 180 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:59,840 and hot melted plastic to drip onto Mon Yee's feet. They rubbed hot chili spices into her wounds 181 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:05,680 and forced her to say how much she loved to be tortured. And Shelby, if she did not cite the 182 00:13:05,680 --> 00:13:10,400 fact that she was loving the torture that she was enduring, they would just make things worse. 183 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:18,400 Oh my goodness. How can you do that to somebody? I know. I know. They bound her in electrical wires. 184 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:26,880 They urinated in her mouth and even forced her to eat human excrement. So this poor girl is enduring 185 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:32,640 the worst of the worst to make matters worse, Shelbs. When the gang got bored, they would just 186 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:37,600 go into another room and play video games. What do you think of that? They just didn't care. 187 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:45,120 Mm-hmm. They had a toy to play with, didn't they? Mm-hmm. Well, after a month or so, Mon Yee 188 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:54,480 unfortunately died alone while everybody was out of the apartment. That's so sad. It is. In May 1999, 189 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:59,920 a 14 year old girl that we're going to call Ah Fung, I believe that was the name that the courts 190 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:06,400 gave her to protect her identity since she was underage. She came to the police unshaperoned 191 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:13,360 with a very terrible story to tell. Ah Fung told the police that she was having nightmares 192 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:20,240 of a woman being bound and tortured by her boyfriend and two other men who allegedly owed 193 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:25,280 the men money. Sound familiar? That whole storyline that I just told you. It does, 194 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:31,920 but she also sounds kind of young to have a boyfriend of their ages. Oh yeah, absolutely. 195 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:38,640 I mean, believe it or not, apparently the boyfriend was a 34 year old. So yeah, I mean, 196 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:43,600 he was the oldest of the group, the 34 year old with a 14 year old. What's wrong with that picture? 197 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:50,160 Like where did they meet? That's disgusting. Oh yeah, for sure. Well, according to Ah Fung, 198 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:57,440 the ghost of a murdered young woman was in her apartment and had been haunting Ah Fung 199 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:02,800 through her nightmares. And Shelby, I don't know if you've caught up on all our episodes, 200 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:08,320 but we had a similar case back on episode 40, Andre's Pandy. And if you haven't listened to that 201 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:14,000 yet, you need to, because how do you think the police reacted Ah Fung when she showed up to tell 202 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:19,760 her tale? It's the same situation. They were probably pretty skeptical. Yeah. Well, guess what? 203 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:25,040 Like you said, the police were skeptical and they did brush her off pretty much saying, Shelby, 204 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:31,920 that Ah Fung was just a child with an overactive imagination. Yeah. I mean, if she's just saying 205 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:37,760 that she has the nightmares, I guess that kind of makes sense versus her actually seeing something 206 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:44,080 happen. True. But if she's having nightmares and she was pretty accurate with what was going on, 207 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:50,240 doesn't that sound like she might have been there when a lot of that happened? That's true. Well, 208 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:56,720 Ah Fung went on to say that she knew the woman's name and that she had been imprisoned, raped, 209 00:15:56,720 --> 00:16:04,640 tortured, and beaten repeatedly by three men. Ah Fung stated that she had joined in at some point 210 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:14,560 and even helped to beat Mon-Yi in the head over 50 times. Oh. Well, at this point, Ah Fung was 211 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:21,360 finally taken seriously by the police and she led them to the apartment where everything took place. 212 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:29,760 So of course, when the police arrive, they walk inside and probably the most noticeable and 213 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:38,400 unusual scene in the apartment was that Hello Kitty items were all over the apartment. I mean, 214 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:46,320 it was wall to wall Hello Kitty, like silverware, curtains, stuffed animals, all sorts of Hello 215 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:53,040 Kitty memorabilia. There was even a life-sized Hello Kitty mermaid doll found in one of the 216 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:59,280 bedrooms, which in just a moment, Shelby, this will come into play. What would you do if you walked 217 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:05,280 into an apartment like this? They seem to like Hello Kitty like I like Christmas. I just was never 218 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:12,240 into Hello Kitty like that. Yeah. Good comparison. I really do not think that you were into stuffed 219 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:17,280 animals and I do remember that. I always thought you don't even play with a lot of dolls. No, 220 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:24,880 I was in the woods. By the waterfalls, right? By the waterfalls. Yep. Upon closer examination 221 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:32,560 of the apartment, police made a horrifying discovery. Mon-Lok and his two accomplices 222 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:39,600 had dismembered Mon-Yi and stored some of her body parts in the refrigerator inside the apartment 223 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:46,560 and threw other parts out with the trash. Because they did not want the smell of human decomposition 224 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:52,800 to waft through the walls, they dismembered Mon-Yi and then they proceeded, Shelby, to 225 00:17:53,360 --> 00:17:59,280 boil body parts on the stove right next to the noodles that they were preparing as well. So they 226 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:07,920 had a couple pots on the stove. That is so gross. Yes. Well, they didn't cannibalize Mon-Yi, but they 227 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:13,520 used the same stirring utensils like chopsticks. Whatever they were stirring their noodles with, 228 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:21,520 they also stirred the pot that Mon-Yi was in and they were cooking side by side. Now this is the 229 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:29,520 most bizarre part. The guys took Mon-Yi's head after it had been cooked and sewed it into that 230 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:36,720 oversized Hello Kitty mermaid doll and left it on the bed inside the bedroom. Oh my gosh. These are 231 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:43,360 some sick people. Sick and stupid. Yeah. I don't really have any words for that. I just don't, 232 00:18:43,360 --> 00:18:50,960 I can't comprehend. I don't either. Yeah, I can't comprehend them going to the extent of 233 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:58,320 what they did and then taking one specific part and leaving it inside the apartment. I mean, 234 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:05,760 that makes no sense. Yeah. I'm kind of curious to know what their conversations were while they 235 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:11,360 were doing this. Yeah. Well, two, they're drug lords as well. So, you know, they had to have been 236 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:17,760 doing a lot of drugs at the same time. That's true. I'm going to fast forward to the arrests. 237 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:24,000 The three men who took part in Mon-Yi's kidnapping and torture soon went on trial for her murder. 238 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:31,840 However, all three defendants were only convicted of manslaughter and were sentenced to 20 years in 239 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:39,440 prison after a six-week trial. What? Yeah. Would you like to know why? Please. The jury who heard 240 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:46,320 this case could not convict the defendants on murder because of all things. They could not 241 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:52,640 pinpoint Mon-Yi's exact cause of death. That is probably the dumbest thing I've ever heard. 242 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:59,680 I know. I mean, they kept her there for a month. I mean, the sewing of her head on a stuffed animal 243 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:06,720 isn't enough to convict them as a first-degree murder. No. Believe it or not, when the 244 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:13,120 investigators looked into this case, they felt there was insufficient evidence to determine 245 00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:19,520 if Mon-Yi had been murdered, like you said, obviously, or if she died by suicide through 246 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:26,800 a drug overdose. So my question here is they've got her held captive for a whole month, but how's 247 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:32,560 she consuming the drugs? Is she hanging out in the living room with these people? Are they forcing 248 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:40,240 the drugs on her? Is it recreational? I have no idea. So that's kind of where the investigators 249 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:47,680 came to the crossroads here. Did she die of a drug overdose or did she die from the injuries that 250 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:56,240 were inflicted upon her? Well, on December 6th, 2000, Ah-Fong, now remember she was 14 years old. 251 00:20:56,240 --> 00:21:03,360 She's the one that reported this incident to the police. Well, she admitted that she participated 252 00:21:03,360 --> 00:21:10,560 in some of Mon-Yi's beatings, but she received immunity for her testimony and never went to 253 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:19,040 prison at all. The three men were sentenced to life in prison without parole for false imprisonment 254 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:26,240 in manslaughter, like I had mentioned. The jury concluded that the men did not intend to kill 255 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:33,360 Mon-Yi, but she instead died from her injuries. What do you think of that? The jury concluded, 256 00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:42,640 let me repeat this and let it sink in. The jury concluded that the men did not intend to kill Mon-Yi, 257 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:52,320 but instead she died from her injuries. That is just crazy. Well, Loong Wai Loong, the 21 year old, 258 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:58,640 appealed his conviction and his sentence was reduced to 18 years. And Shelby, he was released 259 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:06,960 just two years ago in 2020. Wow. But let's fast forward to August of 2022. That was just this 260 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:14,560 past summer. Wai Loong was sent back to prison for another 12 months due to indecent contact 261 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:21,440 with a 10 year old. Oh my goodness. There seems to be a pattern. Yeah. Leopards do not change 262 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:30,880 their spots, do they? No, absolutely not. And he's now in his forties. Public interest in this case 263 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:37,840 drew crowds of people to the apartment building where everything occurred. And some even attempted 264 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:45,840 to contact Mon-Yi's spirit. The apartments were eventually demolished in 2012 and then were 265 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:51,760 replaced by a hotel in 2016. Just because the building's gone, it doesn't mean the spirit's 266 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:58,480 still not there. Don't you agree? I totally agree because I was literally just thinking that now 267 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:05,440 she's probably really mad that they tore down the hotel or I'm sorry, they tore down the apartment 268 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:10,000 building and built a hotel over top. Yeah. I don't know if I'd want to stay in that hotel. 269 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:15,840 Yeah, I don't think so either. I mean, it's interesting though. So with that, several movies 270 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:21,520 have been produced based on these events. And I don't know if you ever watched that television 271 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:27,600 series Bones? I have not, but I've heard of it. Yeah, me too. I have never watched it. And I know 272 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:34,640 it was hugely popular. Well, during season four, they highlighted this story about the Hello Kitty 273 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:42,080 murder and it was named The Girl in the Mask. If you ever go see reruns and catch that episode, 274 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:48,800 then just know that's what I'm talking about today. Wow. Well, that's the story of the Hello Kitty 275 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:55,360 murder. And honestly, I'm not even sure how I came across this story because I really thought it was 276 00:23:55,360 --> 00:24:02,320 a completely different story altogether when I started this research. But I do feel like there's 277 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:07,760 another Hello Kitty crime out there. I just don't know what it is. But then I'm like, wait a minute, 278 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:14,160 maybe I saw a reality show and there was a girl who was obsessed with Hello Kitty that had a blind 279 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:19,520 date or something and she was obsessed with Hello Kitty. I have no idea. I just thought this was a 280 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:23,920 completely different case when I started researching it. And I mean, I'm not lying. I told you, 281 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:27,920 you're going to be horrified by this one. Yeah, this was a pretty gruesome one. 282 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:32,720 Mm hmm. Well, I want to know what our listeners have to say. So DM us and give us some feedback 283 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:38,000 or shoot us an email because I'd really be interested on if you guys have heard this story 284 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:45,840 before or if there's anything else you want to add. But that's the Hello Kitty murder of 1999. 285 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:52,960 Well, thank you for sharing. No problem. So do you have a teachable moment for us today? 286 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:58,560 For us today? You know what? I really don't. I mean, I'm not even kidding this time. I really 287 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:05,760 don't have one because there's not one thing that I can even take away from this Shelby to turn that 288 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:12,800 into a teachable moment because to me, this is a very horrifying story and I don't have anything 289 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:18,480 that I could add to that. But how about you? Do you think you have one today? Say no to drugs. 290 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:24,400 Yeah. So there you go. What'd you think of that story today? That was crazy. So sad. Don't be 291 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:30,560 going to look for pictures. I did not plan on it. Oh, goodness. Well, anything else to add, 292 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:36,320 Shelbs? No, this has been fun. I think this is what my third episode in a row. Yeah. And it's 293 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:42,000 actually a short one today because I found a ton of articles on this, but they were pretty repetitive. 294 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:46,640 So I really didn't want to spend that much time on this. And then honestly, I was thinking about 295 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:52,080 doing this for our second season that's coming up, but I thought, nope, this is not the direction I 296 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:58,320 want to go with that. So there's that. Listeners, we'd love your thoughts. Otherwise, that is all 297 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:05,200 we've got and join us here next Thursday. Awesome. Well, thank you. No problem. Thanks for listening 298 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:10,880 to Dying to be Found. Before we go, we would love for you to leave a review on your favorite podcast 299 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:16,800 platform. Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest at Dying to be 300 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:23,440 Found. 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