Episode 346: The Curry Killer - She Killed 6 Of Her Husband’s Family Members With CURRY So She Could Marry Her Cousin

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Jolly’s whole family was dead. Well, almost all of them but she never let that get her down.  But this time her friends noticed - something was very wrong with Jolly. 

She seemed out of it at the small gathering.

Anytime someone tried talking to her - she would glance across the room. It seemed like she was waiting for someone to walk in. 

“Don’t you want to marry someone like him?” - Jolly said. 

Her friend looked at her like she sprouted another head  - “Excuse me?”

“That guy over there - he just seems so peaceful and calm.”

Jolly’s friends were confused - was she talking about Shaju? He’s happily married with two kids… and not to mention… he’s her cousin. 

Her friends didn’t think too much into it until Shaju, Jolly’s new love interest, his wife and child died mysteriously… 

Was Jolly Joseph killing everyone that she felt was in her way? Or… was there something just in the curry? 

Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

Video reference of Jolly’s suicide attempt report

Jolly being taken to the house for evidence gathering

People traveling to see Jolly

Sources

Book:

Death served cold by Sourabh Mukherjee (Chapter 7)

Court documents:

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/60815150/

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/37539924/

https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5f5934639fca1923eaa4bd95

https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/jolly-order-462188.pdf

Documentary: Curry and Cyanide on NETFLIX

Chargesheet details:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/koodathayi-murders-police-file-charge-sheet-in-mathew-manchadiyil-murder-case/articleshow/73898630.cms 

Timeline + case details:

https://news.abplive.com/crime/curry-cyanide-jolly-joseph-case-cyanide-killings-koodathai-murders-most-shocking-crimes-abpp-1654781 

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/08/asia/jolly-joseph-murder-india-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.thequint.com/explainers/the-jolly-joseph-case-true-story-behind-new-crime-docuseries-curry-cyanide 

Shaju’s contradictions: 

https://www.thenewsminute.com/amp/story/kerala/koodathayi-deaths-contradictory-claims-shaju-zacharias-jollys-second-husband-110365 

Jolly’s family statement:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/she-brought-shame-to-family-we-won-t-help-her-kerala-cyanide-killer-s-father/story-NQOotJJbQ3lX8rERvtSrSK_amp.html 

Further attempts of murder:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-cyanide-case-accused-may-be-linked-to-more-murders-cops/story-F9vzQTazDscwIGSUHe6A5O.html 

Video references added in the content

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2023/Dec/28/koodathayi-case-documentary-sets-wrong-precedent-warnforensic-experts-2645528.html

https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/kerala-serial-killing-jolly-joseph-lawyer-aloor_in_5da487bae4b087efdbb24e73

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/kerala-actress-abduction-case-high-court-dismisses-prime-accused-pulsar-sunis-bail/articleshow/98466405.cms?from=mdr

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/jisha-murder-case-accused-kerala-ameerul-islam-death-sentence-kerala-1106947-2017-12-14

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/ayurveda

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/fourteen-years-six-deaths-one-family-suspect-and-a-trace-of-cyanide/story-9WmaS6wAmVF5YJdZByXNhL.html

https://www.mastersportal.com/study-options/270205163/commerce-india.html#:~:text=Master's%20Degrees%20in%20Commerce%20in%20India&text=It's%20a%20degree%20that%20studies,finance%2C%20law%2C%20and%20IT.

https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/jolly-joseph-stable-after-attempting-to-kill-herself-in-jail_in_5e573e85c5b68f79fdc4b99c

https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/jolly-joseph-latest-news-priest-says-she-did-not-confess-to-murders_in_5daff96be4b08cfcc324772e

https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/jolly-joseph-kerala-police-investigation-koodathayi-murders_in_5da58e9ee4b01c76560c6749

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/koodathayi-case-second-accused-seeks-ban-on-netflix-series/article67752524.ece

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/world/asia/india-koodathayai-murder.html

https://www.keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1032238

https://podcasts.adorilabs.com/show/e?eid=ICgJGLrHASqEGoCo

https://qz.com/india/1731872/keralas-jolly-cyanide-murders-spark-sexist-social-media-memes 

https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/update-kerala-serial-killer-jolly-joseph---heres-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-cyanide-murders-1.1595198604407

https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2024/02/02/case-against-advocate-aloor-misbehaving-woman-client.html

https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/kerala-serial-killing-jolly-joseph-lawyer-aloor_in_5da487bae4b087efdbb24e73

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https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2023/Dec/28/koodathayi-case-documentary-sets-wrong-precedent-warnforensic-experts-2645528.html

https://openthemagazine.com/columns/guilty-until-proven-otherwise/ 

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/koodathayi-case-one-more-witness-turns-hostile/article67730433.ece 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4090999/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/report-no-trace-of-cyanide-in-samples-from-four-bodies/articleshow/97641279.cms

https://www.saving.org/gold-prices/grams/320

https://www.ndtv.com/south/kerala-cyanide-killer-jolly-josephs-police-custody-extended-by-2-days-2117998

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/koodathayi-murders-2nd-chargesheet-filed/articleshow/73339934.cms

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/Oct/11/jolly-multiple-murder-case-a-blow-by-blow-account-of-the-chilling-drama-at-koodathayi-2046173.html

https://news.abplive.com/crime/curry-cyanide-jolly-joseph-case-cyanide-killings-koodathai-murders-most-shocking-crimes-abpp-1654781 

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