Philip Onyancha
On June 5th, 2010, Kenyan authorities reported that a 32-year old man living in Nairobi - named Philip Onyancha - had been taken into custody.
Onyancha had come into police cross-hairs during a kidnapping investigation, exploring the circumstances in which a nine-year old boy had gone missing. Weeks after the boy disappeared, a ransom note appeared, demanding money be sent through a mobile application.
Unbeknownst to Philip Onyancha, police were tracking the money. Within days, it led straight to him and his associates. But Onyancha had some secrets of his own, including the largest one: that he belonged to a murderous cult, and was well on his way to becoming Kenya's most infamous serial killer...
Written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan
Learn more about this podcast at unresolved.me
If you would like to support this podcast and others, consider heading to patreon.com/unresolvedpod to become a Patron
This episode features a promo from my friends Casey and Samantha, who co-host the podcast True Crime Story Time
Music Credits
OKAM vs ps - "Understanding the Limits of Symbiotic Echolocation"
Chris Zabriskie - "I Used to Need the Violence"
DR - "Wassilij Andrejewitsch Brechnuow Nikita"
ROZKOL - "Turn the Whole World to Rust"
Alan Piljak - "Something Wonderful"
Andrew Reddy - "A Breath"
How the Night Came - "IV C6H807"
Magna Ingress - "Anahata I"
ROZKOL - "Spider's Web"
Dexter Britain - "Seeing the Future"
Other original music created by Ailsa Traves
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved-a-true-crime-mystery-podcast--3266604/support.
Onyancha had come into police cross-hairs during a kidnapping investigation, exploring the circumstances in which a nine-year old boy had gone missing. Weeks after the boy disappeared, a ransom note appeared, demanding money be sent through a mobile application.
Unbeknownst to Philip Onyancha, police were tracking the money. Within days, it led straight to him and his associates. But Onyancha had some secrets of his own, including the largest one: that he belonged to a murderous cult, and was well on his way to becoming Kenya's most infamous serial killer...
Written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan
Learn more about this podcast at unresolved.me
If you would like to support this podcast and others, consider heading to patreon.com/unresolvedpod to become a Patron
This episode features a promo from my friends Casey and Samantha, who co-host the podcast True Crime Story Time
Music Credits
OKAM vs ps - "Understanding the Limits of Symbiotic Echolocation"
Chris Zabriskie - "I Used to Need the Violence"
DR - "Wassilij Andrejewitsch Brechnuow Nikita"
ROZKOL - "Turn the Whole World to Rust"
Alan Piljak - "Something Wonderful"
Andrew Reddy - "A Breath"
How the Night Came - "IV C6H807"
Magna Ingress - "Anahata I"
ROZKOL - "Spider's Web"
Dexter Britain - "Seeing the Future"
Other original music created by Ailsa Traves
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unresolved-a-true-crime-mystery-podcast--3266604/support.
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