Serial Killer: The Life and Crimes of Charles Eli Kembo

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-1.911825https://yorkspace.library.yorku.ca/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10315/33466/DiSanto_Julianne_M_2016_PhD.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=2https://www.refworld.org/docid/467bb4921e.htmlhttps://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/campaigns/immigration-matters/system.html#screeninghttps://www.pressreader.com/canada/national-post-latest-edition/20100306/289579580900497https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/serial-killer-charles-kembo-book_n_1070290https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/serial-killer-charles-kembo-loses-appealhttps://jezebel.com/meet-the-kids-author-who-is-also-a-serial-killer-5856417https://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-murderhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kembo-guilty-of-4-murders-b-c-jury-1.911825http://www.primetimecrime.com/Recent/Murder/Charles%20Kembo.htmhttps://www.surreynowleader.com/news/four-time-surrey-murderer-loses-conviction-appeal/https://bc.ctvnews.ca/crown-says-kembo-killed-4-to-steal-identities-1.443147https://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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices