ASSASSINS
History often moves slowly, almost imperceptibly. But sometimes, the world is changed forever by a single, brutal act of violence. ASSASSINS tells the stories of these moments of chaos and fire. Each week host Aslan Pahari will bring you stories of the world's most shocking assassinations that changed the course of history. From the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac, Rasputin, and Gandhi met their end and the fallout when the world is upended by an assassin's hand. Every episode will be available as audio and...
Episodes
Who killed Ramses III? How scientists found murder in an Egyptian mummy
Is Ancient Egypt's 3000-year-old murder mystery history's coldest case?Ramses III was the last of Egypt's Great Pharaohs; a saviour of the empire, a military genius, a god-king.But for over 3000 years, his death remained a mystery. Then, in…
Charlotte Corday: The Angel of Assassination
How long do you remain conscious for after having your head chopped off?For centuries, people thought that a severed head might be aware of what's going on for up to 30 seconds after decapitation — or even longer!That folklore has its origi…
The samurai assassins who killed a Korean Empress
How do you assassinate someone when you don't know what they look like?The K-Pop Demon Hunter of her time, Korea's first empress, Queen Min, was a total bad ass. But there weren't any reliable images of her, so no one beyond her immediate c…
Who killed Benazir Bhutto?
Almost two decades after her assassination we still don't know who killed Benazir Bhutto.But that doesn't mean there aren't a lot of theories about who had the means and the motive.As the first woman to become prime minister of a Muslim cou…
Abraham Lincoln's celebrity assassin
There have been few assassinations as notorious or consequential as Abraham Lincoln's.But for years before he killed the President, Lincoln’s assassin was a household name across North America. In fact, stage actor John Wilkes Booth was so …
INTRODUCING — ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari
Aslan Pahari brings you stories of the world's most shocking assassinations. From seizing power, to silencing dissidents, ASSASSINS unpacks the moments in which someone decides that murder is the move.Every episode will be available as audi…