Cursed

5.0/5

Critic Rating

On a cold December evening in 2016 a terrified young woman turns up at a brothel in Germany with a French passport but doesn’t speak a word of French. The owner is suspicious and alerts the German authorities, igniting a groundbreaking and history-making global investigation where ancient rituals collide with the modern world of crime fighting. From RAW, the producers of hits such as The Tinder Swindler, Three Identical Strangers and Don't F**k With Cats, as well as Audible Original, The Second Victim, comes a fast-paced, gripping true crime podcast, CURSED, presented by British-Nigerian journalist Femi Oke (CNN/Aljazeera), with an original score and sound design by South African music producer and DJ, Esa Williams. Some of the content may be disturbing to some listeners - involving accounts of physical and sexual violence, suicidal thoughts and intense human suffering. So please take care when listening.


Critic Reviews

Score: 5

Fiona Sturges • Financial Times Sep 15, 2024

"...characterised by smart, sensitive and detailed storytelling. The series spans 10 episodes and it’s a reflection of the superior writing and reporting that none of them feel like filler. To hear this woman, a nurse who had caused untold suffering and pain, blankly intoning “no comment” to British police as they read out the charges against her is to be chilled to the bone. "

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