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The Curse of the Turtle
The True Story of Thailand’s “Backpacker Murders”By Suzanne BuchananNarrated by Eileen BuckleyLength12h 23m
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Koh Tao, a small island in the Gulf of Thailand, surrounded by pristine beaches, swathed in sunshine, and a mecca for tourists, divers and backpackers. But “Turtle Island” has its dark side. In 2014, Koh Tao was the site of the brutal double murders of two British backpackers, but theirs weren’t the only suspicious backpacker deaths.
My name is Suzanne Buchanan. I am the former owner and editor of the Samui Times, a news publication on Koh Samui, and covered the stories of the so-called “backpacker murders” and other suspicious deaths. Although I am a British citizen, because of my investigation and stories, as well as my support for the two Burmese migrant workers sentenced to death for the murders, I had to flee Thailand for my own safety. There is currently an active warrant for my arrest should I return to Thailand, which had been my home for more than twenty years, and I continue to receive death threats.
In The Curse of the Turtle, listeners can make up their own minds on who is responsible for the murders that so devastated the victims’ families. Were the Burmese migrant workers responsible? Or were the powerful, tribal families who run Koh Tao involved? And if so, were they aided by corrupt law enforcement?
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.7 (207)
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GenreTrue Crime, Biography and Memoir
Length12 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byEileen Buckley
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 27, 2022
LanguageEnglish
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