The Artist, The Sister, and Six Weeks of Silence

The Artist, The Sister, and Six Weeks of Silence

On February 12, 2017, a woman blew out a birthday candle, believing she had everything she wanted. The next morning, she became one of Southeast Asia's most wanted women, accused of assassinating a dictator's brother with a weapon so lethal a single milligram could kill a man in under twenty minutes. How could two women, unknowingly involved in a deadly prank, become international assassins?

In this episode, we uncover the shocking true story of Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, two women recruited for what they believed were harmless prank videos. We explore the events leading up to the assassination of Kim Jong-nam at a crowded international airport, revealing how a weapon of mass destruction was deployed and why an entire government watched it happen.

Person: Siti Aisyah Person: Doan Thi Huong Person: Kim Jong-nam Location: Kuala Lumpur International Airport Date: February 13, 2017

- Siti Aisyah was a single mother working as a masseuse in Kuala Lumpur, sending money home to her family in Indonesia. - She was recruited by a man named James to participate in hidden camera prank videos for Japanese audiences. - Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese woman, had previously competed in Vietnam Idol and had experience with prank videos. - The two women were recruited separately and did not know each other before the incident. - Kim Jong-nam, the victim, was the brother of a living dictator and had lived most of his adult life in exile.

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