The Milkshake Murder | Nancy Kissel | 2003 | 1/2

About this episode

The episode explores the murder of Robert Kissel by his wife Nancy Kissel, detailing their marriage and the subsequent trial.

On the surface, Nancy Kissel had the life people dreamed about. A luxury apartment in a posh Hong Kong neighbourhood. A high-flying husband who works in banking. Three beautiful kids. A postcard existence, by any measure. So why, on the night of November 2nd, did she hand her husband a strawberry milkshake laced with enough sedatives to drop a man twice his size? And why, hours later, was Robert Kissel found dead and wrapped in a carpet and locked in a storage room? The answer isn't simple. It never is. Because behind every perfect life, there are things that don't make it into the postcard. Affairs. Secrets. Years of something quietly rotting underneath, until it surfaces in the most heinous way imaginable.   Part 1 - We trace the roots of Robert and Nancy's marriage. Detailing how they first met, and where the tensions started to build up before culminating in Robert's brutal murder.   Part 2 - We follow the sensationalized trial of Nancy Kissel and the media furor that surrounded it. Will justice be served? Or will Nancy get away with it all?   Join your fellow Heinous fans and interact with the team at our website or through our socials ( IG , TikTok…

People in this episode

Host: Mediacorp

Topics covered

• murder
• true crime
• trial
• marriage
• secrets
• sedatives

Keywords

• Nancy Kissel
• Robert Kissel
• murder
• Hong Kong
• sedatives
• trial
• true crime

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