Who killed Isma Olaxess [New Vision CSI: Crime Stories]

About this episode

The episode revisits the murder of blogger Isma Olaxess and explores the investigation surrounding his death.

In this episode of New Vision CSI: Crime Stories, we revisit the murder of controversial blogger and social commentator Isma Olaxess, who was gunned down outside his home in Kyanja, Kampala, on May 6, 2023. Drawing on original reporting by Charles Etukuri, Alex Balimwikungu, Jeff Andrew Lule, and Stuart Yiga, we reconstruct Olaxess' final hours, examine the investigation, and explore key leads - including a mysterious phone call and forensic evidence

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• blogger
• crime stories
• forensic evidence
• Kampala

Keywords

• Isma Olaxess
• murder
• Kampala
• crime stories
• forensic evidence
• blogger
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Kyanja, Kampala

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