The Sherry Ann Duncan Murder (1986) is one of Thailand’s most infamous true crime cases: the murder of a 16-year-old Thai-American schoolgirl, wrongful convictions, allegations of police abuse, and questions that still follow the case decades later.

Sherry left school in Bangkok on July 22, 1986, and vanished. Four men were later convicted and sentenced to death before that case collapsed. A second prosecution followed years later, but the full story never became simple.

Shadows of Siam returns Sherry to the center: her childhood, final school day, the investigation, false testimony, the innocent men who lost years of their lives, the later prosecution, and the questions that remain.

Sources

The Murder of Thai-American Sherry Ann Duncan and Prospects for Due Process in Criminal Trials
https://www.thailawforum.com/the-murder-of-thai.html

คดีเชอรี่ แอน ดันแคน | Office of the Attorney General Legal Library
https://www3.ago.go.th/library/sherry-ann/

Mourning the 2nd Anniversary of the Passing of the “Last Scapegoat in Sherry Ann Case”
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“จบชีวิตแพะคดีเชอรี่แอน” คดีอัปยศตำรวจไทย-ปรับใหม่กระบวนยุติธรรม! | Isranews
https://www.isranews.org/content-page/item/17064-%E2%80%9C%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E2%80%9D-%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%88%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1.html

ความรัก...ของเชอรี่แอน ดันแคน | Thai PBS
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รัก ลวง ซ้อน “เชอรี่ แอน” จบชีวิตทั้งชุดนักเรียน | Kom Chad Luek
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Patpong Daughter Faces Murder Charge | UPI
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ย้อนคดีเชอรี่แอน “แพะในตำนาน” | Matichon Weekly
https://www.matichon.co.th/weekly/featured/article_20990

#SherryAnnDuncan #ThailandTrueCrime #ThaiTrueCrime #WrongfulConviction #TrueCrimePodcast

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Sherry Ann Duncan’s 1986 murder exposed wrongful convictions and unanswered questions in Thailand.

Jenjira “Pui” Ployangunsri was 23, in her fifth year of medical school in Bangkok, and expected to be back for a meeting at seven o’clock. She never made it back.

In this episode of Shadows of Siam, we examine the 1998 murder of Jenjira Ployangunsri, the changing confessions of fellow medical student Serm Sakhonrat, the forensic evidence that broke his story apart, and the DNA work that helped make this one of Thailand’s landmark criminal investigations.

This is not a story about sensational details. It is about Pui: a daughter, granddaughter, friend, and doctor-in-training whose life was reduced too often to the crime committed against her. We follow the investigation from her disappearance through the Bang Pakong River evidence, Dr. Porntip Rojanasunan’s forensic work, the court finding of premeditated murder, the life sentence, Serm’s release after about 13 years and 9 months, and the later debate over rehabilitation, punishment, and his attempt to enter the legal profession.

Content warning: This episode discusses intimate-partner violence, murder, and the postmortem treatment of human remains. Graphic detail is limited, but listener discretion is advised.

Sources

Judgment of the Supreme Court of Justice No. 6083/2546
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Translation%3AJudgment_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Justice_No._6083/2546/Syllabus

Public Prosecutor & Pratyaphat v Sakhonrat (2003), Full Thai Judgment
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Public_Prosecutor_%26_Pratyaphat_v_Sakhonrat_(2003)_FULLTEXT-TH.pdf

Dr Porntip: No Bones Unturned
https://www.marshallcavendish.com/docs/default-source/default-document-library/sample-page/9789814634571.pdf?sfvrsn=cca2bc44_2

บันทึกรัก คราบเลือด และน้ำตา
https://www.sanook.com/news/167441/

Forensic DNA Profiling in the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand: Ethical and Regulatory Issues
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0379073822001529

Porntip Rojanasunan: Thailand’s No. 1 Lady Detective
https://monocle.com/affairs/porntip-rojanasunan-thailand-detective/

Killer Serm Released Early to Avoid Media
https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30172103

“ปริญญา” ความสำเร็จหลังกำแพงบางขวาง!
https://mgronline.com/crime/detail/9520000114647

“เสริม” พ้นคุกไม่ถึง 5 ปี เป็นทนายไม่ได้
https://www.komchadluek.net/news/170797

Contemporary 1998 coverage: “Jilted Man ‘Flushed Lover Down Toilet’” and “Doubts Over Murder Story”
https://www.newspapers.com/

Featuring music by Yoza, including “Broken Wings.”

#JenjiraPloyangunsri #ThailandTrueCrime #ThaiTrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #ShadowsOfSiam

Mitr Chaibancha was more than Thailand’s biggest movie star. He was Red Eagle, the screen partner of Petchara Chaowarat, and a defining face of Thai cinema. This episode follows the boy from Nang Loeng through the Royal Thai Air Force, superstardom, fatherhood, relentless film schedules, directing ambitions, and his final film, Insee Thong (อินทรีทอง).

On October 8, 1970, a helicopter stunt at Dong Tan Beach near Pattaya went terribly wrong. More than half a century later, some details remain disputed. We separate the verified record from rumor and later legend while asking the harder question: could better communication and film-set safety have changed what happened?

At its heart, this is not a story about a fall. It is about Mitr Chaibancha (มิตร ชัยบัญชา), the father, friend, actor, director and mentor whose life was still opening outward when it ended.

Sources:
Mitr-Mythology | Thai Film Archive - https://artsandculture.google.com/story/mitr-mythology-thai-film-archive/gQVhBxrO_ETCag?hl=en
ปริศนาการตาย มิตร ชัยบัญชา | Thai PBS - https://www.thaipbs.or.th/program/TruthNeverDies/watch/eXpOFC
Mitr Chaibancha Remembered | Bangkok Post - https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1338962/mitr-chaibancha-remembered
สกู๊ปพิเศษ: “มิตร ชัยบัญชา” กับฝันที่ไปไม่ถึง! | MGR Online - https://mgronline.com/drama/detail/9660000090535
รู้จัก “บุญทิ้ง” หรือ “มิตร ชัยบัญชา” อดีตพระเอกใจบุญ! | MGR Online - https://mgronline.com/drama/detail/9640000098787
เพชรา เผยทั้งน้ำตาปม มิตร ชัยบัญชา เสียชีวิตยังติดอยู่ในใจ | Thairath - https://www.thairath.co.th/entertain/news/1751553
รำลึก 54 ปี “มิตร ชัยบัญชา” | Matichon - https://www.matichon.co.th/entertainment/news_4834973
รำลึก 51 ปี ย้อนรอยโศกนาฏกรรม “มิตร ชัยบัญชา” | Nation TV - https://www.nationtv.tv/entertainment/378844770
อินทรีแดง และฮีโร่สวมหน้ากากในสื่อบันเทิงไทย | The Matter - https://thematter.co/thinkers/red-mask-and-hero-fiction-in-thailand/104221
Mitr Chaibancha’s Movies at the Thai Film Archive | Pattaya Trader - https://www.pattayatrader.com/2020/11/04/mitr-chaibancha-the-greatest-thai-movie-star/

Contemporary UPI and Associated Press newspaper clippings from 1970-1971 were also reviewed from archival scans supplied during research; no stable public URLs were available.

#MitrChaibancha #มิตรชัยบัญชา #InseeThong #RedEagle #ThaiCinema