The Traitor at the Funeral

Crime Night · Mar 18, 2026 · 18m · transcript

This episode recounts a chilling triple homicide that took place in Egypt’s Sharqia Governorate in 2015, where a retired official, his wife, and her sister were fatally stabbed inside their home. The crime was reportedly driven by greed connected to a land sale, but what shocked investigators most was the betrayal from within the family. A relative, Atef, allegedly orchestrated the robbery, surveilled the house, and coordinated with an accomplice who carried out the attack. In a brazen attempt to avoid suspicion, he even attended the victims’ funeral and mourning gatherings. Authorities…