“On June 30th, 2007, just hours after leaving home and presumably the party at LaSalle, Thieu was seen entering the elevator at Marine Terrace with two young men, her friends Raghuille and Amaud Daniel, two friends she had hung out with a bunch of times before.”
“CCTV camera footage confirmed that Dew had gone up to the apartment with them, but no footage ever showed her leaving. There was no sign of her in the elevator. No camera captured her walking out of the lobby or through the stairwell exits.”
“Thirteen years later, investigators tried again by tracing these possessions, hoping that even a digital footprint, a serial number, or a transfer could lead to something concrete. That trail led them directly to someone they already talked to, Ahmad Danyal bin Mohammed Rafai.”
“Once outside, the criminal duo took a taxi and headed off to Punggol Track 24, where they then dug a hole, put the box in there, lit it on fire, and then covered it back up with dirt.”
“The judge sentenced him to 26 months in prison, one month less than what the prosecution had recommended. Given that Ahmad had already spent significant time in remand, most of his sentence had effectively been served, and he was released soon after for good behavior.”
“The fragment was sent to the United States from mitochondrial DNA testing, and yes, her parents' worst fears came true. Authorities believed that the skull most likely belonged to Dew.”
“Raghu, who had been 32 in 2020, was no longer living in Singapore, so the police listed him as a fugitive, possibly living overseas by this point. He was placed on a wanted list, and an international search was initiated.”
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