Episode Details

By the time investigators accused Rajesh and Nupur Talwar of killing their daughter Aarushi and Hemraj Banjade, the case had already moved through multiple suspects, disputed forensic evidence, and competing theories of what happened inside the family's Noida home.

In Part 2 of the Aarushi Talwar case, Tyrella and Nikita examine the evidence used against the Talwars, including the golf club and kukri theories, the forensic and investigative failures, their 2013 conviction and life sentences, and the 2017 Allahabad High Court decision that acquitted them.

How did an investigation this troubled produce a conviction? And when does following the evidence become forcing the evidence to fit a theory?

Listen to Part 1 first for the crime scene and the chaotic first 24 hours of the investigation.

Content note: This episode discusses the death of a minor and includes non-graphic discussion of forensic and autopsy findings.