This entitled woman just started killing people // The Am Cyanide story

Summary

Am, a 26-year-old woman from Thailand, becomes addicted to online gambling and resorts to murder to cover her losses. After borrowing money from friends and gambling it away, she poisons them with cyanide, stealing their valuables each time. Her husband, a police officer, helps her avoid detection for years. Am's crimes go unnoticed until she poisons a new friend, Koy, whose mother insists on further investigation. With security footage linking her to the scene, Am is arrested, convicted of 14 murders, and sentenced to death. Her husband is also sentenced to prison for his involvement.

Takeaways

• 😀 Am, a 26-year-old woman from Thailand, becomes addicted to online gambling and borrows money from friends to fund her habit.
• 😀 After borrowing $3,000 from a friend in 2015 and losing it all, Am decides to murder her friend using cyanide to avoid repaying the debt.
• 😀 Cyanide is hard to detect in autopsies, allowing Am to get away with her first murder, which is initially deemed as heart failure.
• 😀 Am continues her gambling habit and, when in debt, starts murdering her friends for their money, using cyanide each time to avoid suspicion.
• 😀 By 2020, Am poisons multiple friends, steals their valuables, and gambles their money away, becoming increasingly bold with each act.
• 😀 Am's husband, Wune, a local police officer, discovers her crimes but instead of turning her in, he assists her by helping with her escape.
• 😀 In 2022, Am poisons even more people, including a police captain, while still maintaining a facade of normalcy in her life.
• 😀 Despite several close calls, including a failed cyanide poisoning in a restaurant, Am continues her crime spree with increasing frequency.
• 😀 By 2023, Am's murders have escalated, and her husband, Wune, acts as her getaway driver, aiding her in stealing and killing.
• 😀 Am's crimes are eventually exposed when she poisons her friend, Koi, during a Buddhist ritual, and Koi's mother pushes the police to investigate further, leading to Am's arrest.
• 😀 Am is arrested and charged with murdering 14 friends over 10 years, and she is sentenced to death in Thailand. Wune is sentenced to prison for his role in aiding her.

Q & A

What is the main problem the woman in the script faces?

The woman, named Am, becomes addicted to online gambling, which leads her to financial ruin. She starts borrowing money from friends but instead of paying them back, she murders them to cover her debts.

How does Am initially convince her friends to lend her money?

Am convinces her friends to lend her money by claiming she needs it and promising to pay them back when she can. She leverages their trust and kindness to get the loans.

What method does Am use to murder her friends?

Am uses cyanide to poison her friends. She laces food, drinks, or even medications with the deadly substance, causing them to die suddenly and often without suspicion.

How does Am avoid detection after killing her friends?

Cyanide is difficult to detect in the system without a full autopsy. In many cases, her victims' deaths were attributed to natural causes like heart failure, allowing her to escape suspicion.

What role does Am’s husband, Wune, play in her crimes?

Wune, a local police officer, initially helps Am cover up her crimes. Instead of reporting her, he becomes her accomplice and even helps her escape after some murders.

Why does Am continue to commit murders even after getting away with several of them?

Am's addiction to gambling drives her to keep committing murders. She uses the money she steals from her victims to fund her gambling, which often leads her to borrow more money and repeat the cycle.

How does Am’s last murder lead to her capture?

Am murders a woman named Koi by poisoning her with cyanide. However, Koi’s mother suspects foul play and pushes for a deeper investigation. Police discover traces of cyanide in Koi’s system and link Am to the crime through security footage, leading to her arrest.

What was the outcome of Am’s trial?

Am was found guilty of murdering 14 people over the span of ten years. She was sentenced to death, while her husband, Wune, was sentenced to one year and four months in prison for his involvement.

What motivates Am to murder her friends?

Am's motivation stems from her addiction to gambling and the need to cover up her debts. She kills her friends to steal their money and belongings, which she then uses to fund her gambling habit.

How does the script portray Am’s psychological state over time?

The script shows that Am becomes increasingly confident and detached from the consequences of her actions. Her repeated successful murders seem to embolden her, and she starts to view her crimes almost as a thrill, until her eventual downfall.