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Mirna Salihin
When school friends Jessica Wongso and Mirna Salihin caught up for coffee in Jakarta’s upscale Olivier Cafe in January 2016, it was supposed to be a friendly get together. Then, moments after taking a sip from her Vietnamese iced coffee, Mirna collapsed and died.
What unravelled was one of Indonesia’s most controversial murder trials, with the question on everyone’s lips – did Jessica Wongso poison Mirna with cyanide?
CREDITS
EPISODE
Research & writing – Elsha McGill
Narration – Anonymous Host
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Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer
OTHER
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
VIDEOS
Death in a Cafe (Part 1) – 60 Minutes
Death in a Cafe (Part 2) – 60 Minutes
Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee & Jessica Wongso – Netflix
Iced Coffee Killer – 7News Spotlight
ONLINE ARTICLES
Australian charged with cyanide-coffee killing in Indonesia may have been jealous, consultant says – ABC News
Corrosive substance found in sudden death victim’s body – Jakarta Post
Jessica showed suspicious behavior long before murder: Mirna’s father – Jakarta Post
Alleged cyanide killer has mental health problems, AFP report reveals – ABC News
All You Need to Know about Jessica Kumala Wongso Official Arrest – Liputan 6
Police Deny $5m Insurance Claim in Cyanide Coffee Case – Jakarta Globe
Indonesia’s Murder Melodrama Has The Whole Country Watching – Foreign Policy
Olivier staff, Jessica reenact ‘Vietnamese coffee’ incident in court – Jakarta Post
Mirna reluctant to meet Jessica alone, Hani says – Jakarta Post
Mirna is gone and will never come back – Kompas
Doctor who examined Jessica, Hani gives testimony – Jakarta Post
Mirna’s husband accuses journalist of bribery – Jakarta Post
These are Jessica’s suspicious movements on CCTV revealed by expert witness – Detik News
Defense lawyer tells court Olivier barista paid to kill Mirna – Jakarta Post
Accused murderer told me: ‘If I want to kill someone, I know how’ – News.com.au
Jessica’s lawyer questions validity of coffee evidence – Jakarta Post
Accused cyanide murderer ‘narcissistic’ – SBS News
Criminologist needs psychologist’s help to examine behavior: Witness – Jakarta Post
Lawyer raises suspicion about insurance claims – Jakarta Post
Cyanide accused denies Aust legal trouble – SBS News
I’m only interested in men: Jessica – Jakarta Post
Toxicologist questions police’s method in determining cyanide as Mirna’s killer – Jakarta Post
Third Australian expert questions cyanide death in alleged coffee murder – Sydney Morning Herald
Mirna did not know anything about my ex-boyfriend – Jakarta Post
The long journey of Jessica’s trial – Kompas
Why has public opinion flipped on Indonesia’s ‘iced coffee murderer’? – ABC News
OTHER
Indonesia’s Criminal Justice System on Trial: The Jessica Wongso Case by Simon Butt – New Criminal Law Review (2021)