When British Businessman, Neil Heywood, is found dead in a hotel room in China’s megacity Chongqing, a series of events began that set in motion political change that would influence the next decade in Chinese politics. A flamboyant politician’s wife was tried for the murder of Neil Heywood, but was she framed by her husband’s political enemies in an attempt to keep him from becoming a member of the uber powerful nine-person Politburo Standing Committee?
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Dispatches: Chinese Murder Mystery
Wikipedia - Gu Kailai
Wikipedia - Bo Xilai
What Bo Xilai’s Rise and Fall Says About China
Created and Produced by Sonya Lowe
Narrated by Noel Vinson
Researched & Produced by Two Red Romans Productions
Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler
Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios
This True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.