It’s October 24, 1997, and 25-year-old Anu Singh, a promising young law student, invites friends over for a dinner party.
She lives in a Canberra townhouse with her 26-year-old boyfriend Joe Cinque.
The pair met two years prior at a night out in Newcastle. He was said to be immediately taken by …It’s October 24, 1997, and 25-year-old Anu Singh, a promising young law student, invites friends over for a dinner party.
She lives in a Canberra townhouse with her 26-year-old boyfriend Joe Cinque.
The pair met two years prior at a night out in Newcastle. He was said to be immediately taken by Singh, and they quickly became inseparable.
But something wasn’t right about this dinner party.
Friends who attended had heard of Singh’s plans. She’s called the night a ‘farewell’, but some didn’t take her remark seriously. Singh had issued a warning before they arrived. Tonight, in her words, “a crime was going to be committed”.
Her friends arrived to the Canberra townhouse and enjoyed the company of both Singh and Cinque. They drank and ate, and eventually, left to go home.
It’s what happened next - when the couple were alone - that has become something of a modern horror story.
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In October 1997, Joe Cinque uprooted his entire life in Newcastle Australia to be with his girlfriend in Canberra. He had no idea just how deeply disturbed she was or how she'd been fantasizing about becoming the star performer in her own romantic tragedy, with the final act involving a suicide pact…In October 1997, Joe Cinque uprooted his entire life in Newcastle Australia to be with his girlfriend in Canberra. He had no idea just how deeply disturbed she was or how she'd been fantasizing about becoming the star performer in her own romantic tragedy, with the final act involving a suicide pact. There was just one problem. Joe wasn’t aware of it, or about the friends she’d invited to be the audience.
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Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppggZ0fzMJ8
http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/act/ACTSC/1999/32.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4504448/Anu-Singh-farewell-dinner-killing-boyfriend.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4505766/Anu-Singh-s-new-boyfriend-says-s-served-time.html
https://www.nowtolove.com.au/news/local-news/anu-singh-speaks-out-about-killing-joe-cinque-37386
https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/singh-anu.htm
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/05/joe-cinques-consolation-toxic-relationships-and-the-mysteries-around-his-killing
https://casefilepodcast.com/case-130-joe-cinque/
https://www.singletonargus.com.au/story/4659847/twenty-years-after-their-sons-killing-maria-and-nino-speak-out/
https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/her-new-careers-to-die-for-20050605-gdlghl.html
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https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/complex-background-to-tragedy-ng-ya-120221
http://joecinque.com.au/crime
http://netk.net.au/Australia/Singh.asp
Joe Cinque’s Consolation by Helen Garner
http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/act/ACTSC/1999/32.htmlmore
On Sunday, October 26 1997, an emergency services dispatcher in Canberra received a hysterical call from a young woman who refused to provide clear answers to basic questions. Between sobs, she requested an ambulance to treat a suspected heroin overdose.
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…On Sunday, October 26 1997, an emergency services dispatcher in Canberra received a hysterical call from a young woman who refused to provide clear answers to basic questions. Between sobs, she requested an ambulance to treat a suspected heroin overdose.
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