Shafia Family Murders
How did a family vacation end in murder?
4.1 (26)
44 mins
Discover the 2009 murders of three sisters aged between 13 and 19, along with their father's first wife, Rona Amir Mohammad. Explore how all four women were found inside a submerged car at Kingston Mills in Ontario after the Shafia family returned from a trip to Niagara Falls.
Ep 1:
The Water Took Them
Four women drown in a submerged car at a Kingston lock station, staged as a tragic accident—but the evidence tells a far darker story of a wealthy Afghan family's hidden secrets and desperate warnings.
Ep 2:
Honor's Dark Design
As a controlling patriarch and his family grow obsessed with 'honor,' disturbing searches, secret phone calls, and ignored cries for help from Rona, Zainab, Sahar, and Geeti reveal a murder plot taking shape.
Ep 3:
A Trap at Kingston Mills
A sham wedding, a scouted crime scene, and a carefully timed road trip culminate in a midnight stop at Kingston Mills—where a chilling plan finally reaches its deadly conclusion.
Ep 4:
Judgment and the Unanswered Why
As wiretaps, forensic evidence, and interrogations unravel the family's lies, a trial exposes a brutal honor killing—leaving behind convictions, grief, and the haunting question of why no one acted in time.
Discussions (5)
Josh
Level 10 · 1 week agoSystem failed them way before
Maria
Level 2 · 1 week agothey murdered honor itself
Leo
Level 9 · 1 week agoThe system failing these girls wasn't just tragic it was criminal negligence. Blaming cultural gaps misses the point. Any caseworker who hears a 13 year old beg for foster care and closes the file anyway failed at the most basic level of their job.
