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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:19,440 In Mukdahan, 2 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,359 the public is supporting the search for Chompoo, 3 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:27,120 the little 3-year-old girl who disappeared from home without a trace. 4 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,520 At first, we thought it was just a simple missing-child case. 5 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,840 But it turned into a major event that captured the nation's attention. 6 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:44,040 Viewers, regarding Chompoo's case... 7 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,240 The authorities immediately deployed forces up there. 8 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:52,000 Searching day and night through the forests for her. 9 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:53,640 They found nothing. 10 00:00:55,320 --> 00:01:00,000 {\an8}We interviewed 384 witnesses. 11 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,840 If it's a kidnapping, the person is totally heartless. 12 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,520 Phon was just her uncle-in-law. 13 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,320 Suddenly, this little girl's case turned into a beauty pageant. 14 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:14,879 Phon, look at the camera. 15 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:16,679 You look handsome. 16 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:17,959 Check... 17 00:01:17,960 --> 00:01:19,279 Hello, Uncle Phon. 18 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:20,999 We love Uncle Phon. 19 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,119 I said, "Wow, handsome, you should be a star." 20 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,359 "Tao Ngoi" by Jintara and Phon! 21 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,520 Uncle Phon! 22 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,079 YouTubers came around. 23 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,319 You just came back. Let me hug you. 24 00:01:35,320 --> 00:01:36,320 Great. 25 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,600 Everyone was focused on Phon. 26 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,280 They must've totally forgotten what had happened to a kid. 27 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,399 CHAIPHON WIPHA "UNCLE PHON," CHOMPOO'S UNCLE 28 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,799 Sound ready? Rolling. 29 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:01,000 Hello. 30 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,040 CHOMPOO: LOST & FORGOTTEN 31 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:14,799 When I moved to Kok Kork... 32 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:15,999 KOK KORK VILLAGE 33 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,519 it was as if I'd moved to a hidden city. 34 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,720 There was no connection to the outside world. 35 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:26,320 KOK KORK VILLAGE, NORTHEASTERN REGION, THAILAND 36 00:02:26,920 --> 00:02:31,519 ANAMAI WONGSRICHA CHOMPOO'S FATHER 37 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,239 Here, we rely on each other. We help each other. 38 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,760 I help you, and you help me. 39 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:40,879 "AUNT THORN" VILLAGER 40 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:42,640 We all know each other here. 41 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:48,280 Our village is related by blood, but most of the men are sons-in-law. 42 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,240 We're poor, but we're happy. 43 00:02:54,920 --> 00:02:57,560 When there's a pot of food, we share it. 44 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,240 Our kids, extended family, and Chompoo had meals together. 45 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:05,479 Poor little Chompoo. 46 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,320 How could someone dare do this to her? 47 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,880 The truth of what happened in Kok Kork, 48 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,680 I and those who were at the scene and were part of it, 49 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,000 we'd know better than anyone what happened in Kok Kork. 50 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,840 As for my memory of that final day, 51 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,440 Chompoo... 52 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,999 {\an8}MAY 11, 2020 6:00 A.M., THE DAY OF THE DISAPPEARANCE 53 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,440 I was on my tractor, about to go out to level the rice field. 54 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,360 Chompoo came out and called out to me. 55 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:56,560 She said... 56 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,679 "Come back home soon." 57 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,960 "Don't forget to buy me some snacks." 58 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:07,960 That last image has always stuck with me. 59 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,000 I've never forgotten it. 60 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:20,160 Then I drove off to do my work, leveling the rice field. 61 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:37,199 Around 9:00 or 10:00 a.m., someone called me, and when I answered, 62 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:42,440 they told me to hurry home because they couldn't find Chompoo. 63 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,240 I wasn't too worried at first. 64 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:54,040 She could've walked into the village or gone to play with older kids. 65 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,800 She loved to watch cartoons and play with toys. 66 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,920 She'd pretend to sell things. 67 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:14,560 She was very close to her big sister. They always stuck together. 68 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,000 Her big sister would take care of her. 69 00:05:24,840 --> 00:05:28,399 Sading said she was distracted. 70 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,119 She was on her phone, playing games or whatever. 71 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,320 She glanced at Chompoo now and then. 72 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,720 She looked away for just a moment, and Chompoo was gone. 73 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:50,680 When I looked into her eyes, I could see her sadness. 74 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:56,440 She'd always looked after her sister well because those two were always together. 75 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:03,079 Most of the time, Chompoo would never go anywhere alone. 76 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:04,880 She wouldn't go into the dense forests. 77 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,079 When the evening came, 78 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:16,720 I started to feel like something wasn't right. 79 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:26,760 Sweetheart. 80 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,040 Come back to Daddy. 81 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:35,800 I quickly searched everywhere that I thought she could have gone. 82 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,080 Daddy's here to find you. 83 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:43,280 My partner was there with me. 84 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:44,959 Sweetie. 85 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:48,760 We listened for anything that sounded like a child. 86 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,800 That first night, I didn't sleep at all until dawn. 87 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,799 I was worried sick about whether my daughter would be okay 88 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,480 and whether someone had kidnapped her. 89 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:11,159 24 HOURS AFTER CHOMPOO'S DISAPPEARANCE 90 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,799 In Mukdahan, the public is supporting the search for Chompoo, 91 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:18,880 the little 3-year-old girl who disappeared from home without a trace. 92 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:24,160 The villagers conducted a thorough search, and they found nothing. 93 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:27,560 My niece disappeared that morning. I wasn't home. 94 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,120 When Chompoo disappeared from the village, 95 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,000 the relatives gathered at her mom's house. 96 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,240 She must have gone over there. 97 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:41,559 She was my niece. 98 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,959 She was a blood relative of Taen's family. 99 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,920 We'd get to take care of her. 100 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:50,239 The little one connected everyone. If we fought, we'd stop it for her. 101 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,079 SOMPORN LARBPHO, "AUNT TAEN," CHOMPOO'S AUNT 102 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,360 We loved each other so much because of her. 103 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,839 MANOP POLSAWANG "UNCLE MOK," VILLAGER 104 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,680 Sometimes kids get lost in the forest. 105 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:09,840 It's dangerous. 106 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:12,960 There are snakes and mosquitoes. 107 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,040 And what can they eat? There's no food or water. 108 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,080 Chompoo never went with anyone, and she never went far. 109 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:28,879 There was a lot of talk about Chompoo. 110 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,239 They only knew that she was missing and that someone hurt her, and... 111 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,719 But I didn't tell my little sister that this and that happened. 112 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:37,399 I didn't want her stressed. 113 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,240 The fact is, Chompoo's no longer with us. 114 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:40,760 Oh, shit! 115 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,279 And more and more people showed up to help search for her 116 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:49,760 because we couldn't find her. 117 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,080 I hiked the mountain four or five times that day. 118 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:02,479 Officers from the Royal Forest Department guided the villagers... 119 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:03,599 COMMUNITY FOREST 120 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,240 as they were local and knew the area well. 121 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:12,200 48 HOURS AFTER CHOMPOO'S DISAPPEARANCE 122 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:17,599 I posted about her disappearance, and I posted my phone number. 123 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,120 CHOMPOO DISAPPEARED 124 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:22,919 {\an8}Then my phone rang almost nonstop. 125 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:24,720 {\an8}IF YOU SEE HER OR HAVE INFO, CONTACT... 126 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,080 Many people were looking for her then. 127 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,800 Check the ditch too, please. Try to focus on the ditch, and... 128 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,799 Everyone looked in the swamps and everywhere around Kok Kork. 129 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:49,639 Dear guardian spirit of the forest, let them achieve the results as desired. 130 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:50,680 On the right? 131 00:09:51,560 --> 00:09:52,560 Follow him. 132 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:58,760 There were shamans and monks coming, saying that Chompoo was here or there. 133 00:09:59,680 --> 00:10:02,799 Kuman Ngern, Kuman Thong, Pia, Klae... 134 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:04,559 Mediums called, told us what to do... 135 00:10:04,560 --> 00:10:05,799 CHOMPOO'S MOM, "SAWITREE" 136 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:07,160 and we did it all. 137 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:12,359 You mean you mostly believed the shamans back then? 138 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,560 Even if I didn't, I'd still do those things. 139 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,559 The monks came, so we had to keep doing everything 140 00:10:20,560 --> 00:10:23,000 for our peace of mind, you know? 141 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:24,520 It was our hope. 142 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:28,960 72 HOURS AFTER CHOMPOO'S DISAPPEARANCE 143 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,760 On the fourth day... 144 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:40,880 I couldn't walk anymore because I'd barely eaten or drunk anything. 145 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:45,440 I never slept because I went to look for her whenever I wanted. 146 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:48,360 I had a bad feeling. 147 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:51,359 There was nowhere for anyone to sit. 148 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,000 And as for me, I didn't even eat or drink. 149 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:57,800 Someone called and said 150 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,479 that they saw a pair of shoes. 151 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:01,480 Right. 152 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,479 They didn't say if they were girls' or boys' shoes. 153 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,400 -Kids' shoes? -But they said they were kids' shoes. 154 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:17,759 Someone came down and said they'd seen a pair of kids' shoes, 155 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,160 but didn't know whose, so they came to tell us. 156 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,800 -Chompoo! -Where are you, honey? 157 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,559 -Where are you, honey? -Where are you? 158 00:11:32,560 --> 00:11:37,599 Many forest rangers, police officers, and villagers went up that day. 159 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,960 At least 40 or 50 people followed us up there. 160 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,079 It seemed like spirits were around the big trees. 161 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,199 When we got close to them, we got goosebumps. 162 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:48,760 I'm getting them now. 163 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,160 It was dark, so everyone walked up in a line. 164 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,519 -Hey! -Hey! 165 00:11:58,520 --> 00:11:59,439 Where are you? 166 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,480 We shone the flashlights because it was dark. 167 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:06,720 Sweetheart. 168 00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:09,600 -Where are you? -Where are you? 169 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:12,800 -Snake! -Hey. 170 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:14,320 Hey! 171 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,760 We saw a snake and ran in different directions. 172 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,360 And then I saw her body. 173 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:30,799 -We just found her. -We found the kid. 174 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,599 We found the child! 175 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:34,719 We found her. 176 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:38,840 Then I decided to call my friend who'd gone up there. 177 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:43,799 Well, he was speechless. 178 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:48,840 He went quiet for a bit, and then he told me to brace myself. 179 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:53,440 I was shocked when he said those words. 180 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:02,720 Then I said to him over and over, "Just tell me." 181 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:08,760 And he said that, well, 182 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:10,600 she... 183 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:13,480 had gone to a better place. 184 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,960 It was like being stabbed over and over. 185 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,000 I already knew what condition my child was in. 186 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:37,839 Don't tell me she was cold, 187 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,599 she was in the forest, or she was hungry or crying. 188 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:42,600 I already knew. 189 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:49,160 At the time, 190 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:52,280 I felt... 191 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:57,280 a lot of confusing emotions then. 192 00:13:59,560 --> 00:14:02,600 {\an8}It wasn't like a heartbreak. 193 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:10,240 I lost the apple of my eye. 194 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:13,800 The person I loved the most. 195 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,800 I didn't want to live in this world. 196 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,320 The image of her lying on the ground 197 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:29,560 is still stuck with me today. 198 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:38,399 I prayed to Phra That Phanom, saying I want the one who did that to her, 199 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,839 whether intentionally or not, 200 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:42,559 to turn themselves in. 201 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:46,280 I want them to confess or repent. 202 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,799 SAKON NAKHON 203 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,640 MARUAY MARKET WONGSRICHA FAMILY 204 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:07,239 The images that are still with me 205 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,879 are of her running and playing with her aunt, 206 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,199 her parents, and her grandparents. 207 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,640 Those images are all in my memory. 208 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:21,119 Regarding the case of 3-year-old Chompoo, which we've been following closely... 209 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:22,039 Yes. 210 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:26,960 She was finally found yesterday, but she was already deceased. 211 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,519 The authorities immediately deployed forces up there. 212 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:36,399 They went to the Phu Lek Fai Forest in the Phu Pha Yon National Park. 213 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,519 Aside from the considerably steep terrain, 214 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,999 the path is honestly rather tough to walk on 215 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,399 because there are large and small rocks all over it. 216 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:46,679 DISAPPEARED HERE 1.87 KM 217 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:47,839 {\an8}FOUND HERE 1.82 KM 218 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:52,680 {\an8}The child could not have walked to the place where her body was found. 219 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,119 What we could tell as soon as her body was found was... 220 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:57,719 SARAWAT KIJPANIT "ICE," REPORTER 221 00:15:57,720 --> 00:15:59,400 she couldn't have got there alone. 222 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:02,759 In that case, someone must've taken her. 223 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:06,640 And so it looked like maybe this case involved murder. 224 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,119 1,390 COMMENTS I HOPE THEY GET... 225 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:11,239 POST COMMENT 226 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:12,599 SOMEONE MUST HAVE DONE IT 227 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,439 I HOPE THEY GET WHOEVER DID IT. PEOPLE ARE SCARY THESE DAYS 228 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:19,000 I HOPE WHOEVER DID IT PAYS FOR IT 229 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,919 Since there were no forensic tools like CCTV cameras there, 230 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,839 and it happened in a forested area, 231 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:31,720 all we could do was interrogate witnesses, as detectives always do. 232 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,079 We also observed people around the victim. 233 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,159 -Right. -We set up surveillance. 234 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,560 We monitored their behavior. 235 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:45,439 We watched how they expressed emotions, their body language, faces, and actions. 236 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:46,999 -We looked at everything. -Right. 237 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,440 We went back to basics with this investigation. 238 00:16:55,800 --> 00:17:00,960 After the incident, well, we were questioned constantly. 239 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,199 We answered all the police's questions. 240 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,799 We told the truth. We told them everything 241 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:18,080 because we wanted to know what had happened to our child and how. 242 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,719 {\an8}KITTISAK WEERACHAICHAORENSUK JOURNALIST 243 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,559 {\an8}Back then, I was already covering crime in the Northeast, 244 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:31,119 so the station sent me to Mukdahan. 245 00:17:31,120 --> 00:17:33,880 Now we've walked to the temple archway. 246 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:35,439 The entrance. 247 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:36,760 I see. 248 00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:42,600 At first, I thought it'd be very challenging, and it really was. 249 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,159 And the villagers were very rural people. 250 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,199 I went looking for the CCTV cameras. 251 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:51,519 There were none. 252 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,440 So I... didn't know what to do. 253 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:03,399 {\an8}Officials said everything that was found near the child's body 254 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,839 and along the path to her body 255 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,000 is considered evidence. 256 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:11,799 The only thing they didn't find is 257 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,799 the top she was wearing when she disappeared. 258 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:16,679 She was naked when they found her body. 259 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,520 Someone took her top. What for? 260 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:23,959 I couldn't believe my eyes. I saw her, like... 261 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:25,920 She was like a doll just lying still. 262 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:29,880 She was lying on her back. 263 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:33,800 She was facing this way. 264 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:37,200 Her legs were spread apart. 265 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:41,840 She wasn't wearing any clothes. 266 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:48,040 Almost all the men in the village became suspects. 267 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:50,479 Why only men? 268 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:54,960 Because when they found her body, she was... 269 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:59,200 She wasn't wearing anything below the waist. 270 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,800 The police tested the DNA of almost all the men in the village. 271 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:14,520 So we had to suspect junkies, sexually disturbed people, 272 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,879 or people who had conflicts with... her parents. 273 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:19,680 That's what we thought. 274 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,599 No charges have been filed? 275 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,759 More meticulous and detailed. 276 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:30,519 We'll also expand the perimeter of the investigation. 277 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:34,800 It'll probably take some time. For today... I can't say much more. 278 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,080 The villagers collected her body and sent it for an autopsy. 279 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:55,199 Chompoo's death has left her family with unanswered questions. 280 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:56,599 It all had to be called off. 281 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,159 {\an8}But the initial autopsy result 282 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,519 {\an8}from Ubon Ratchathani's Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital 283 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:05,360 found no evidence of sexual assault or physical abuse. 284 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:07,840 But her family still has doubts. 285 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:14,839 You'll notice that her body underwent three examinations. 286 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:18,239 The first, by the Dong Luang Hospital, didn't include a dissection. 287 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:21,399 The second one was done 288 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,360 by the Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital in Ubon Ratchathani. 289 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,919 {\an8}Based on that autopsy, 290 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:33,240 they couldn't determine the cause of death. 291 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:38,999 The child's parents have expressed their concerns 292 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:44,919 as they still have unanswered questions about the cause of death. 293 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,959 That's the reason for the reexaminations. 294 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:49,559 The third exam was done 295 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:52,560 by the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Police General Hospital. 296 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,480 Authorities came and took the body to Bangkok for a second examination. 297 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:01,839 It was for an autopsy. 298 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:04,480 -Another autopsy in Bangkok. -The Police General Hospital. 299 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:08,360 They asked if any relatives were going, but no one did. 300 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,519 So Phon volunteered to go. 301 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,760 INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE 302 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:19,399 Her uncle says he hopes the perpetrator isn't from his community. 303 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,079 If it really is a local, 304 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,359 he'll have to keep worrying for a long time 305 00:21:23,360 --> 00:21:26,399 because the perpetrator hasn't been found yet. 306 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,879 The journalists must have seen me talking about the case, 307 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:33,200 so they wanted to interview me and hear my thoughts. 308 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:37,959 Yes. Why not? I wasn't scared of the media. 309 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,320 If someone kidnapped her, they're completely heartless. 310 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:48,119 Also, we can't definitively say whether the death was caused 311 00:21:48,120 --> 00:21:51,159 by starvation, dehydration, or another person. 312 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:53,000 We can't say that for sure yet. 313 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:55,599 Therefore, 314 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,439 regarding the cause of Chompoo's death, 315 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,680 we still can't identify what exactly caused it. 316 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:05,080 So people were wondering. 317 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,559 We became more and more interested in it. 318 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,360 More viewers began following the case closely. 319 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:19,080 She'd never go anywhere with strangers. She'd only go with the people she knew. 320 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:23,200 If we believe that theory, 321 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:29,959 we have to look at who could approach her without making her cry. 322 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,320 This is what we're considering. 323 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:36,280 Someone known to her, close to her, who could take her places. 324 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,120 When viewers followed closely... 325 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:46,359 It felt strange that so many people were interested in one kid's death. 326 00:22:46,360 --> 00:22:47,599 That made it strange. 327 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:52,840 A child went missing and was found dead on a mountain. 328 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,519 But why were people so interested in it? 329 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:58,040 A lot of people were. 330 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,640 Each channel had its own angles. 331 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:03,199 But yesterday, 332 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:07,560 Thairath TV's field reporters received information from a villager. 333 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:14,400 This person said that maybe Chompoo's parents were the perpetrators. 334 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,720 If they were that worried, why didn't they try harder to find her? 335 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,919 Police officers often came to visit me. 336 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:25,119 They'd ask me if I suspected my little sister. 337 00:23:25,120 --> 00:23:27,920 Why didn't she go up the mountain? They questioned everything. 338 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,679 Back then, they blamed us, 339 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:35,280 asking why we didn't take good care of her and how we lost her. 340 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,639 It was because of us, her parents. It was our fault. 341 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:39,720 Phon said that. 342 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,400 I want to ask her parents something too. 343 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:54,200 How come they still haven't gone up the Phu Lek Fai mountain? 344 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:58,600 Not even when the monks guided Chompoo's spirit down here. 345 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:01,559 CHOMPOO'S MOM... WHY DID YOU... 346 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:02,839 CHOMPOO DISAPPEARED... 347 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:04,159 {\an8}PHON MUST BE VERY SAD 348 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,159 {\an8}UNLIKE HER PARENTS, WHO AREN'T SAD AT ALL 349 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:09,399 {\an8}MA'AM, WHY DIDN'T YOU GO UP THE MOUNTAIN TO LOOK AT YOUR CHILD'S BODY? 350 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,879 {\an8}SOMEONE WHO TRULY LOVES THEIR CHILD SHOULDN'T CLAIM TO BE TOO TIRED 351 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,319 {\an8}ISN'T IT STRANGE? THE PARENTS WAITED AT HOME FOR NEWS 352 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,759 {\an8}WHILE THE VILLAGERS WENT LOOKING FOR THE KID AT NIGHT 353 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:20,439 You still insist you'd never hurt your child? 354 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:21,440 Yes. 355 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:25,519 If whoever said this has proof, they can arrest me. 356 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:29,200 Whoever said this, please don't make baseless accusations. 357 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,760 Well, we were angry. 358 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:37,560 But we endured it. 359 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:47,040 We let things proceed according to the legal process. 360 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:53,760 At that time, we didn't give interviews to some channels. 361 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,519 We didn't explain or speak publicly. 362 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:04,000 We stayed quiet and only cooperated with the police. 363 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,440 At times, I interviewed Chompoo's parents till they got mad at me. 364 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:11,879 Her mom isn't good with words. 365 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:15,479 She didn't appear much in the media or cry very much, 366 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,399 so the villagers were like, "She killed her own child." 367 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:21,679 HER MOM NEVER CLIMBED THE MOUNTAIN, BUT NOW SHE SAYS SHE DID! 368 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:24,319 {\an8}EARLIER, A FOREST FORAGER SAID HE HEARD TWO MEN'S VOICES 369 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:26,759 {\an8}WERE THEY HER DAD AND AN UNCLE?! THEY SEEM CLOSE 370 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,759 {\an8}I SUSPECT HER PARENTS THE MOST. HER BODY WAS CAREFULLY PLACED... 371 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,359 I'M SICK OF SAWITREE ALWAYS ACCUSING PHON 372 00:25:32,360 --> 00:25:35,119 THE ENTIRE COUNTRY SUSPECTS HER AND HER HUSBAND 373 00:25:35,120 --> 00:25:36,720 SHE SHOULD QUESTION HERSELF 374 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,959 People said they watched the news and came to ask us. 375 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,239 They came to us, so we told them about it. 376 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:46,839 They defamed us. 377 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:51,439 They did it by talking to the media and on social media channels. 378 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:52,359 1,190 COMMENTS 379 00:25:52,360 --> 00:25:54,079 KARMA IS... 380 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,079 HOW AWFUL. THIS WOMAN KEEPS CAUSING TROUBLE 381 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,039 KARMA IS CATCHING UP TO THE SINNER 382 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:01,919 Their defamation hurt us and led other viewers to misunderstand us. 383 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,399 They insulted us in the comments when we did livestreams. 384 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:05,679 I'M STARTING TO HATE HER MOM 385 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,439 They used rude language, yeah. 386 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:09,920 Yes, quite rude language. 387 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,759 MA'AM, DIDN'T YOU THINK YOUR CHILD COULD BE FEELING HOT? 388 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,720 IS INDECENCY ALL YOU COULD THINK OF? 389 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:20,399 {\an8}DR. TRYNH PHORAKSA CRIMINOLOGIST AND LECTURER 390 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:26,239 Our society is biased and expects people to react a certain way. 391 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:30,640 We expect others to act according to our expectations. 392 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:34,479 For example, with sadness, if a kid disappears, you say, 393 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:35,559 "Why aren't they sad?" 394 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,399 The parents might be sad, 395 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:41,999 {\an8}but their emotional expression doesn't meet your expectations. 396 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,880 It doesn't reach the level you'd set. 397 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:48,960 We have to survive this. 398 00:26:50,360 --> 00:26:52,560 We'll know the results tomorrow. 399 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:55,400 We must endure till the case is closed. 400 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,759 SONGPON RUENGSAMUT PHOTOJOURNALIST 401 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:11,040 The media gave importance to her family and to Uncle Phon. 402 00:27:16,360 --> 00:27:20,560 But the other side barely appeared in the media. 403 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,159 It was like the media was on different sides. 404 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:24,600 Okay. 405 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:28,719 One agency was at her mom's house, 406 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:30,599 and the other was at Thorn's house, 407 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:34,199 mainly interviewing me, Taen, and Thorn. 408 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:36,319 Check... 409 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:37,760 One, two, three. One... 410 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:40,440 When the two agencies released news, 411 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:45,319 the coverage from Thorn's house gained an enormous following. 412 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:46,719 The viewership kept climbing. 413 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:49,119 -Yes. -The kids like you a lot. 414 00:27:49,120 --> 00:27:50,239 -Here. -I see. 415 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:51,439 Do you see him? 416 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:54,199 It shot to number one in the rankings. 417 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:58,439 {\an8}It overtook Thailand's most popular dramas and reached the top spot. 418 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:00,080 {\an8}That agency's coverage was up here. 419 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:11,240 It's hard for news to beat dramas in ratings. 420 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:16,559 The rating jumped to the top three. 421 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:18,519 It seemed impossible. 422 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,439 -Well... -All right, Uncle Phon. 423 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:21,879 -Uncle Phon. -Yes? 424 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,559 After you arrived here, what did you find? 425 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:25,919 -And why did you come? -Well... 426 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:28,479 My bosses sent me to cover Uncle Phon. 427 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,240 Okay, let's get in the car. 428 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,360 I've stopped the time. I've stopped it. 429 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,239 He turned on the music and sang along. 430 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,760 I sat in the back and filmed him singing while driving. 431 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:47,520 I sent it to my bosses. 432 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:51,320 But viewers said his voice was beautiful! 433 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,560 How many days, months, years 434 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,679 I've been through in life 435 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,399 With so many twists and turns 436 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:04,160 I can't escape it or get lost 437 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:07,479 It's the same old path again and again 438 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:12,560 There's no way to escape it 439 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:14,519 Thank you. 440 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,639 The journalists were very excited 441 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:19,960 because their coverage ratings beat the dramas. 442 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:21,879 -Take it, Phon. -Yeah. 443 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:22,880 Sure. 444 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:27,959 Bonuses are based on business profits and that year's ratings. 445 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:30,200 Split in half, so it was likely cut with a knife. 446 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:34,480 Some people got... a lot. Some got maybe four months' worth. 447 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:37,640 Because they were happy. 448 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,280 At the time, the media was trying to make him a star. 449 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:46,720 But I'd keep quiet 450 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:52,280 while I was waiting, you know, for updates on my child's case. 451 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,799 Regarding the progress of the case, what's the status, sir? 452 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:00,799 It's slowed down and is pending. 453 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:05,360 Actually, there are many aspects where we're still stuck and can't proceed. 454 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:08,000 Attention! 455 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:12,239 When these things happen abroad, initial statements would be made. 456 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:14,759 How much they reveal depends on them. 457 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,799 In Thailand, things stay quiet until a case goes viral. 458 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:19,680 Only then do the police speak up. 459 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:25,320 Even saying a little would help, but they stay quiet. 460 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,600 When the police don't talk, the media takes on that duty. 461 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,119 She can always keep eating. 462 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:43,839 If you ask me if this cow could've eaten Chompoo's top, 463 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:45,880 I'd say there's a possibility. 464 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:52,959 There were many other things that were, like, unrelated to the case. 465 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:54,800 -Whoa. -Whoa. 466 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:59,240 Everything was a simulation. 467 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:03,480 I was upfront, telling people everything I was gonna do. 468 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:09,919 I even simulated the incident by carrying a fertilizer bag. 469 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:13,879 I'll walk around carrying a 10 kg bag of fertilizer, 470 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:15,920 which represents Chompoo's weight. 471 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:20,560 I went to the spot where she was found. 472 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:26,160 We're getting there. Almost there. 473 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:32,720 I timed how long it would've taken them to carry her there. 474 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:36,599 To be honest, 475 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:39,360 I didn't want to report it, but my bosses wanted it. 476 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,159 For some things, I said, "This isn't right." 477 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:44,600 But since our competitors did them, we had to too. 478 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:48,520 Well, viewers liked them. 479 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:50,320 Sathu. 480 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:52,359 All right, done. 481 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:53,759 It kept gaining momentum. 482 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:55,439 A medium came. 483 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,159 Another one did one thing. 484 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,280 That other one did something else. 485 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:10,880 Now this... 486 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:17,079 Venerable Monk, why did you light the firecrackers? 487 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:18,879 -Oh. -How many in total? 488 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:20,799 -Nine in total. -Right. 489 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:26,280 The meaning of the nine firecrackers is the cleansing of the curse. 490 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:35,560 Her spirit can pass on peacefully now that I've bound the demonic spirits. 491 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:42,160 Reporters followed them and let them do whatever they wanted. 492 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:48,520 They were already here, so we asked them to show us their miracles. 493 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,880 We let them go all out and do anything. 494 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:57,519 -What's the snake for? -This snake will find the culprit. 495 00:32:57,520 --> 00:32:59,279 -I see. -And expose them quickly. 496 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:01,519 -You mean chase the culprit? -Yes, chase them. 497 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:02,799 -That's it. -I see. 498 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:04,680 -Let it catch the culprit. -I see. 499 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:09,600 So whatever the young reporters saw, they captured everything. 500 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:12,999 Stuff that made no sense, made sense, or was irrelevant. 501 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:14,480 They captured everything. 502 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:19,159 A mentally ill person was walking by. The perpetrator hadn't been caught then. 503 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:20,840 This mentally ill person walked by. 504 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:26,239 It then became a shot, 505 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:29,919 if you watched the news, of me running up to him and asking him, 506 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,200 "Excuse me, do you have anything to say?" 507 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:36,039 Back then, I talked to him, 508 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:38,000 and people wondered if he might be involved. 509 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:42,799 The attacker hadn't been caught yet, so viewers were like, 510 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:44,679 "Yes, it's him. It might be him." 511 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:46,559 1,460 COMMENTS WHY DIDN'T YOU CATCH... 512 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:48,239 I THINK HE'S SUSPICIOUS. FOLLOW HIM 513 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,839 THAT MAKES SENSE. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE SACK 514 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:53,399 WHY DIDN'T YOU CATCH HIM? GET IMAGES OF HIS WHOLE FACE 515 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:55,080 He was detained by the police. 516 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:58,639 {\an8}"Killed, it died, deadline..." 517 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:00,079 {\an8}What is this, sir? 518 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:01,080 {\an8}No. 519 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:04,559 {\an8}I didn't use it. I just put it in order for reference. 520 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:07,720 Sir, why did you run away when you saw the reporters? 521 00:34:08,240 --> 00:34:11,199 -Didn't wanna talk. Waste of time. -You could've talked to them. 522 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:14,199 This man was investigated through the official process. 523 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:15,440 He was found not guilty. 524 00:34:16,240 --> 00:34:19,919 When Chompoo was still alive, it would follow her wherever she went. 525 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:21,559 It followed her everywhere. 526 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,160 The reporter in the area told me 527 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:28,000 that he was assigned to follow the dog wherever it went. 528 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:31,719 Som. 529 00:34:31,720 --> 00:34:33,799 Yeah, he was like, "What the heck?" 530 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:36,520 Why did he have to watch a dog sleep, 531 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:38,839 follow it around, 532 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:41,280 and observe its sleeping habits? 533 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:49,199 MAYTAWEE HOLASUT RESEARCHER IN MEDIA STUDIES 534 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:50,919 Is it entertaining? 535 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:54,439 Are we brave enough to say the news we watch daily isn't news 536 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:55,480 but entertainment? 537 00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:57,599 Are you brave enough? 538 00:34:57,600 --> 00:34:59,039 Are we brave enough to say 539 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:02,640 news reporting doesn't just present information or facts, 540 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:08,439 but presents them for entertainment? 541 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:13,920 The fun part wasn't the incident itself, which wasn't fun or fascinating in itself. 542 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:15,999 It was entertaining 543 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:19,479 because of the people involved in this incident. 544 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:23,359 The media, the netizens, 545 00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:25,919 and the people in real life were all engaged. 546 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:27,360 And it was... 547 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:33,279 Make sure you all look good. 548 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:37,359 Famous people started coming to see Uncle Phon, 549 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:40,400 and he started... to get famous. 550 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:51,039 I have a good eye for talent. 551 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,520 I've earned the nickname "Thailand's Top Star-Maker." 552 00:35:54,720 --> 00:35:57,040 I've nurtured famous artists and stars. 553 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:03,799 OOP WIRIYA TALENT SCOUT 554 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:07,839 In murder mystery movies, we wanna see who the villain is at the end, don't we? 555 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:09,239 This creates interest. 556 00:36:09,240 --> 00:36:12,039 Most importantly, Phon was born handsome. 557 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:13,959 Gosh, you're so handsome, Phon! 558 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:18,560 That's how he gained a following among people in their 30s to 50s. 559 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:22,639 Phon was good with words. 560 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:24,120 He was so eloquent. 561 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:30,320 He could mesmerize people and leave them swooning. 562 00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:35,960 I heard the governor said he wanted to invite me to transplant rice, right. 563 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:39,199 I said, "Wow, handsome. You should be a star." 564 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:40,319 You go first, Phon. 565 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,520 Phon, look at the camera. 566 00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:44,800 You look handsome. 567 00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:48,759 That's so me, isn't it? It's my thing. 568 00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:51,880 So I brought Phon into the entertainment industry. 569 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:58,600 He walked the runway, did commercial shoots, attended events. 570 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:02,280 I'll go right through. 571 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:05,160 Oop came to teach runway walking. 572 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:08,000 He taught young people that. 573 00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:11,200 -Runway walking taught by... -He wanted to make them famous. 574 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:14,679 Tell Aunt Thorn. Aunt Thorn, you look beautiful. 575 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:15,719 Thank you. 576 00:37:15,720 --> 00:37:19,319 -Was it fun walking the runway? -Well, it was fun, but I couldn't do it. 577 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:22,040 He told me to do this, and I was like... 578 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:24,879 Gosh, it was fun. 579 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:27,160 Uncle Phon! 580 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:31,000 Make some noise. 581 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:34,919 Jintara and Yinglee came. We were all onstage. 582 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,600 "Tao Ngoi" was a hit. My, there were tons of people. 583 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:43,760 Phon was able to make the Thai public scream and leave them very happy. 584 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:00,960 Everyone was focused on Phon. 585 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:06,400 They had totally forgotten what had happened to a child 586 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:08,240 and to this case. 587 00:38:16,080 --> 00:38:17,519 The investigation team said 588 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:21,320 they'd cleared up any doubts about Chompoo's parents and older sister. 589 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:27,079 {\an8}This case is of interest to the public. 590 00:38:27,080 --> 00:38:29,759 {\an8}And as I mentioned before, every so often, 591 00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:34,280 {\an8}if there's some progress, we'll make official announcements. 592 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:39,720 During the investigation and evidence gathering, 593 00:38:40,240 --> 00:38:44,839 {\an8}we interviewed 384 witnesses. 594 00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:50,519 We collected key evidence of the case, of which 113 items have been examined, 595 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:54,200 including 16 pieces of evidence found at the scene. 596 00:38:54,880 --> 00:39:00,839 {\an8}As of now, the investigation report is 918 pages long. 597 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:04,599 {\an8}And on August 11, 2020, 598 00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:08,240 {\an8}the investigation team finalized the autopsy report. 599 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:11,759 The doctor gave the opinion that it was highly likely 600 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:15,760 that Chompoo died from dehydration and starvation. 601 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:19,679 Chompoo disappeared in the period 602 00:39:19,680 --> 00:39:24,280 between 9:11 a.m. and 9:49 a.m. 603 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:31,600 Where exactly was Uncle Phon on the day Chompoo went missing? 604 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:34,439 We traced the timeline 605 00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:37,879 and simulated the whole incident to see what happened. 606 00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:41,680 Things became strange because there were many inconsistencies. 607 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:47,679 His story of where he was at what time on which day... 608 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:50,520 He'd say something different every day. 609 00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:54,759 On the 11th, he took a shower, 610 00:39:54,760 --> 00:39:57,039 surveyed the land with Chompoo's mom, 611 00:39:57,040 --> 00:40:00,999 rode his motorcycle back home with Taen, and took another shower. 612 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:02,640 He went to pick up a monk. 613 00:40:03,720 --> 00:40:07,080 Dropped off the monk in Nong Sung Tai. 614 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:11,079 Back then, you didn't know Chompoo had disappeared? 615 00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:12,600 I didn't know back then. 616 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:16,959 When they got home, they heard about... 617 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:18,439 They went to find her. 618 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:21,479 But when I asked him about the date he went up the mountain, 619 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:26,880 he... seemed to have gotten the details mixed up or something. 620 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:32,000 My partner told me she hadn't seen Chompoo and didn't know where she'd gone. 621 00:40:32,600 --> 00:40:35,079 I told her the monk was in the car. 622 00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:36,080 Let's drop him off. 623 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:37,479 MAY 11, 2020 624 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:43,759 SURVEYED LAND, WENT HOME, LEARNED ABOUT CHOMPOO, DROPPED OFF MONK 625 00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:46,760 Based on the timeline, he shouldn't have known she'd gone. 626 00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:49,680 That's not what he told the cops. 627 00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:01,840 Multiple police units came. 628 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:07,440 They had me specify the times, what I did, and with whom. 629 00:41:10,520 --> 00:41:14,040 They put those 24 hours together in order. 630 00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:18,039 They asked people about the times and places. 631 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:19,720 I had to look for witnesses. 632 00:41:20,240 --> 00:41:23,999 But most people didn't like me, so who would be my witness? 633 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:27,200 All I had was Taen, who was with me all the time. 634 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:34,280 When they interviewed me, I got the times mixed up. I wasn't sure. 635 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:38,759 I'd expected that they'd, you know, 636 00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:43,199 direct all their questions at us as if they were examining her parents too. 637 00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:46,799 Can you give me an example of a question put to you as if asking her parents? 638 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:47,800 Try it. 639 00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:49,840 They asked about times. 640 00:41:56,880 --> 00:42:01,640 Today, her mom said the only person she still suspects is Uncle Phon. 641 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:05,400 I want Phon to explain himself. We still have to live together. 642 00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:11,919 All the villagers, her dad, me, and Sading were all investigated. 643 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:14,200 If Phon were truthful from the start 644 00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:16,839 and never seemed suspicious, 645 00:42:16,840 --> 00:42:19,520 I think the police and I wouldn't have suspected him. 646 00:42:21,120 --> 00:42:23,679 I feel guilty, but I have to do it. 647 00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:26,599 If the case goes cold, and the cops leave, how can I live? 648 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:28,800 Live while constantly suspecting Phon? 649 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:37,000 I think saying that I feel offended would be too harsh. 650 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:40,879 I'd rather say I feel a little hurt. 651 00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:42,760 LIKE IF YOU THINK PHON DIDN'T DO IT 652 00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:46,239 WHY DO YOU KEEP ASKING PHON TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF? 653 00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:48,239 HE'S SAID ALL THAT HE HAD TO SAY 654 00:42:48,240 --> 00:42:51,800 PLEASE SHOW PHON SOME SUPPORT 655 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:55,440 People already believed him and fell for him. 656 00:43:03,240 --> 00:43:06,879 They fell for him like he was their hero and favorite star. 657 00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:10,840 They didn't believe Phon was the perpetrator. 658 00:43:13,080 --> 00:43:14,560 Good luck. 659 00:43:15,080 --> 00:43:16,679 He had money and supporters. 660 00:43:16,680 --> 00:43:19,960 I think he got a sackful of money a day from donations. 661 00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:28,559 Tourists came to visit. They came up from the South. Where else? 662 00:43:28,560 --> 00:43:31,199 From Chonburi, the North, and Ratchaburi. 663 00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:32,760 They came to support Phon. 664 00:43:43,400 --> 00:43:44,639 -Come in. -You want to? 665 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:45,840 Would you like to come in? 666 00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:48,799 -Did you come alone? Please come in. -Yes. 667 00:43:48,800 --> 00:43:52,759 I'm here to support Phon in Dong Luang. 668 00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:53,760 Come here. 669 00:43:54,760 --> 00:43:56,920 Gosh, I came all the way from Ubon Ratchathani. 670 00:43:57,720 --> 00:43:59,599 Thais are naturally sympathetic. 671 00:43:59,600 --> 00:44:01,480 -I want to help. -Good luck. 672 00:44:02,240 --> 00:44:04,919 But does he know he's a fan of Manchester United? 673 00:44:04,920 --> 00:44:06,679 This happens with other stories too. 674 00:44:06,680 --> 00:44:08,879 It happens when a family calls for donations. 675 00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:11,559 As soon as Thai people see it, they donate. 676 00:44:11,560 --> 00:44:13,919 {\an8}TO UNCLE PHON SMOOTH SAILING, WEALTH, SUCCESS 677 00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:16,399 -How do you feel? -I'm happy to join Phon's event. 678 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:18,919 -I made up my mind to come. -Where did you come from? 679 00:44:18,920 --> 00:44:20,720 -Sakon Nakhon. -You came a long way. 680 00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:27,319 Normally, when someone becomes a suspect, they keep quiet 681 00:44:27,320 --> 00:44:29,000 and don't appear much in the media. 682 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:31,560 That's what we usually see. 683 00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:33,679 Sure. 684 00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:35,679 Well, these are Phon's fans. 685 00:44:35,680 --> 00:44:37,439 They came to support him. Woo! 686 00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:39,200 Stay strong, Phon. 687 00:44:39,720 --> 00:44:41,720 YouTubers came around. 688 00:44:42,240 --> 00:44:45,599 After Phon drew supporters and YouTubers, 689 00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:49,040 a YouTuber village sprang up very close to his house. 690 00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:52,799 LIVE 691 00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:55,160 Those YouTubers lived there. 692 00:44:55,760 --> 00:44:58,440 Around 30 or 40 of them, if I remember correctly. 693 00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:03,359 Hello. Greetings to all my brothers and sisters out there. 694 00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:06,920 It's me, Boom Noi Roi Et, again. Please like and share. 695 00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:10,639 SURACHAI SUWANNAKIT YOUTUBER 696 00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:12,679 -I got carried away. -Thank you. 697 00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:15,600 I wanted to go there and see how Phon behaved. 698 00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:18,359 -Hello, Aunt Thorn. -Hello. 699 00:45:18,360 --> 00:45:19,639 -Hello, Aunt Taen. -Hello. 700 00:45:19,640 --> 00:45:21,640 -Taen came to buy... -She came to shop. 701 00:45:22,760 --> 00:45:23,759 Get in the car. 702 00:45:23,760 --> 00:45:24,719 It's full. 703 00:45:24,720 --> 00:45:25,959 Where are you going? 704 00:45:25,960 --> 00:45:28,239 I was a fan, and I'd follow him everywhere. 705 00:45:28,240 --> 00:45:30,879 -Deposit and don't withdraw it. -Yes. Don't withdraw it. 706 00:45:30,880 --> 00:45:31,999 -Thank you. -Okay. 707 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:34,279 -Blessings to all the fans. -Okay. 708 00:45:34,280 --> 00:45:38,599 What they did created a condition 709 00:45:38,600 --> 00:45:41,639 that the Westerners call a parasocial relationship. 710 00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:45,039 It's a relationship where, like, we identify ourselves 711 00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:48,520 with those YouTubers and influencers, and think of them as friends. 712 00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:53,999 This causes the boundaries or lines between reality, 713 00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:57,320 individuals, and society to change. 714 00:45:59,040 --> 00:46:02,400 It was like an interactive reality show. 715 00:46:06,720 --> 00:46:08,560 Oh, it was a phenomenon. 716 00:46:09,200 --> 00:46:11,359 Phon's channel earned 150,000 baht a month. 717 00:46:11,360 --> 00:46:13,399 Everyone was very confused when it launched. 718 00:46:13,400 --> 00:46:15,160 Even famous stars couldn't make that. 719 00:46:17,240 --> 00:46:18,679 WELCOME 720 00:46:18,680 --> 00:46:21,479 -Be strong. Can I get pics? -May the YouTubers get rich too. 721 00:46:21,480 --> 00:46:23,440 -Thank you. -Thank you. 722 00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:28,719 We have reached a total of 10,000 baht. 723 00:46:28,720 --> 00:46:30,879 -No, 10,000 boxes. -It's 10,000 boxes. 724 00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:32,879 RECEIPT 100,000.00 BAHT 725 00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:36,399 It seemed, for channels that didn't give Phon compensation, 726 00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:38,840 he didn't really want to talk to them. 727 00:46:48,080 --> 00:46:49,560 {\an8}A GIFT FOR TAEN AND PHON 728 00:46:50,840 --> 00:46:52,959 It's here. Wow. 729 00:46:52,960 --> 00:46:54,439 {\an8}-Here it is. -It's here. 730 00:46:54,440 --> 00:46:55,799 DON'T LET THE GUILTY ESCAPE 731 00:46:55,800 --> 00:46:58,319 THE ATTACKER MIGHT STILL BE IN THE VILLAGE 732 00:46:58,320 --> 00:46:59,679 IT'S SUSPICIOUS 733 00:46:59,680 --> 00:47:01,239 {\an8}MUKDAHAN, PREPARE FOR A HEADACHE 734 00:47:01,240 --> 00:47:04,400 DON'T LET THE GUILTY ESCAPE. THE CULPRIT MIGHT STILL BE IN THE VILLAGE 735 00:47:10,360 --> 00:47:12,440 Kok Kork became a human zoo. 736 00:47:12,960 --> 00:47:18,240 Everyone came to, like, wow, observe the lives of this or that person. 737 00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:23,919 -Take his photo. -Who is that? 738 00:47:23,920 --> 00:47:24,920 Oh, hello. 739 00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:31,159 At Kok Kork, the majority of the villagers, as far as I could tell, 740 00:47:31,160 --> 00:47:32,679 are divided into groups. 741 00:47:32,680 --> 00:47:36,679 What I mean is there are... many groups, which, like, 742 00:47:36,680 --> 00:47:38,160 have different opinions. 743 00:47:39,840 --> 00:47:46,000 I was afraid I'd say something off-topic, then they'd film it and broadcast it. 744 00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:49,040 Because YouTube is global. 745 00:47:52,200 --> 00:47:55,880 Nowadays, YouTubers don't love each other, not like before, do they? 746 00:48:01,120 --> 00:48:03,280 I felt both good and bad about it. 747 00:48:05,880 --> 00:48:09,559 In the past, our community was quiet. We were like a family. 748 00:48:09,560 --> 00:48:11,759 Yes, you look beautiful. 749 00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:15,120 Later, we became divided into different sides. 750 00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:21,560 We didn't even want to look each other in the eye back then. 751 00:48:26,200 --> 00:48:28,720 -Hey, it works. -Do you want money? 752 00:48:30,120 --> 00:48:33,959 I only remember the good things about the YouTubers staying with us 753 00:48:33,960 --> 00:48:35,120 as a media outlet. 754 00:48:35,640 --> 00:48:37,719 But most importantly, 755 00:48:37,720 --> 00:48:39,799 what I'm proud of is 756 00:48:39,800 --> 00:48:44,119 millions of people still want to see what I'm like. 757 00:48:44,120 --> 00:48:45,279 Mince salad with blood. 758 00:48:45,280 --> 00:48:47,399 From the past to the present and the future, 759 00:48:47,400 --> 00:48:51,600 I still think the media has both good and bad sides. 760 00:48:52,120 --> 00:48:53,120 Come on. 761 00:48:54,560 --> 00:48:58,719 We can't expect the media to only show the positive sides of us. 762 00:48:58,720 --> 00:49:01,480 We all have bad sides. No one is 100% perfect. 763 00:49:20,280 --> 00:49:23,999 In humans, there are genetics in the brain 764 00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:27,879 that make us favor good-looking people. 765 00:49:27,880 --> 00:49:30,360 We tend to believe good-looking people more. 766 00:49:34,760 --> 00:49:36,639 This is my hometown. Hello, Jee. 767 00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:38,319 -Hello there. -Hi. 768 00:49:38,320 --> 00:49:40,519 -I'm hanging out with reporters here. -Okay. 769 00:49:40,520 --> 00:49:41,520 Okay. 770 00:49:41,880 --> 00:49:45,280 This was an entrance to my school. 771 00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:51,360 I'm a fast learner. I'm smart. 772 00:49:52,040 --> 00:49:55,200 To put it simply, I'm not bragging. My teachers told me so. 773 00:50:01,240 --> 00:50:05,480 I was born and grew up here, and I stayed in my hometown 774 00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:07,480 less than 15 years. 775 00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:13,039 After that, I went to live in Bangkok. 776 00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:15,360 I gained life experiences from there. 777 00:50:19,040 --> 00:50:23,119 I have experience in security work, similar to police officers and soldiers. 778 00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:26,239 These behaviors stem from being someone who... 779 00:50:26,240 --> 00:50:28,079 I was a head of security. 780 00:50:28,080 --> 00:50:32,840 If someone tries to harm hotel guests, I have to investigate, don't I? 781 00:50:37,080 --> 00:50:41,199 The grandiose type is someone who believes they have special powers over others. 782 00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:44,640 This misguided state is called delusion. 783 00:50:46,760 --> 00:50:49,959 I became more mindful of my position and how I presented myself 784 00:50:49,960 --> 00:50:51,679 because I became a public figure, 785 00:50:51,680 --> 00:50:55,120 with everyone wanting to know about my life. 786 00:50:57,200 --> 00:50:59,719 Ordinary people might not notice in this character 787 00:50:59,720 --> 00:51:04,679 any signs of abnormality or suspicion in the case. 788 00:51:04,680 --> 00:51:09,319 But an officer would definitely see there's something suspicious. 789 00:51:09,320 --> 00:51:12,639 But suspicion alone isn't enough for a conviction. 790 00:51:12,640 --> 00:51:15,879 We need forensic evidence 791 00:51:15,880 --> 00:51:18,080 and physical evidence. 792 00:51:20,920 --> 00:51:23,880 Thank you all for watching. Phon has now arrived. 793 00:51:24,480 --> 00:51:28,520 SOMKIAT ROJANAWARAKAMON LAWYER 794 00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:32,839 The first time I went to meet Phon, 795 00:51:32,840 --> 00:51:35,319 I felt sorry for him and wanted to help him. 796 00:51:35,320 --> 00:51:39,040 I handled six cases for Phon and Taen. 797 00:51:41,640 --> 00:51:45,680 After spending time together and getting to know him, 798 00:51:46,320 --> 00:51:47,600 my perspective changed. 799 00:51:50,600 --> 00:51:54,159 I saw that Phon isn't as ordinary as I first thought. 800 00:51:54,160 --> 00:51:56,519 I think he's quite intelligent. 801 00:51:56,520 --> 00:51:58,079 Quite intelligent. 802 00:51:58,080 --> 00:52:01,279 And in some ways, he's bad-tempered. 803 00:52:01,280 --> 00:52:03,120 He's somewhat self-centered. 804 00:52:06,600 --> 00:52:11,600 I've heard the villagers say that he, well, has two personalities. 805 00:52:12,480 --> 00:52:14,440 One when he's happy and one when he's not. 806 00:52:19,480 --> 00:52:20,919 I stayed behind his house. 807 00:52:20,920 --> 00:52:23,120 I rented a hut behind his house. 808 00:52:25,440 --> 00:52:27,679 Sometimes, when he'd wake up, I'd see him, like, 809 00:52:27,680 --> 00:52:30,200 scream, shout at his wife, or something like that. 810 00:52:34,360 --> 00:52:37,960 That's not the kind of tone he'd use in an interview like this. 811 00:52:40,280 --> 00:52:41,999 It wasn't gentle. 812 00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:44,919 Instead, it was loud and harsh. 813 00:52:44,920 --> 00:52:48,880 He was different in front of and behind the cameras. 814 00:52:49,400 --> 00:52:51,119 There was a problem. 815 00:52:51,120 --> 00:52:53,159 He had a problem with a reporter. 816 00:52:53,160 --> 00:52:54,639 I came to talk to you first. 817 00:52:54,640 --> 00:52:56,719 He might have been under stress and pressure 818 00:52:56,720 --> 00:53:00,440 with so much going on, including becoming a suspect. 819 00:53:01,120 --> 00:53:05,080 And our journalists all covered the same issues. 820 00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:08,399 Let me see which channel this is. Come, give it to me. 821 00:53:08,400 --> 00:53:09,759 Give me the mic. 822 00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:11,439 Let me hold it. This channel. Come. 823 00:53:11,440 --> 00:53:12,799 -Let go. -I can't. 824 00:53:12,800 --> 00:53:14,919 Let me hold it. It's okay. Let me hold it. 825 00:53:14,920 --> 00:53:16,519 -This channel. -It's okay. 826 00:53:16,520 --> 00:53:17,919 Let me hold it. What's wrong? 827 00:53:17,920 --> 00:53:19,439 -Don't hurt me. -Let me hold it. 828 00:53:19,440 --> 00:53:20,440 -It's okay! -Okay. 829 00:53:21,080 --> 00:53:24,079 This made us realize he was hotheaded. 830 00:53:24,080 --> 00:53:27,000 -Sir! -Sir... 831 00:53:28,720 --> 00:53:30,199 -Don't hurt me. -I won't. 832 00:53:30,200 --> 00:53:32,440 I'm a reporter. I'm doing my job. Don't hurt me. 833 00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:35,280 Don't hurt me. I'm a reporter. I'm doing my job. 834 00:53:35,880 --> 00:53:37,000 I did nothing wrong. 835 00:53:45,840 --> 00:53:48,039 We humans, when we get pinched, it hurts there. 836 00:53:48,040 --> 00:53:51,239 Nobody gets pinched here and feels the pain in some other spot. 837 00:53:51,240 --> 00:53:53,439 When you pinch my heart, it hurts there. 838 00:53:53,440 --> 00:53:56,280 That's why I said you hurt my feelings 839 00:53:56,800 --> 00:53:59,200 when I was always nice to you reporters. 840 00:54:05,080 --> 00:54:08,040 Let's revisit the day Chompoo's body was found. 841 00:54:12,360 --> 00:54:16,240 MAY 14, 2020 THE DISCOVERY OF CHOMPOO'S BODY 842 00:54:19,920 --> 00:54:22,240 How was Phon the moment he saw her? 843 00:54:23,360 --> 00:54:24,799 He didn't cry right away. 844 00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:26,039 Didn't he cry right away? 845 00:54:26,040 --> 00:54:27,200 No, not right away. 846 00:54:27,720 --> 00:54:29,880 -We found the child. -Yes. 847 00:54:31,520 --> 00:54:33,280 We found her. Notify them. 848 00:54:35,200 --> 00:54:36,560 Are you her dad? 849 00:54:38,560 --> 00:54:40,880 -We found the child. -He's her dad. 850 00:54:42,360 --> 00:54:45,080 Give us a signal, please. 851 00:54:45,600 --> 00:54:48,520 -Hey! -I can hear someone crying. 852 00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:53,479 He cried right when the reporters got there. 853 00:54:53,480 --> 00:54:55,759 They were coming right behind. 854 00:54:55,760 --> 00:54:58,160 It was just a few minutes. 855 00:55:00,320 --> 00:55:05,279 That fits the crocodile tears theory. 856 00:55:05,280 --> 00:55:09,720 A person pretending to cry to cover up their wrongdoing. 857 00:55:12,480 --> 00:55:13,840 People tried to make me 858 00:55:14,800 --> 00:55:18,359 the villain in the media's eyes. 859 00:55:18,360 --> 00:55:22,279 They said I was hot-tempered and must be a suspect. 860 00:55:22,280 --> 00:55:24,759 "See what he's like? He's so hot-tempered." 861 00:55:24,760 --> 00:55:28,080 "Maybe he did something to her without thinking." 862 00:55:31,760 --> 00:55:34,799 {\an8}One day, the police asked me to talk to them. 863 00:55:34,800 --> 00:55:37,239 It was like having a meal with the officers. 864 00:55:37,240 --> 00:55:39,639 I thought maybe they'd identified the perpetrator. 865 00:55:39,640 --> 00:55:42,199 To put it simply, after listening to the whole thing, 866 00:55:42,200 --> 00:55:44,239 I knew right away that they meant 867 00:55:44,240 --> 00:55:45,159 Uncle Phon. 868 00:55:45,160 --> 00:55:47,839 The police's work this week 869 00:55:47,840 --> 00:55:51,999 involved gathering the groups of people who went to search for Chompoo 870 00:55:52,000 --> 00:55:54,719 between May 11 and 14. 871 00:55:54,720 --> 00:55:56,239 They grouped them like this 872 00:55:56,240 --> 00:55:59,440 to simulate the situation during that time. 873 00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:04,879 The police investigated and questioned everyone. 874 00:56:04,880 --> 00:56:07,360 Only one person gave unclear answers. 875 00:56:08,440 --> 00:56:12,640 "Where were you that day? At what time?" The police dismissed the ones with alibis. 876 00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:14,920 They crossed off everyone. 877 00:56:15,600 --> 00:56:18,320 That left only Uncle Phon. 878 00:56:20,360 --> 00:56:25,920 So, these are key witnesses in the case who might know who took the child away. 879 00:56:27,040 --> 00:56:29,920 Two people, Bam's father and... 880 00:56:30,440 --> 00:56:33,079 They call her Auntie Nom. 881 00:56:33,080 --> 00:56:34,239 A firewood collector. 882 00:56:34,240 --> 00:56:36,559 So, they were around the rubber plantation, 883 00:56:36,560 --> 00:56:40,439 which you could walk through to reach the spot where she disappeared. 884 00:56:40,440 --> 00:56:41,879 Near where her body was found. 885 00:56:41,880 --> 00:56:44,520 Around the time the perpetrator was committing the act. 886 00:56:45,360 --> 00:56:48,600 {\an8}WATCHARIN KONGKAENTHAO "BAM'S FATHER," VILLAGER 887 00:56:49,240 --> 00:56:52,719 I looked at the plantation next to mine 888 00:56:52,720 --> 00:56:54,080 and saw Phon, Ohm's father. 889 00:56:54,680 --> 00:56:55,599 MAY 11, 2020 890 00:56:55,600 --> 00:56:57,680 9:00-10:00 A.M., THE DAY OF THE DISAPPEARANCE 891 00:57:00,720 --> 00:57:02,639 I saw him lurking around. 892 00:57:02,640 --> 00:57:05,880 I wondered why. I did think it was strange. 893 00:57:07,440 --> 00:57:09,600 So I went to ask him. 894 00:57:13,760 --> 00:57:16,959 I asked him, "Phon, did you come to tap rubber trees?" 895 00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:19,119 The owner let him come. 896 00:57:19,120 --> 00:57:20,839 He went still. Yeah. 897 00:57:20,840 --> 00:57:24,159 As for me, I had a witness, but I couldn't reveal that. 898 00:57:24,160 --> 00:57:26,639 This witness saw the culprit, 899 00:57:26,640 --> 00:57:29,719 but the police asked me to say nothing, so I told my station 900 00:57:29,720 --> 00:57:32,319 that this person was the key witness. 901 00:57:32,320 --> 00:57:35,799 The police asked us not to mention this, so we didn't. 902 00:57:35,800 --> 00:57:38,400 This granny was cutting wood and saw someone carrying her. 903 00:57:39,120 --> 00:57:41,639 She saw them walking from behind the kid's house, 904 00:57:41,640 --> 00:57:42,799 past some bamboo trees. 905 00:57:42,800 --> 00:57:45,240 The police asked us to keep quiet, so we did. 906 00:57:46,160 --> 00:57:47,160 Who carried her? 907 00:57:48,360 --> 00:57:49,880 The suspect. 908 00:57:56,320 --> 00:57:57,839 I mind my own business. 909 00:57:57,840 --> 00:58:00,320 Do I worry about other people? Yes, I do. 910 00:58:02,560 --> 00:58:04,520 I can tell you what happened with Bam's dad. 911 00:58:05,360 --> 00:58:09,199 About Bam's dad, he's very important. He's a natural as a witness. 912 00:58:09,200 --> 00:58:11,519 -Yes. -He's never changed his testimony. 913 00:58:11,520 --> 00:58:14,000 After seeing the news, the next day, 914 00:58:16,400 --> 00:58:19,199 I rode my motorbike to Bam's father's house, opposite mine. 915 00:58:19,200 --> 00:58:20,560 Just opposite mine. 916 00:58:21,120 --> 00:58:23,039 I said, "What you said in the news, 917 00:58:23,040 --> 00:58:25,200 was it true, or did you remember it wrong?" 918 00:58:27,600 --> 00:58:30,560 People around him were unhappy with me. 919 00:58:31,160 --> 00:58:35,360 They tried to scare me, to scare me badly. 920 00:58:36,080 --> 00:58:38,120 They came to my house at night. 921 00:58:41,920 --> 00:58:45,720 They tried to hit me with an iron bar. And they took out a knife. 922 00:58:47,440 --> 00:58:48,800 They tried to stab me. 923 00:58:50,760 --> 00:58:53,080 I was on my guard, ready to fight them. 924 00:58:53,800 --> 00:58:57,400 Then they got scared and shouted at me before leaving. 925 00:59:00,880 --> 00:59:04,039 After you found out the police suspected Phon, 926 00:59:04,040 --> 00:59:05,880 did they tell you to wait or something? 927 00:59:08,960 --> 00:59:11,560 I wanted him to finally get arrested. 928 00:59:12,360 --> 00:59:13,999 We had to wait because to get him, 929 00:59:14,000 --> 00:59:17,800 they needed solid evidence so he couldn't get away and fight. 930 00:59:18,320 --> 00:59:19,640 I waited for evidence. 931 00:59:20,280 --> 00:59:21,919 Two, three, four. 932 00:59:21,920 --> 00:59:23,400 Try some more poses. 933 00:59:27,800 --> 00:59:34,079 In Chompoo's case, the police must confirm that we have forensic evidence 934 00:59:34,080 --> 00:59:37,280 proving Phon's involvement. 935 00:59:38,400 --> 00:59:42,759 The police came to inspect his car, which Chompoo would sit in. 936 00:59:42,760 --> 00:59:45,280 Wherever she went, she'd always get a ride in his car. 937 00:59:48,920 --> 00:59:53,599 When I opened the doors on both sides 938 00:59:53,600 --> 00:59:56,479 and pulled both windscreen wipers up, 939 00:59:56,480 --> 00:59:58,279 I stepped back from the car. 940 00:59:58,280 --> 01:00:01,079 "Please go ahead and do whatever you want." 941 01:00:01,080 --> 01:00:02,920 "You want to inspect the car? Go ahead." 942 01:00:08,520 --> 01:00:11,440 They got in the car and inspected this and that. 943 01:00:12,040 --> 01:00:14,679 They went ahead and did their job 944 01:00:14,680 --> 01:00:16,919 while I stood arms crossed, watching, like, 945 01:00:16,920 --> 01:00:18,760 "What are they gonna do with me?" 946 01:00:19,440 --> 01:00:20,440 That's enough. 947 01:00:21,120 --> 01:00:22,120 Take it down. 948 01:00:24,280 --> 01:00:25,639 What about the middle part? 949 01:00:25,640 --> 01:00:28,520 I thought, "This doesn't feel right." 950 01:00:29,560 --> 01:00:32,079 I don't know where they got the hairs from, 951 01:00:32,080 --> 01:00:35,960 but the news said they got them from here or there and so on. 952 01:00:38,920 --> 01:00:42,600 They put on their uniforms and put the yellow tape around the area. 953 01:00:43,760 --> 01:00:46,320 I was startled by what was going on all over the place. 954 01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:52,440 They asked me which outfits we put on to tap rubber on the 11th. 955 01:00:53,520 --> 01:00:55,239 I couldn't remember. It was long ago. 956 01:00:55,240 --> 01:00:57,800 And I didn't pay attention to what I was wearing. 957 01:00:59,040 --> 01:01:02,240 I put on whatever was available, so I couldn't remember. 958 01:01:03,560 --> 01:01:06,279 And I never cleaned the inside of my car. 959 01:01:06,280 --> 01:01:08,000 How could I verify the facts? 960 01:01:09,320 --> 01:01:10,959 I didn't know what they'd brought, 961 01:01:10,960 --> 01:01:13,599 what they collected, or where they collected it from. 962 01:01:13,600 --> 01:01:15,840 They didn't let me see. What were they afraid of? 963 01:01:17,080 --> 01:01:19,959 One of the hairs found in Uncle Phon's car 964 01:01:19,960 --> 01:01:22,759 had a cross-section on the side of its surface 965 01:01:22,760 --> 01:01:25,879 with the same angle as two of her hairs. 966 01:01:25,880 --> 01:01:30,840 And at least three hairs were collected near where Chompoo's body was found. 967 01:01:32,200 --> 01:01:35,239 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 968 01:01:35,240 --> 01:01:36,439 They're like ropes. 969 01:01:36,440 --> 01:01:39,639 All the evidence and witnesses, including hair, are important 970 01:01:39,640 --> 01:01:41,280 in forensic science. 971 01:01:41,800 --> 01:01:43,239 They're all connected. 972 01:01:43,240 --> 01:01:46,360 1 ABOUT LIFE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION KIT 973 01:01:50,320 --> 01:01:52,919 The hairs that had fallen in the car and the crime scene 974 01:01:52,920 --> 01:01:56,439 had been cut with the same weapon, a knife. 975 01:01:56,440 --> 01:01:57,839 That's the main thing. 976 01:01:57,840 --> 01:02:00,239 MAPPING/MEASUREMENT KIT 977 01:02:00,240 --> 01:02:03,160 The police used a scientific facility called a synchrotron. 978 01:02:07,680 --> 01:02:11,039 This machine is a synchrotron light source. 979 01:02:11,040 --> 01:02:13,960 It's a very large machine. 980 01:02:14,480 --> 01:02:18,759 Synchrotron light emits radiation as X-rays, 981 01:02:18,760 --> 01:02:22,719 and the radiation is much more intense than ordinary radiation. 982 01:02:22,720 --> 01:02:26,400 Therefore, the analysis can be very detailed. 983 01:02:27,760 --> 01:02:28,719 Synchrotron. 984 01:02:28,720 --> 01:02:32,319 A sample of Chompoo's hair at the scene had the trace of a cut, 985 01:02:32,320 --> 01:02:34,799 and more hair was found in Phon's car. 986 01:02:34,800 --> 01:02:38,240 They magnified the strands, and they connected just right. 987 01:02:38,760 --> 01:02:40,439 Therefore, they believe 988 01:02:40,440 --> 01:02:43,719 that when Chompoo was dying, Phon was probably there. 989 01:02:43,720 --> 01:02:45,159 THE WORKING GROUP IS THOROUGH 990 01:02:45,160 --> 01:02:48,680 IT'S HARD FOR HIM TO GET AWAY WITH IT WHEN THERE'S FORENSIC EVIDENCE LIKE THIS 991 01:03:01,760 --> 01:03:04,200 Back then, we didn't understand why he cut it. 992 01:03:07,280 --> 01:03:11,200 I asked the villagers, and they said he did black magic, he bound souls. 993 01:03:15,640 --> 01:03:17,879 {\an8}AKARAPONG KHAMKOON PROFESSOR IN THAI STUDIES 994 01:03:17,880 --> 01:03:20,039 {\an8}There are many theories to explain it. 995 01:03:20,040 --> 01:03:23,240 Could it be a human sacrifice? 996 01:03:25,840 --> 01:03:28,120 According to Thai beliefs, 997 01:03:28,640 --> 01:03:32,199 there might be a sacrifice of a virgin girl, 998 01:03:32,200 --> 01:03:35,480 that is, she's never had a boyfriend or a husband. 999 01:03:36,320 --> 01:03:40,239 This happens in Western movies too, where virgins and blood are sacrificed 1000 01:03:40,240 --> 01:03:41,240 to Satan. 1001 01:03:41,760 --> 01:03:43,319 They have these things. 1002 01:03:43,320 --> 01:03:44,839 It's possible. 1003 01:03:44,840 --> 01:03:47,319 There are many motives. 1004 01:03:47,320 --> 01:03:52,279 Is it possible he took Chompoo or her top with him to do something? 1005 01:03:52,280 --> 01:03:56,839 If this is really about black magic, I think it's possible. 1006 01:03:56,840 --> 01:03:59,240 From the perspective of us rural Northeastern people. 1007 01:04:01,800 --> 01:04:06,040 There should be something on the shirt to help identify the perpetrator. 1008 01:04:07,720 --> 01:04:10,840 They tried to connect me to black magic. 1009 01:04:12,080 --> 01:04:15,760 I had nothing to do with black magic whatsoever. 1010 01:04:16,400 --> 01:04:20,040 They went as far as to say I stuck incense sticks upside down. 1011 01:04:23,760 --> 01:04:26,319 As for sticking incense sticks upside down 1012 01:04:26,320 --> 01:04:29,439 and that sort of thing, it means he didn't want to make a promise. 1013 01:04:29,440 --> 01:04:33,240 He didn't want to commit himself to that obligation. 1014 01:04:34,760 --> 01:04:40,280 It's a way of stopping, of refusing to honor the promise. 1015 01:04:45,480 --> 01:04:46,399 And the trees? 1016 01:04:46,400 --> 01:04:48,399 -Nice? Or you want this angle? -It's nice. 1017 01:04:48,400 --> 01:04:52,959 {\an8}MASTER MAHAMUNI YOUTUBER 1018 01:04:52,960 --> 01:04:56,639 Cutting hair is just a way to conceal something. 1019 01:04:56,640 --> 01:04:59,039 Cutting her hair, taking off her top, 1020 01:04:59,040 --> 01:05:00,639 and leaving her naked 1021 01:05:00,640 --> 01:05:04,239 were done to divert attention from the truth. 1022 01:05:04,240 --> 01:05:05,159 You understand? 1023 01:05:05,160 --> 01:05:07,120 Imagine that I took the kid away. 1024 01:05:07,640 --> 01:05:11,639 I'd be scared people would know I did it, so I'd have to take off her clothes 1025 01:05:11,640 --> 01:05:14,560 to suggest that she had been dragged away to be raped. 1026 01:05:15,680 --> 01:05:19,279 About her body, that was well planned, wasn't it? 1027 01:05:19,280 --> 01:05:20,519 Her clothes were taken. 1028 01:05:20,520 --> 01:05:22,999 You'd see that and think, "Is this sexual abuse?" 1029 01:05:23,000 --> 01:05:26,240 -Yeah. -See? To make someone else look guilty. 1030 01:05:27,240 --> 01:05:31,000 Watching the news, I thought people didn't believe it at first 1031 01:05:33,320 --> 01:05:36,399 because he seemed like an ordinary country person 1032 01:05:36,400 --> 01:05:38,879 living a country lifestyle. 1033 01:05:38,880 --> 01:05:40,479 He probably wouldn't do any harm. 1034 01:05:40,480 --> 01:05:43,719 And more importantly, he was Chompoo's uncle or something, 1035 01:05:43,720 --> 01:05:45,680 and he was close to her. 1036 01:05:49,680 --> 01:05:52,280 Just look at him. Take a long, hard look at him. 1037 01:05:52,800 --> 01:05:56,599 Could an uncle have done that to his niece? 1038 01:05:56,600 --> 01:06:00,319 Why would he go that far? What's the reason? 1039 01:06:00,320 --> 01:06:03,040 There must be a motive and a reason. 1040 01:06:07,000 --> 01:06:11,400 When someone kills, it's probably not just because they feel like it and just do it. 1041 01:06:13,680 --> 01:06:18,320 Before Chompoo's case, the family had conflicts with each other. 1042 01:06:20,680 --> 01:06:22,599 I COULD TELL IT WAS ABOUT MONEY 1043 01:06:22,600 --> 01:06:25,480 THEY PICKED SIDES NOT OUT OF MORALITY BUT OUT OF GREED 1044 01:06:28,000 --> 01:06:32,719 When it comes to debt, actually, it was only him borrowing from me. 1045 01:06:32,720 --> 01:06:33,999 He'd borrow my money 1046 01:06:34,000 --> 01:06:36,279 and wouldn't return it, so I had to follow up. 1047 01:06:36,280 --> 01:06:39,040 I owed him nothing. He was the one who owed me. 1048 01:06:41,160 --> 01:06:46,239 So, since the family has been together, has anything this serious ever happened? 1049 01:06:46,240 --> 01:06:48,199 {\an8}Nothing this serious has ever happened. 1050 01:06:48,200 --> 01:06:49,839 {\an8}SOMKHUAN LARBPHO CHOMPOO'S GRANDFATHER 1051 01:06:49,840 --> 01:06:51,519 {\an8}Just little arguments. 1052 01:06:51,520 --> 01:06:55,319 At first, I wanted to ask Phon if he really did it. 1053 01:06:55,320 --> 01:07:00,199 If he really did it, he should admit it like a man. 1054 01:07:00,200 --> 01:07:03,719 If he did it, why did he do that to a child? 1055 01:07:03,720 --> 01:07:05,639 What for? Why was he upset with her? 1056 01:07:05,640 --> 01:07:09,319 If he was mad at us parents, he should've taken it out on us. 1057 01:07:09,320 --> 01:07:10,680 Take it out on me. 1058 01:07:11,280 --> 01:07:12,520 Don't do it to a child. 1059 01:07:23,680 --> 01:07:26,319 The police asked the Mukdahan Provincial Court 1060 01:07:26,320 --> 01:07:27,359 for an arrest warrant 1061 01:07:27,360 --> 01:07:30,320 for Mr. Chaiphon Wipha, or Phon, on three charges. 1062 01:07:30,840 --> 01:07:34,879 The charges are abducting a child aged 15 or under away from her parents... 1063 01:07:34,880 --> 01:07:36,039 JUNE 1, 2021 1064 01:07:36,040 --> 01:07:38,279 abandoning a child aged 9 or under 1065 01:07:38,280 --> 01:07:44,560 with the intention of leaving her without a caregiver. 1066 01:07:47,400 --> 01:07:48,319 Wait. Don't. 1067 01:07:48,320 --> 01:07:50,080 Okay, sure. Go ahead. 1068 01:07:52,240 --> 01:07:53,879 -Move back. -How many more minutes? 1069 01:07:53,880 --> 01:07:57,400 We're detaining Mr. Chaiphon under an arrest warrant. 1070 01:08:00,160 --> 01:08:02,440 -We've waited for years. -We're still following it. 1071 01:08:02,960 --> 01:08:04,519 Phon's wife also faced charges. 1072 01:08:04,520 --> 01:08:06,799 Taen was charged with two charges, 1073 01:08:06,800 --> 01:08:10,799 including tampering with the corpse to change the outcome of the case. 1074 01:08:10,800 --> 01:08:13,599 -This is the same charge as Phon. -Right. 1075 01:08:13,600 --> 01:08:17,480 Secondly, she's the coconspirator in committing the offense. 1076 01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:20,679 Hey, this was getting weird. 1077 01:08:20,680 --> 01:08:23,000 I was confused about why there was a warrant for me. 1078 01:08:25,600 --> 01:08:28,960 I surrendered to the Royal Thai Police to prove my innocence. 1079 01:08:30,600 --> 01:08:31,960 Uncle Phon? 1080 01:08:34,440 --> 01:08:35,359 Well! 1081 01:08:35,360 --> 01:08:37,279 -It's not something we see often. -Right. 1082 01:08:37,280 --> 01:08:41,440 A suspect being flown back on a police helicopter. 1083 01:08:44,960 --> 01:08:48,360 They acted like I was the nation's top drug dealer. 1084 01:08:51,080 --> 01:08:54,480 {\an8}ROYAL THAI POLICE 1085 01:08:55,560 --> 01:08:58,080 The police escorted me on a helicopter. 1086 01:09:01,920 --> 01:09:04,360 The cops in the Hummer were all my fans. 1087 01:09:05,560 --> 01:09:07,879 We were taking selfies like we were friends. 1088 01:09:07,880 --> 01:09:10,440 They let me hold keys and took pics with me as souvenirs. 1089 01:09:11,360 --> 01:09:14,120 Gosh. "I like you." Stuff like that. 1090 01:09:18,560 --> 01:09:20,200 Turn left. 1091 01:09:21,840 --> 01:09:24,879 On the second day, I was in the cell. 1092 01:09:24,880 --> 01:09:28,439 My first time ever being in there. I stayed in there on the second day. 1093 01:09:28,440 --> 01:09:30,999 I sang my song, "The Truth in My Heart." 1094 01:09:31,000 --> 01:09:34,559 I was accused of wrongdoing 1095 01:09:34,560 --> 01:09:38,120 Oh, what a hard life 1096 01:09:38,720 --> 01:09:44,079 I only gave you the love I had Looking after you while you were here 1097 01:09:44,080 --> 01:09:46,720 A cop who was sitting there was like... 1098 01:09:50,160 --> 01:09:52,439 Instead of stopping me... "Hey, you're a suspect." 1099 01:09:52,440 --> 01:09:54,319 "You're... a prisoner." 1100 01:09:54,320 --> 01:09:56,239 The YouTubers were down there 1101 01:09:56,240 --> 01:09:57,239 trying to record it. 1102 01:09:57,240 --> 01:09:59,040 "Hey, Phon is singing. Come see!" 1103 01:10:00,080 --> 01:10:03,720 DECEMBER 20, 2023 1104 01:10:05,920 --> 01:10:08,919 Today, the Court of First Instance of Mukdahan 1105 01:10:08,920 --> 01:10:12,479 scheduled the reading of the verdict in Chompoo's case. 1106 01:10:12,480 --> 01:10:15,200 According to the latest update, the verdict's been announced. 1107 01:10:17,960 --> 01:10:19,320 When they read the verdict, 1108 01:10:19,880 --> 01:10:22,880 I nudged my lawyer next to me. "What?" 1109 01:10:23,400 --> 01:10:24,999 "Pan, what was I convicted of?" 1110 01:10:25,000 --> 01:10:27,919 "Wasn't the case dismissed?" He said, "Hold on." 1111 01:10:27,920 --> 01:10:30,520 "Calm down, Phon. You've been convicted." 1112 01:10:31,320 --> 01:10:34,640 I started crying. I couldn't hold back my tears. 1113 01:10:35,480 --> 01:10:37,320 I really didn't know I'd been convicted. 1114 01:10:38,880 --> 01:10:40,959 IN THAILAND, THERE IS NO PUBLIC REGISTER 1115 01:10:40,960 --> 01:10:44,599 FOR THE RULING OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OR THE COURT OF APPEAL. 1116 01:10:44,600 --> 01:10:46,119 ACCORDING TO MEDIA COVERAGE, 1117 01:10:46,120 --> 01:10:49,519 THE MUKDAHAN PROVINCIAL COURT SENTENCED PHON TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON, 1118 01:10:49,520 --> 01:10:52,839 RULING HIM GUILTY UNDER SECTIONS 291 AND 317 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE 1119 01:10:52,840 --> 01:10:55,279 FOR NEGLIGENCE, CAUSING ANOTHER PERSON'S DEATH, 1120 01:10:55,280 --> 01:11:00,039 AND ABDUCTING A CHILD AGED 15 OR UNDER FROM HER PARENTS WITHOUT REASONABLE CAUSE. 1121 01:11:00,040 --> 01:11:03,879 ALL CHARGES AGAINST TAEN WERE DISMISSED. 1122 01:11:03,880 --> 01:11:08,120 PHON SAID HE WOULD FILE AN APPEAL. 1123 01:11:12,160 --> 01:11:13,719 This is a very special case. 1124 01:11:13,720 --> 01:11:16,399 I've never seen one like this in 20-odd years as a lawyer. 1125 01:11:16,400 --> 01:11:18,839 If it's a case involving a killing 1126 01:11:18,840 --> 01:11:22,240 or a serious crime, the court usually imprisons them right away. 1127 01:11:23,760 --> 01:11:25,480 The court released him. 1128 01:11:28,200 --> 01:11:30,439 -Hello. -Hello. 1129 01:11:30,440 --> 01:11:34,279 Uncle Phon looked like he was crying. 1130 01:11:34,280 --> 01:11:38,279 But he said he accepted the Court of First Instance's ruling. 1131 01:11:38,280 --> 01:11:42,320 He said he understood the orders, and the rest is in the lawyers' hands. 1132 01:11:42,840 --> 01:11:46,159 I'm still wondering how those hairs fell inside my car. 1133 01:11:46,160 --> 01:11:51,479 But if those hairs they took really were hers, 1134 01:11:51,480 --> 01:11:55,119 I'd try to explain to the lawyers 1135 01:11:55,120 --> 01:11:58,680 that I never washed my car and Chompoo rode in my car all the time. 1136 01:11:59,840 --> 01:12:02,919 You journalists have seen me arguing about the synchrotron, 1137 01:12:02,920 --> 01:12:06,159 the hair analysis, and the cut mark. 1138 01:12:06,160 --> 01:12:08,319 I don't know what that cut mark is. 1139 01:12:08,320 --> 01:12:11,519 This is an announcement by Boem, Phon's lawyer. 1140 01:12:11,520 --> 01:12:16,679 Strands of hair are strands of biological matter, 1141 01:12:16,680 --> 01:12:21,480 which are different from metals in general. 1142 01:12:22,240 --> 01:12:24,919 I don't know how long they were kept 1143 01:12:24,920 --> 01:12:30,160 until they looked at the magnified images under synchrotron light. 1144 01:12:30,680 --> 01:12:35,200 And this is scientifically unstable. 1145 01:12:44,200 --> 01:12:46,239 AUGUST 12, 2025 EVE OF PHON'S APPEAL HEARING 1146 01:12:46,240 --> 01:12:50,440 Honestly, I think about it... all the time. 1147 01:12:50,960 --> 01:12:54,279 The memories are always in my head. 1148 01:12:54,280 --> 01:12:57,880 When I think about it, I always cry. 1149 01:12:58,480 --> 01:13:05,400 If I could turn back time, I would like to spend much more time with my daughter. 1150 01:13:07,160 --> 01:13:11,040 Because she was with me 1151 01:13:12,880 --> 01:13:16,120 for three years and two months. 1152 01:13:19,480 --> 01:13:20,720 Just a short time. 1153 01:13:23,640 --> 01:13:30,360 MUKDAHAN, NORTHEASTERN REGION, THAILAND 1154 01:13:39,800 --> 01:13:41,120 I'm prepared for the worst. 1155 01:13:41,720 --> 01:13:44,319 I'm like two people in one body. 1156 01:13:44,320 --> 01:13:48,639 One asks, "If this is the outcome, can you accept it?" 1157 01:13:48,640 --> 01:13:52,319 The other side of me can accept it because I'm already prepared. 1158 01:13:52,320 --> 01:13:53,959 I've prepared for the pain. 1159 01:13:53,960 --> 01:13:55,040 Yeah. 1160 01:13:56,360 --> 01:13:57,719 I can't figure it out. 1161 01:13:57,720 --> 01:13:59,559 What the motive was, 1162 01:13:59,560 --> 01:14:05,040 what he was thinking, how he did it, why he did it. 1163 01:14:05,560 --> 01:14:06,800 What's your name? 1164 01:14:07,640 --> 01:14:09,200 -Stack them. -Go get it downstairs. 1165 01:14:11,640 --> 01:14:16,840 {\an8}I want this to be the last case like this. And I want justice to be served. 1166 01:14:24,640 --> 01:14:30,280 I think Phon's case will be a lesson many people will need to learn from. 1167 01:14:32,040 --> 01:14:34,639 This includes the way we see 1168 01:14:34,640 --> 01:14:37,040 how the justice system in our country has changed. 1169 01:14:37,800 --> 01:14:39,599 The truth won't come out 1170 01:14:39,600 --> 01:14:44,880 if social media meddles with the facts in the case. 1171 01:14:47,160 --> 01:14:49,239 Phon's case is a very good example of that. 1172 01:14:49,240 --> 01:14:51,920 Even lawyers like me were shocked. 1173 01:14:56,840 --> 01:15:00,039 I want to say something to reporters who are hungry for news 1174 01:15:00,040 --> 01:15:02,919 or don't care about the news stories they get. 1175 01:15:02,920 --> 01:15:06,279 When this happens to your family, you'll understand 1176 01:15:06,280 --> 01:15:11,199 how difficult it is to bear the consequences. 1177 01:15:11,200 --> 01:15:15,399 How powerful do you think social media is? 1178 01:15:15,400 --> 01:15:17,320 It's really powerful. 1179 01:15:20,520 --> 01:15:23,519 If we create YouTube videos or similar media, 1180 01:15:23,520 --> 01:15:26,519 we must accept the consequences. 1181 01:15:26,520 --> 01:15:30,599 We must do it well and think before we say something. 1182 01:15:30,600 --> 01:15:34,279 Once our words are out on social media, we can't take them back 1183 01:15:34,280 --> 01:15:36,680 because every word has a price to pay. 1184 01:15:39,480 --> 01:15:41,599 She was like a little angel 1185 01:15:41,600 --> 01:15:45,720 who lived for only a short time, and people ended up making money off her. 1186 01:15:46,440 --> 01:15:48,559 I won't deny that I got famous because of her. 1187 01:15:48,560 --> 01:15:51,120 I admit I got famous because of Chompoo's case. 1188 01:15:54,000 --> 01:15:56,360 I never met you, but I've seen your photos. 1189 01:15:57,920 --> 01:16:01,359 In your next life, I hope you have a perfect life 1190 01:16:01,360 --> 01:16:02,959 with your parents, 1191 01:16:02,960 --> 01:16:06,839 and you don't suffer and die at the hands of cruel and evil people. 1192 01:16:06,840 --> 01:16:08,080 To this day, 1193 01:16:09,240 --> 01:16:11,200 all the coverage that happened 1194 01:16:11,800 --> 01:16:14,399 was a total fucking waste. 1195 01:16:14,400 --> 01:16:17,800 It's like it came and went past, and it's over now. 1196 01:16:19,040 --> 01:16:21,559 It's all in the past now. 1197 01:16:21,560 --> 01:16:22,640 And what's next? 1198 01:16:25,480 --> 01:16:30,760 AUGUST 13, 2025 PHON'S APPEAL HEARING 1199 01:16:45,920 --> 01:16:49,480 This story is complicated and convoluted. 1200 01:16:50,440 --> 01:16:54,040 Finally, it has gone through the justice system. 1201 01:16:55,280 --> 01:16:58,959 This story is a long and epic tale. 1202 01:16:58,960 --> 01:17:02,159 It started in 2020 1203 01:17:02,160 --> 01:17:05,840 and it's still going now, in 2025. 1204 01:17:13,720 --> 01:17:15,679 How do you feel? Relaxed? 1205 01:17:15,680 --> 01:17:16,680 Well, 1206 01:17:17,440 --> 01:17:18,399 I'm nervous. 1207 01:17:18,400 --> 01:17:20,799 -Nervous. I get it. Yes. -I'm nervous. 1208 01:17:20,800 --> 01:17:24,519 Well, as you've seen, I've had to wait for today, 1209 01:17:24,520 --> 01:17:28,160 the day the court reads the verdict. 1210 01:17:28,960 --> 01:17:30,639 -Let's wait and see. -Right. 1211 01:17:30,640 --> 01:17:34,520 This afternoon we should... hear some good news. 1212 01:17:35,120 --> 01:17:39,919 I've fought to this day because I want my family to get justice 1213 01:17:39,920 --> 01:17:43,240 like other families to whom justice is served. 1214 01:17:46,280 --> 01:17:48,119 Please don't shout. Keep it down. 1215 01:17:48,120 --> 01:17:50,680 As we agreed, I came to support Phon. 1216 01:17:51,200 --> 01:17:54,199 So, why are you still his fan? 1217 01:17:54,200 --> 01:17:57,640 Well, like, he's a kindhearted person. 1218 01:18:01,320 --> 01:18:03,199 Although a lot has happened, 1219 01:18:03,200 --> 01:18:07,279 with people insulting and accusing Phon and Taen of things, 1220 01:18:07,280 --> 01:18:10,199 the remaining YouTubers still have faith in them. 1221 01:18:10,200 --> 01:18:16,160 We've seen his actions and behavior since we started staying in Kok Kork. 1222 01:18:18,720 --> 01:18:21,879 If by noon we don't see Phon come out, 1223 01:18:21,880 --> 01:18:25,160 it means the court must've sentenced him for some reason. 1224 01:18:31,040 --> 01:18:34,559 {\an8}Regarding the epic case of Uncle Phon, 1225 01:18:34,560 --> 01:18:38,839 who was accused of causing little Chompoo's death, 1226 01:18:38,840 --> 01:18:41,919 today the Court of Appeal announced the verdict, viewers. 1227 01:18:41,920 --> 01:18:45,320 Uncle Phon's sentence has been increased. 1228 01:18:50,560 --> 01:18:53,359 -The court increased it to 26 years? -Increased to 26 years. 1229 01:18:53,360 --> 01:18:54,920 Oh crap, I'm gonna faint. 1230 01:18:55,560 --> 01:18:57,639 The Mukdahan Provincial Court 1231 01:18:57,640 --> 01:19:00,279 read the verdict of the Court of Appeal Region 4. 1232 01:19:00,280 --> 01:19:04,559 The court sentenced Mr. Chaiphon Wipha, the first defendant, on three charges. 1233 01:19:04,560 --> 01:19:09,999 Imprisonment for murder with indirect intent, 15 years, 1234 01:19:10,000 --> 01:19:14,440 abducting a child aged 15 or under from her parents, 10 years in prison, 1235 01:19:15,040 --> 01:19:16,959 and tampering with the corpse 1236 01:19:16,960 --> 01:19:19,799 or the crime scene where the body was found 1237 01:19:19,800 --> 01:19:21,919 before the autopsy was completed, 1238 01:19:21,920 --> 01:19:23,199 one year in prison. 1239 01:19:23,200 --> 01:19:26,799 That's 26 years in total. 1240 01:19:26,800 --> 01:19:28,159 CHOMPOO HAS RECEIVED JUSTICE 1241 01:19:28,160 --> 01:19:29,439 Stay strong. 1242 01:19:29,440 --> 01:19:30,720 Look at this camera. 1243 01:19:31,640 --> 01:19:36,319 Everyone who came here has been unable to eat or sleep. 1244 01:19:36,320 --> 01:19:39,840 I don't even know what to say. We did our best. We tried our hardest. 1245 01:19:58,560 --> 01:19:59,519 Stay strong! 1246 01:19:59,520 --> 01:20:00,920 Come. Let's go together. 1247 01:20:01,560 --> 01:20:03,079 Stay strong. Okay. 1248 01:20:03,080 --> 01:20:05,039 Do you feel better now? 1249 01:20:05,040 --> 01:20:07,799 -Do you feel better now? Okay. -Keep fighting. 1250 01:20:07,800 --> 01:20:08,840 What's your name? 1251 01:20:09,360 --> 01:20:10,800 I cried. 1252 01:20:11,640 --> 01:20:15,120 Well, the punishment's harsher this time. 1253 01:20:16,840 --> 01:20:20,999 I'd like to thank everyone who's worked on Chompoo's case. 1254 01:20:21,000 --> 01:20:22,680 She's received justice this time. 1255 01:20:26,600 --> 01:20:31,440 I felt so happy, I was shaking and crying. 1256 01:20:35,880 --> 01:20:39,079 This is something I've been waiting for a long time. 1257 01:20:39,080 --> 01:20:43,200 When they found her body, the police carried out an investigation. 1258 01:20:44,800 --> 01:20:46,119 We had to wait. 1259 01:20:46,120 --> 01:20:49,999 We waited two, three years, four years, five years 1260 01:20:50,000 --> 01:20:51,720 until today. 1261 01:20:52,280 --> 01:20:55,000 Now Chompoo has received justice. 1262 01:21:09,120 --> 01:21:12,400 I'm not satisfied. I'm very sad that he could do this to a child. 1263 01:21:15,000 --> 01:21:18,760 I want to tell those who have followed this news from the start 1264 01:21:19,840 --> 01:21:23,319 to watch things for more than a moment before they believe them. 1265 01:21:23,320 --> 01:21:25,639 Also, to the media out there, 1266 01:21:25,640 --> 01:21:29,280 don't turn a suspect into a celeb, a star. 1267 01:21:30,360 --> 01:21:32,720 Please report the news ethically. 1268 01:21:36,360 --> 01:21:39,079 Please let this be the last case like this. 1269 01:21:39,080 --> 01:21:41,320 Don't turn criminals into stars. 1270 01:21:42,480 --> 01:21:44,960 Don't let this happen again. 1271 01:21:49,800 --> 01:21:52,720 Well, I told my daughter 1272 01:21:53,560 --> 01:21:56,920 I hope she rests in peace and becomes an angel in heaven. 1273 01:22:03,880 --> 01:22:07,559 AFTER THE VERDICT FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL, 1274 01:22:07,560 --> 01:22:13,319 BOTH PHON AND THE PROSECUTOR STILL HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE TO APPEAL 1275 01:22:13,320 --> 01:22:15,760 TO THAILAND'S SUPREME COURT 1276 01:23:13,640 --> 01:23:15,960 {\an8}Subtitle translation by Tanchira Arjinkit 98041

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