Solved Murders - True Crime Stories - Singapore's First Serial Killer Sek Kim Wah and the Shocking 1983 Seletar Killings #76

Episode Date: August 8, 2025

#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales #truecrime #serialkiller #SingaporeCrime #SeletarKillings #unsolvedmystery    This dark narrative explores the chilling crimes of Sek Kim Wah, who terrorized Singapore with a series of vicious killings in 1983. Blending historical facts with horror storytelling, it reveals the brutal nature of the crimes, the man behind them, and the lasting impact on the country’s collective memory.  #horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #scarystories #horrorstory #creepypasta #horrortales #truecrime #serialkiller #Singapore #SeletarKillings #unsolvedmystery #crimehistory #Asiancrime #coldcase #horrorfacts #murderinvestigation #darkhistory #psychologicalhorror #evil #crimelegend

Back in the summer of 1983, Singapore was hit by a chilling wave of violence that nobody saw coming. It all started with a guy named S.E.K. Kim Wah, a young man with a deeply troubled past. See, S.E.K. had it rough growing up. Bullied constantly, emotionally abandoned by his parents, and carrying scars no one ever really noticed. He didn't just get picked on in school, his bullies used to strangle him for fun. Yeah, literally choke him out. like it was some kind of game. That trauma stuck with him, twisted his mind, and eventually shaped how he'd decide to kill. Fast forward to June 1983. S.E.K. was about to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. He had somehow managed to get his hands on a rifle, which he stole from a military camp.

Armed and dangerous, he roamed the city until he spotted a couple sitting inside their car. He walked up, pointed the rifle at them, and demanded everything they had. Terrified, the couple handed over their valuables, probably hoping that it'd be enough to make him go away. But S.E.K. had other plans. He didn't want to leave witnesses, people who could later identify him. So he did what his bullies used to do to him. Only this time, he was the one doing the strangling. And he didn't stop. The couple never made it out alive. That was just the beginning. In July, just a month later, S.E.K teamed up with a friend named NYU Koch Meng, a Malaysian

guy who had no idea what kind of psychopath he was dealing with. They plotted to rob a house, pure and simple. At least, that's what NYU thought. Just a regular break-in, grab the cash and bounce. But S-E-K had darker intentions. much darker. So they break into this house, and as planned, NYU keeps watch over the hostages while S.E.K goes off into another room. But what NYU didn't know was that S.E.K. had already slipped into killer mode. In that room, S.E.K. started his murderous spree. First, he tried

to strangle one of the hostages. When that didn't work fast enough and the guy was still clinging to life, S.E.K. grabbed a wooden stool and beat him to death. Blood everywhere. Then, as if that wasn't enough, he strangled the other two hostages right there in the house. Cold. Calculated. Brutal. When NYU finally went to check on S.E.K., he walked into a nightmare. The bodies, the blood, the horror, it hit him like a truck.

NYU panicked. He didn't scream or fight. He just slammed the door shut, locked it, and bolted. At that point, S.E.K knew the gig was up. He'd been exposed. There was no cleaning this up, no walking away. So he did the only thing he could, he ran. NYU, still in shock, went back to the remaining hostages. He untied them and told them to call the police. Maybe that was his way of redeeming himself. Maybe he just wanted to stop the madness. Either way, the hostages ran out to get help, and NYU was left alone, trying to figure out what to do next. He thought about

ending it all right there. He picked up the rifle, planning to shoot himself, but he had no clue how to use the thing. So instead, he ran too. By the time the cops and the special forces showed up, the place was empty. Just bodies and chaos left behind. But the investigation didn't take long to gain momentum. While going through the house, the police found something crucial, a map. And not just any map, one that NYU had accidentally left behind. It marked out where SEC lived. Talk about a dumb move, but it was the break the cops needed. Six days later, they had SEC in cuffs. Meanwhile, NYU, racked with guilt and fear, turned himself in. He walked into a police station and confessed everything. The surviving hostages backed up his story too. They told the cops that

NYU didn't kill anyone, that he was shocked by what he saw, and that he even helped save them. When it all went to trial, the courts believed NYU's side. He was convicted of armed robbery, sure, but they spared him from the death penalty. Instead, he got life in prison in six strokes of the cane, which is no joke, by the way. That punishment leaves him. a mark, physically and mentally. SEC, on the other hand, didn't get off so easy. He was found guilty of multiple murders and sentenced to death. No second chances.

No way out. But here's the craziest part, SEC didn't even flinch. No tears, no regret. He straight up told people, dying in the gallows will be thrilling. Like it was some kind of finale he was looking forward to. In 1988, the state made good on that sentence. S.E.K. Kim Wa was hanged at Chani Prison. His body was cremated and his ashes were placed in a Taoist temple.

And with that, Singapore had officially seen the end of its first serial killer. As for NYU Kok Meng, life inside was long and heavy. But in 2005, after more than two decades behind bars, he was released and quietly returned to Malaysia. He didn't make any public statements. Just vanished back into the crowd, likely trying to live out whatever peace he could find after being part of something so horrific. Years passed. The city moved on, but those murders were never really forgotten. They became part of Singapore's dark history, something whispered about but rarely talked about out loud.

That is, until 2022, when the story found its way back into the spotlight. A crime docuceries called Inside Crime Scene aired an episode titled Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer. In it, actor Josh Lim played S.E.K. Kim Waugh, reenacting the twisted story for a new generation. The episode pulled no punches. It showed the trauma, the violence, the fear. And maybe most importantly, it tried to explain how someone like S.E.K. could turn into what he became. Not to excuse it, but to understand it. Because if there's anything this case taught people, it's that monsters don't always start out that way.

Sometimes, they're made. In the end, the story of S.E.K. Kim Wa and NYU Koch Meng is more than just a string of crimes. It's a glimpse into a broken mind and the wreckage it left behind. It's about choices, consequences, and how far someone can fall when no one's there to catch them. And that's the terrifying legacy of the seal-tile. and the Andrew Road murders, Singapore's brush with pure evil, wrapped in the story of a young man

who was once just another kid in school, trying to survive. But some wounds never heal. And sometimes, they kill. The end.