Slept Beside His Cousin's Headless Body

Slept Beside His Cousin's Headless Body

A junior police officer, alone on a dark, rainy beach in 1965 Lebanon, fell asleep next to a decapitated body. What he couldn't know was that the victim was his own cousin, and the horror was far from over. How could such a geometrically cruel chain of coincidences unfold?

In this episode, we delve into the documented events of a baffling case that made international headlines. We explore the chilling details of a night patrol gone wrong, the discovery of a headless body, and the impossible circumstances that led to an officer sleeping beside his own kin.

Case: The Antelias Beach Murder
Date: Late January 1965
Location: Antelias, Lebanon
Victim: Habib Jabber
Officer: Farid Jabber

- A citizen reported an "unusual object" on the beach near Antelias.
- Two officers, Farid Jabber and his senior partner, responded to the call.
- They discovered a man's body on the shoreline, missing its head.
- Farid's senior partner left to get help, leaving Farid alone with the body.
- Between 2 and 3 AM, Farid Jabber fell asleep next to the decapitated body.

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