Case 20/2019
(Monika Gomes Case)
(Vicious Habit, Ep. 100, 101, 102)
Based on Kerala's Cyanide killer Jolly Joseph. Woman who killed 6 members of her family for property and money.
In the village of Kudathai in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, a family experienced a haunting for 14 years. Between 2002 and 2016, six members of the Ponnamattam family died under mysterious circumstances. The first death occurred in 2002, when 57-year-old retired school teacher Annamma Thomas suddenly collapsed and died. Her husband Tom Thomas, who was retired from the education department, passed away six years later. In 2011, their 42-year-old businessman son Roy Thomas allegedly committed su!c!de. Three years later, Annamma's brother Mathayu Mazzadiel also died. A month later, 2-year-old Alfine Shaju, a relative of the family, died. The last death was in 2016 of Saily Shaju, Alphine's mother. Upon investigation, it was discovered that during each incident, Roy's wife Jolly Joseph aka Jolly Amma Thomas was present. Despite her reputation as a loving daughter-in-law, caring wife, and devout churchgoer, suspicions arose about her involvement in the deaths.
The case took a turn when, in June 2019, Rojo Thomas, Jolly's brother-in-law, who was the husband of her deceased brother Roy Thomas, filed a secret police complaint against her from US. He could not believe that Roy would have committed su!c!de after his death in 2011. Furthermore, he wanted to examine the will prepared by his father in 2008, which gave Jolly the ancestral house and 35 cent land (one-third of an acre) in her name.
Upon investigating Rojo's complaint, the Kozhikode Police soon reached Jolly. When presented with some evidence, Jolly confessed to committing all six murders in the family by administering cyanide poison.
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On October 5th of the same year, Jolly was arrested, along with two other individuals. One of them was a 44-year-old relative of the family, MS Mathau, who managed a jewelry store. The other was a 47-year-old named Prajikumar, who supplied the cyanide poison to Jolly and managed a jewelry cleaning store.
Jolly was born into a Catholic family in Vajwara, which is 300 km south of
Kozhikode, in the Idukki district. After completing her education, she
attended a parallel institute. According to an old friend, Jolly had a
friendly and open nature and enjoyed spending time with others. In 1987, Jolly
visited Kudathai Village, where she met Roy Thomas at a housewarming ceremony.
Ranji Thomas, Roy's sister, stated that Jolly was liked by everyone and that
her parents and brother-in-law loved her very much.
Over time, Roy experienced business difficulties, trying his hand at the
ready-made garment and engine oil distributor businesses, both of which
failed. He eventually became dependent on his family, and Annamma controlled
all household expenses and was known to be strict.
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