Well if talking about the Koh Tao Mafia here you go. Maybe it's because we didn't want to ruin the image our home had of a paradise island, or maybe it was an unsaid threat, I don't know. The family of New Zealand-born British tourist Christina Annesley, who died on the island in 2015, dont believe polices insistence she died after mixing antibiotics with alcohol. She was later identified by dental records and previous x-rays. After visiting 100 countries by the end of 2019 I felt inspired to visit every country in the world. Police claim two men have admitted killing backpackers on Koh Tao island . Another thing that should actually be clear is to never walk away from a party alone. Read my complete guide on where to stay in Koh Tao for more tips. He didn't get any change, he kicked off wanting his money back. Sorry not sorry hostels, but you are. And its just claimed another two victims. I have traveled to Thailand almost 20 times. Yes, I have been there and yes I have smoked weed myself multiple times when traveling to Koh Tao. 'This is how we killed them': Chilling moment two Burmese barmen showed The other question is why were they killed. No staff were in the area when their deaths happened, Koh Tao police chief Kriangkrai Kraikaew said. If you caused no trouble, you would have no problems and they didn't seem to have any issues with each other. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Different place, different rules. In my time living on Koh Tao there were a lot of stories about spiking drinks. Dimitri Povse, 29, from France. He called for help from staff but his parents were both dead when their bodies were pulled from the water. There was no evidence of a misdemeanour, but the bodies were sent to the police hospital for autopsy. Koh Tao Murders: No DNA match with Warot in first test results By Coconuts Bangkok Oct 31, 2014 | 5:40pm Bangkok time Preliminary results today found no link between Warot Tuwichian and DNA police say was collected from the scene of two murders on Koh Tao last month. Metropolitan police detectives were sent to Thailand in 2014 to look over the case and report back to officials and the families. Questioned by the prosecution, he said he received a call at 6:30am on September 15, 2014 by a fellow officer. The victims have been named by Thai authorities as 23-year-old Hannah Witheridge from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and 24-year-old David Miller from Jersey, in the Channel Islands. I trusted the people I called friends with my life, literally. However, according to Rhys Bonney, an immigration adviser to expats in Thailand, the legality of the businesses are an extremely grey area. Tips for Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur by Train | Worth it? For any of you who have been to Koh Tao, it was the bar on the far end of the yellow brick road, past the Go Pro shop in Sairee. So how safe is Koh Taoi? On New Years Day in 2015, he was found hanging in a bungalow. Koh Tao Murders: Burmese Suspects Face Dubious Trial | Time