What drove Emile Jerome to take a late-night flight all the way from Cochin to Mumbai, only to throw his fledgling Indian Navy career away with each thrust of the knife into the hapless TV executive Neeraj Grover? Did Goan bartender Samson D’Souza really murder British teenager Scarlett Keeling on the sands of Anjuna beach? Why did Santosh Singh brutally murder the young, hip and attractive Priyadarshini Mattoo, for whom he declared his undying love? Did Pitchai Rajagopal have Prince Santhakumar killed to win over his young wife? What was the real reason for the killing of investigative journalist Shivani Bhatnagar? In Crimes of Passion: When Desire Turns Deadly, journalist Gerard de Souza looks at 11 tales of love, loss and violence through a detailed analysis of court documents and newspaper reports. The stories explore the people and their background as well as the various forces that determined the outcome, along with the frequent failures and occasional successes of our legal system. Read on to learn about the darkest crimes of passion in India.