Our Investigation


This website is dedicated to uncovering the facts behind mysterious crying and screaming noises of young children that were recorded behind a Vietnamese nail salon.

The noises on this web page were recorded after midnight.

When the police failed to respond, ten individuals made additional recordings from the same area.


Contact email: ourinvestigation@proton.me


Warning:

Some of the following audio extracts contain distressing sounds.


Audio evidence

Extracts of screams:


The first of three extracts from police reports.


Police report excerpt

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Source: Dyfed-Powys police report
(page 3), click to download


Audio evidence

Other noises recorded:


The second of three extracts from police reports.


Police report excerpt

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Source: Dyfed-Powys police report
(page 5), click here to download


The last of three extracts from police reports.


Police report excerpt

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Source: Dyfed-Powys police report
(page 6), click here to download


Five separate references to death were recorded


Audio evidence - reference to death 1:


Audio evidence - reference to death 2:


Audio evidence - reference to death 3:


Audio evidence - reference to death 4:


Audio evidence - reference to death 5:


What I had stated


I informed the police that the recordings had been made after midnight.

There were no Welsh accents in those recordings.

The nearest school is over 200 meters away, with a main road and a bus station between the two.


Map showing school location


A police officer stated


"I'VE LISTENED TO THE RECORDINGS AND IT ALL SEEMS LIKE CHILDREN PLAYING IN A SCHOOL YARD AND VEHICLES PASSING BY THERE IS NOTHING TO SUGGEST ANY PERSONS ARE IN ANY DANGER"

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Source: Dyfed-Powys police report
(page 3), click here to download


The wrongful use of mental health tags


An Inspector of police stated:

"You were seen by the crisis team in Ammanford on 4th June 2019, storm ref DP20190604-275 refers, again this is something you created via email."


It was untrue


This was untrue and the police apologized.

However, mental health tags still continued to appear on many of the reports that I made.

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The correspondence between me and the Inspector can be read here


The Triage nurse


I had received two phone calls from someone claiming to be a triage nurse working with Dyfed-Powys police.

Initially the inspector had stated that I had been seen by the mental health crisis team, and I had initiated the calls by email.

The police apologised but did not tell me the reason for the two calls that I received.

Mental health tags can be seen on many of the reports that I made.

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The police report of the Triage nurse which has many references to mental health can be read here.


Gunshot noises


Audio evidence -

A single scream, between gunshots:


Audio evidence -

Someone says "Stay out of range:


Audio evidence -

Semi automatic fire:


The same police Inspector


The same police Inspector that said I had been seen by a mental health crise team, dismissed the recordings of gunshots that had been recorded by two women.

The Inspector dismissed the recordings of gunshots without speaking to the women who had recorded them, he stated:

"We have not had any reports of semi-automatic gunfire or shotgun discharges in the Ammanford area recently".

"The listening devices your friend has installed could well have picked up noise from miles away and in the case of semi-automatic weapons, they create substantial noise".


However, I had reported the gunshots to the Inspector


Although the Inspector said there had been no reports of gunshots, I had reported the matter.

The Inspector accepted that my friends recorded the noises, but he chose not to speak to either of them.

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The correspondence between the Inspector and myself regarding the gunshots can be read here.


Known criminals (reported in the press)


The leaseholder of the nail salon at the time the recordings were made was Ms Trang Thanh Tran.

Ms Trang Thanh Tran was convicted in Operation Violet Panama.

The case concerned 15 illegal drug factories.

In addition to 15 cannabis factories, the investigation led to the detection of more than 30 further factories and storage facilities across Wales and as far afield as Coventry, all linked to the gang.

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Source: HM Land Registry

The title deed showing her ownership can be read here.


BBC news article: "Vietnamese gang leaders jailed over £6m cannabis haul"


Trang Thanh Tran received a suspended sentence, her partner, Quong Lam, received a 5 year custodial sentence.


Rape at Gunpoint and vattempted child molestation


The owner of the fast food shop next to the nail salon was Mustafa Binboga.

He was reported as being convicted of rape at gunpoint and attempted child molestation.


South Wales Guardian news article: "Revealed: The rapist who ran Ammanford takeaway"

Mustafe Binboga had been sentanced to 12 years imprisonment.


Two Serious Fires


Fire at Sophia Nails

Two nearly identical serious fires occurred 14 years apart at the same location.

The first fire was allegedly predicted in a news article.

This raises questions about the circumstances surrounding both incidents.


Read the South Wales Guardian Article (2007 fire).


Read the South Wales Guardian Article (2024 fire).


Avon and Somerset police


I contacted Avon and Somerset police after my reports were ignored by Dyfed-Powys police.

Only then did Dyfed-Powys carry out what they describe as an investigation.

My report is mentioned in the following email from PC Tom Draycott.


The report of PC Tom Draycott


PC Tom Draycott's (Dyfed-Powys police) email confirms the date that the police went into the property.

Tom Draycott's letter states that he gained access to the property more than six weeks after Avon and Somerset's message.

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PC Tom Draycott?s email can be read here.


A phone extract


The following extract is from a phone call between Christine Tait (my wife) and the lady who works at John Francis Estate agents.

John Francis estate agents are at 24 College Street.

The lady said that she thinks the police are going to make an appointment to view inside the semi-derelict house next door to the nail salon.


Audio evidence
Part of a phone call with the lady at John Francis estate agents:


Other noises:


Other noises were also recorded that appeared to be coming from an adjacent semi-derilct building.

A picture showing the waveform of the machine noises

The noises appeared to be automated and I formed the opinion that they were likely to be the noises from a clandestine lab of some sort.

However, we concentrated on the noises of young children which were coming from a different area.

We did record and document the noises on our main website though.

A selection of 5 hour recordings, their waveforms and pdf’s that show timestamps, can be found on the link below.

The automated noises.


Location map


Background:


In 2018/2019 I was one of ten people that recorded noises of young children crying and screaming.

The noises appeared to be coming from underneath the ground behind a Vietnamese nail salon known as Sophia Nails at 20 College Street.

All the recordings were shared with the police.

The noises were recorded after midnight, other noises were recorded that seemed to be coming from what was a semi-derelict property at 22 College Street.

On the other side of Sophia Nails at number 18 College Street was a fast food outlet.


Buildings photo


About me:


I am the former owner of the house that sits behind Sophia Nails.

Four recorders were put into the property in different areas of the house.

By comparing the recordings we could establish where the noises were coming from.

The noises were clearest in the basement, directly behind Sophia Nails.


Contact email: ourinvestigation@proton.me


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