When two women are found murdered in their home and a third escapes through a broken window, a mystery is uncovered that, despite resulting in a trial and conviction, still endures to this day. Madeleen Bredenhann’s (29) mother, Elma Bredenhann and grandmother, Albertina (Dassie) Wambach were killed in the early hours of April 13 last
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Last Seen Alive released at cinemas nationwide in South Africa on the 16th of June 2022 and many South Africans made it their Youth Day outing. The Husband Did It The movie stars Gerard Butler as Will Spann and Jaimie Alexander as his wife, Lisa, and we quickly gather from their interactions that their relationship
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In this week’s spotlight minisode we discuss two very different cases which both represent cautionary tales – the murder of Abongile Mafalala and the murder of Magda van Heerden. Abongile Mafalala Mafalala, 31, from Dunoon was publicly murdered after false allegations of alleged kidnapping arose in the area. Hundreds of residents came out, beat and
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In the early hours of February 1 1989 passers-by on a road near Germiston saw a car engulfed in flames, and a man nearby kneeling with his hands covering his face. When asked, Gert Swart said his best friend, 21-year-old Dean Plank, was the man in the car. He said he had tried to
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True Crime South Africa was recently lucky enough to be 1 of 6 podcasts from the African continent to be selected by Spotify to participate in their Africa Day celebrations on 25 May 2022. To commemorate the occasion, Spotify celebrated local voices through the new Sounds of Africa campaign. The campaign highlighted six artists and
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