In 2015 a slew of Hawks officers descended on a nondescript home in Bloemfontein. After detaining Danish national Peter Frederiksen the officers’ first stop was his freezer. Inside, they found exactly what Peter’s terrified wife had confessed they would. That discovery, though, was just the beginning of a very dark road they were about to Read more
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This is a TCSA Rewind episode – designed to bring more attention to some of the back catalogue of episodes and provide updates in cases I’ve covered in the past. This episode was first released in December 2022. Listen through to the end for an update including additional information I’ve received since the initial episode
TCSA Rewind: Episode 100 The Murder of Siam Lee (with updates) Read More »
In the 1950s in the KZN Midlands, one of the country’s first recorded serial killers began a series of crimes which would go down in history for a few different reasons. More than 70 years later, this vintage true crime case remains one of the most infamous tales of coldblooded murder in South Africa. Content
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When a well-known magistrate is found murdered in her home, the Crimes Against the State unit are called in to investigate what could be another terrible silencing of a voice of justice. The truth behind Romay van Rooyen’s murder, though, was far closer to home. This episode was first released in the Patreon feed in
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This is a crossover episode from Jonathan Ball’s Pagecast podcast. In this episode, Nicole Engelbrecht is interviewed by journalist and director of Beauty and the Bester, Anthony Molyneaux about Nicole’s new book: Bare Bones: Cold Cases From True Crime South Africa. Content hosted by iono.fm SHOWNOTES: Host: Nicole Engelbrecht Producer: Nicole Engelbrecht Music: Snippet (with
Nicole Engelbrecht with Anthony Molyneaux Bare Bones. Interview Crossover Read More »
