On the 24th of September 1996 in Nieuwoudtville, South Africa a gang of five career criminals broke into a home on the farm, Heldersig. This story is about random, gratuitous, inexplicable violence. By the time they had left three people including a 4-year-old child were dead and a fourth man, barely clung to life. The Read more
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The Predator that Inspired Midnight in the Switchgrass When South African movie goers piled in to watch the riveting new thriller, Midnight in the Switchgrass, this weekend, they would likely have little initial knowledge of the true-life events that had inspired the movie. Released in South Africa on the 29th of October, the movie stars
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When Sarie Myburgh waved her 2-year-old son, Mighael goodbye, as he went off to visit his dad, she could have no idea that it would be the last time she would ever see her child. 24 years later, the mystery of the child’s disappearance endures along with his father’s strange travels through Africa, and his
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One week ago, four young brothers from Polokwane were kidnapped on their way to school. Their father, a wealthy businessman, awaits a ransom demand as it seems clear that the Moti family have been targeted by an organized crime ring. In this minisode, we discuss kidnapping for ransom in South Africa. Content hosted by iono.fm
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Between 1996 and 1998 a serial predator was stalking Thohoyandou, Limpopo. He started out with murders framed as robberies, but soon moved on to his real target young lovers meeting up for secret tryst. Content hosted by iono.fm SHOWNOTES: Host: Nicole Engelbrecht Producer: Nicole Engelbrecht Music: Snippet from Prime Circle’s Evidence We would love to
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