In 1991, four provinces across South Africa experienced disturbingly similar murders across a short space of time. Soon, police recognized that they were on the hunt for, not just one serial killer, but a pair of them. Though the thought of one serial predator on the prowl is frightening enough, when the rarest phenomenon happens Read more
The Serial Crimes of Havenga & Wessels. Episode 88. Read More »
In this spotlight minisode we discuss updates in the cases of Jesse Hess, Tshegofatso Pule, Hillary Gardee, Megan Cremer, and the trial of Lauren Dickason. Content hosted by iono.fm SHOWNOTES: Host: Nicole Engelbrecht Producer: Nicole Engelbrecht Music: Snippet (with permission) from Prime Circle’s Evidence We would love to meet you on our Social media Platforms,
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Jacaranda FM listeners (and other Afrikaans speakers) will now be able to listen to Mzansi’s most listened to true crime podcast, True Crime South Africa, in Afrikaans. Jacaranda FM has partnered with Nicole Engelbrecht – True Crime South Africa podcaster – to bring her wildly successful podcast to the Afrikaans community. Nicole Engelbrecht started her True Crime South
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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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