Between 1999 and 2016, the legend of a Houdini-like prisoner haunted SA. Ananias Mathe, a Mozambican national, arrived in South Africa in 1999. Almost immediately he began his criminal reign of terror — raping, robbing and attempting to murder in four provinces. It would be Mathe’s actions in escaping incarceration, however, in addition to his Read more
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In 2002, the bodies of five unidentified women were discovered in a quarry in the Pretoria area. Their murders would remain unsolved for four years until, in 2006, the killer returned. As the toll reached 16 victims, the SAPS’ investigative psychology unit (IPU) was asked to help find and arrest the perpetrator. At the
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In 1991, Mukosi Freddy Mulaudzi was handed down two life sentences for murder. This should have been the end of Mulaudzi’s murderous rampage, but it wasn’t. For the residents of Limpopo, it was just the beginning of their nightmare. Content hosted by iono.fm SHOWNOTES: Host: Nicole Engelbrecht Producer: Nicole Engelbrecht Music: Snippet from Prime Circle’s
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In 1983, a Bonnie and Clyde-like scenario played out in South Africa that would end in the deaths of four innocent people and the death sentence of one of the perpetrators. The surviving perpetrator, a 19-year-old girl, remained the subject of many unanswered questions. The killer couple were Charmaine Phillips and Pieter Grundlingh and they
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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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