When the badly beaten and burned body of 23-year-old David Olyne was discovered at an abandoned pump station just outside Bella Vista in Ceres in the Western Cape, it immediately became clear his murder had been a rage-filled attack. Olyne was buried at his home in Williston, Northern Cape. He had worked at the Family Read more
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When Brydon Brandt was arrested in 1997 in connection with the death of his friend and roommate, police had no idea they had arrested a serial killer. Within hours of the suspect being apprehended, he confessed to a string of unsolved murders — and it became clear he had specifically targeted sex workers. While this
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When Marthinus Rossouw was arrested for the murder of his boss, Baron Dieter von Schauroth, he didn’t deny killing him. What the man alleged, though, was that his victim had wanted to die and he had simply been the instrument of death. SHOWNOTES: Host: Nicole Engelbrecht Producer: Nicole Engelbrecht Music: Snippet (with permission) from Prime
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When Steven Fortune was released on parole for the brutal rape and attempted murder of an eight-year-old child, his victim’s mother was assured that the department of correctional services was keeping an eye on him. This would prove to be wholly untrue when 12-year-old Michaela Williams disappeared from Pelikan Park in January 2020 and was
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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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