On March 31 2012, the Marshall family were removing sections of carpet from their property in Leo Street, Kenilworth in Johannesburg, when they found something rather unexpected.
Hidden under a carpet in the main bedroom was a bundle of documents, and the contents would rip open a carefully stitched tapestry of lies, secrets, and cold-blooded murder.
Thirteen years after the disappearance of Tandiwe Betty Ketani, her family would finally get some of the answers they had sought for so long, but along with this resolution would come a new set of questions.
17 years after she was murdered, three men were found guilty of killing Thandiwe Betty Ketani. Carrington Laughton and two policemen brothers, Carel and David Ranger, were convicted of murder, culpable homicide and kidnapping. Dirk Reinecke, one of the accused at the beginning of the trial, struck a deal with prosecutors and turned State witness.
The judge in the trial found that Laughton authored a confession found under a carpet in a Johannesburg house almost four years ago.
In episode 63 of True Crime South Africa, we uncover a twisted tale of greed and abuse of power, and ask whether justice has really been delivered to the Ketani family.
This episode is sponsored by CBS Justice.
SHOWNOTES:
Host: Nicole Engelbrecht
Producer: Nicole Engelbrecht
Music: Snippet from Prime Circle’s Evidence
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