True Crime South Africa

Episode 211 The Murder of Tazné van Wyk

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Episode 210 The Murder of Ben Rheeder

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When Margaret Rheeder’s husband Ben suddenly fell ill, the local doctor suspected he was suffering from a particularly bad case of gastroenteritis, but after his painful death, neighbours and family started wonder whether Margaret’s visit to a local pharmacy may have somehow contributed to his demise.

Episode 209 The Crime Spree of Pieter vd Merwe

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On a single night in 1990, three innocent people lost their lives to a crime spree by a 19-year-old soldier. When his past and the workings of his mind were examined, though, some would question whether it should have been much of a surprise to anyone that he ended up where he did.

Episode 208 The Kesa Family Murders

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When the Kesa family started a building project at their homestead in the Eastern Cape in 2018, they had no idea that it would devolve into a deadly family feud. By the time both the proverbial and literal last embers had burned out, four people had lost their lives.

Rewind: Episode 57 The Mystery of Meadowbrook Doe (with updates)

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This is a rewind episode - designed to bring new attention to the back catalogue of the podcast. But it's also something else. The audio you'll be hearing is actually a chapter of my audiobook for my book, Bare Bones. I included Meadowbrook Doe's case in that book and thought I'd share that chapter here to help bring some new ears to the case.

The Bonnie & Clyde Throwback in The Get Out

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Episode 207 The Murder of Franz Richter

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When Franz Richter bought a piece of land just outside Muldersdrift in the 70s he envisioned creating a bubble of African paradise where guests could watch zebras graze while they ate their breakfast and his family could thrive and one day raise their own families there. And for decades that is what Heia Safari Lodge was until one day in November 2007 when three gunshots changed everything.

Where is Robert-John? Episode 1 "He was a Good Guy"

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I'm sharing this investigative podcast series by Anthony Molyneaux of 122 Podcasts in the TCSA feed because I think it's fascinating and I hope that some additional reach can help find resolution for the people who suffered in this situation.

Where is Robert-John? Episode 3 Found Him!

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I'm sharing this investigative podcast series by Anthony Molyneaux of 122 Podcasts in the TCSA feed because I think it's fascinating and I hope that some additional reach can help find resolution for the people who suffered in this situation.

Where is Robert-John? Episode 2 A Spanish Paradise

859 views · 3mo ago · 11:35

I'm sharing this investigative podcast series by Anthony Molyneaux of 122 Podcasts in the TCSA feed because I think it's fascinating and I hope that some additional reach can help find resolution for the people who suffered in this situation.

The Real Story Behind Lucky Strike

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Episode 206 The Rotten Milk Scam

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In 1980s South Africa, a well-known resident of a small Northern Cape town, launched a scheme many believed would be their ticket to the soft life. But it wouldn’t be long before people outside of the scheme started to ask questions. When they did, they were shut down, even threatened by those within the scheme’s quarters. Soon though, the sheer scale of the fraud was laid bare, and it wasn’t just contained to South Africa.

Maybe I'm a Psychopath: My Interview on Something Shifted

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I was on a podcast! And not just any podcast - one of my personal favourites! Something Shifted with Sean Loots is an award-winning South African storytelling podcast and in this excerpt you'll get a taste of Sean's interview with me. I answer questions like: Am I a psychopath? What happens when you grow up in a seismic testing centre? And, most importantly: How do I sleep at night?

Episode 205 The Mpungose Family Murders

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Neighbours had called Sibusiso Mpungose an excellent father, citing how much time he seemed to spend with his children. But when his life began to unravel and it seemed he was going to have to answer for his actions, he chose instead to ensure that everyone left behind would suffer the real consequences. On an ordinary Tuesday in September 2019 he carried out a ghastly plan which would end four lives and forever alter many more.

TCSA Rewind: Episode 31 The Serial Crimes of Sipho Dube

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Guest: TCSA Rewind

This is a Rewind release of an episode originally published in May 2020. The episode has been re-recorded and updated with new and additional information.