Episode 211 The Murder of Tazné van Wyk
When eight-year-old Tazne van Wyk disappeared somewhere between her home and a tuckshop, just two houses down, in 2020, the country held its...
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Episode 210 The Murder of Ben Rheeder
When Margaret Rheeder’s husband Ben suddenly fell ill, the local doctor suspected he was suffering from a particularly bad case of gastroent...
Episode 209 The Crime Spree of Pieter vd Merwe
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...
Episode 208 The Kesa Family Murders
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...
Rewind: Episode 57 The Mystery of Meadowbrook Doe (with updates)
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...
The Bonnie & Clyde Throwback in The Get Out
The Get Out is in cinemas right now! In this minisode I explore the Bonnie & Clyde vibe that two of the characters have in The Get Out. Who...
Episode 207 The Murder of Franz Richter
When Franz Richter bought a piece of land just outside Muldersdrift in the 70s he envisioned creating a bubble of African paradise where gue...
Where is Robert-John? Episode 3 Found Him!
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 h...
Where is Robert-John? Episode 2 A Spanish Paradise
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 h...
Where is Robert-John? Episode 1 "He was a Good Guy"
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 h...
The Real Story Behind Lucky Strike
Lucky Strike released in cinemas on Friday 17th July. I'm a sucker for a movie based on a true story and I can't help but do some digging in...
Episode 206 The Rotten Milk Scam
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 sof...
Maybe I'm a Psychopath: My Interview on Something Shifted
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 Af...
Episode 205 The Mpungose Family Murders
Neighbours had called Sibusiso Mpungose an excellent father, citing how much time he seemed to spend with his children. But when his life be...
TCSA Rewind: Episode 31 The Serial Crimes of Sipho Dube
This is a Rewind release of an episode originally published in May 2020. The episode has been re-recorded and updated with new and additiona...
Episode 204 The Serial Crimes of Asanda Baninzi
Over a period of four months Gugulethu, Nyanga and Delft in the Western Cape, were terrorised by a violent and coldblooded gang. Among the v...
Episode 203 The Murder of Sasha Lee Shah
25-year-old Sasha Lee Shah was building an incredible life for herself. She excelled academically, worked her way into a good job and was se...
TCSA Rewind: Episode 21 The Crimes of "Advocate Barbie" (with updates)
This is a TCSA Rewind episode - designed to bring more attention to some of the back catalogue of episodes and provide updates in cases I've...
Episode 202 The Foster Gang
Occasionally, a group of criminals commits a series of crimes so infamous that the story becomes part of South African crime folklore. When...
The Devil Made Me Do It with Dr Nicky Falkof
As South Africans, it's not uncommon for us to hear an accused person claim that the devil made them do it. In her new book, accomplished ac...