60 acast.com It Happened Here https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here en Kate Thompson Davy / Ready Freddie Productions true crime, storytelling,crime,investigative,journalistic,murder,non-fiction ReadyFreddie A weekly true crime podcast It Happened Here (IHH) is a weekly true crime podcast from Ready Freddie Productions, presented by South African journalist Kate Thompson Davy.

The creators of IHH intend this to be a true crime podcast that centres victims and survivors, that peers into the psychology at play, and scratches that crime and grime itch we all sometimes have. Having said that, we do not want to produce 'gore porn' or glorify the criminals we speak about. That is a guiding value of ours, as well as: 

  • Sex work is work. 
  • My body, my choice. 
  • Trans and black lives matter. 
  • And f*ck your feminism if it isn’t intersectional. 


If that doesn’t work for you, that’s your call (do better!), but this is not the podcast you are looking for. I’m sure we will fall short of these values at some point, because we’re all flawed and unlearning prejudices. Please do let us know when we go wrong (hello@readyfreddiepod.com), but also, please be gentle. Remember good hearts, bad moments. We are trying our best. 


What listeners had to say:

Marvelous *****

Jul 9, 2021, lilmamaeverts

"This podcast is so amazing… from the podcasters voice to the way she tells the stories. Episode 2 had me in tears, but I felt the way she presented the case was so thoughtful. And I appreciate she doesn’t shy away from the tough subjects that NEED a light shine on them!"


Right up there with the best *****

Jul 5, 2021, Millie Moopop's Mummy

"Fab true crime podcast. I’ve never listened to much South African crime and find it fascinating. Subject matter is dealt with sensitively and the research has clearly been done with the utmost attention to detail. To top it off, the host has a voice born for podcasts! Can’t wait to see how this podcast develops."



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]]> It Happened Here (IHH) is a weekly true crime podcast from Ready Freddie Productions, presented by South African journalist Kate Thompson Davy.

The creators of IHH intend this to be a true crime podcast that centres victims and survivors, that peers into the psychology at play, and scratches that crime and grime itch we all sometimes have. Having said that, we do not want to produce 'gore porn' or glorify the criminals we speak about. That is a guiding value of ours, as well as: 

  • Sex work is work. 
  • My body, my choice. 
  • Trans and black lives matter. 
  • And f*ck your feminism if it isn’t intersectional. 


If that doesn’t work for you, that’s your call (do better!), but this is not the podcast you are looking for. I’m sure we will fall short of these values at some point, because we’re all flawed and unlearning prejudices. Please do let us know when we go wrong (hello@readyfreddiepod.com), but also, please be gentle. Remember good hearts, bad moments. We are trying our best. 


What listeners had to say:

Marvelous *****

Jul 9, 2021, lilmamaeverts

"This podcast is so amazing… from the podcasters voice to the way she tells the stories. Episode 2 had me in tears, but I felt the way she presented the case was so thoughtful. And I appreciate she doesn’t shy away from the tough subjects that NEED a light shine on them!"


Right up there with the best *****

Jul 5, 2021, Millie Moopop's Mummy

"Fab true crime podcast. I’ve never listened to much South African crime and find it fascinating. Subject matter is dealt with sensitively and the research has clearly been done with the utmost attention to detail. To top it off, the host has a voice born for podcasts! Can’t wait to see how this podcast develops."



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]]> true Kate Thompson Davy ihh@readyfreddiepod.com 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 it-happened-here episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/undefined/1623060082919-4c70c2d8757d69d7e3e2a4d5484104f1.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here It Happened Here The missing masterpiece: Pretoria Art Museum heist The missing masterpiece: Pretoria Art Museum heist Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:43:17 GMT 28:28 6245e83621fa690013582513 false https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/the-missing-masterpiece-pretoria-art-museum-hei 6245e83621fa690013582513 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 the-missing-masterpiece-pretoria-art-museum-hei full 2 5 It’s Sunday, 11 November 2012, when three people stroll into the Pretoria Art Museum on Wessels street in Pretoria, and stroll out again with six of South Africa’s most historic and valuable art works. Two days later, four of those pieces would be discovered in the most unlikely place…


Thanks to my interviewees from Stephan Welz & Co: https://www.swelco.co.za/

 

Sources:

https://theworld.org/stories/2012-11-12/south-african-art-heist-thieves-steal-2m-worth-paintings-pretoria-art-museum

https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2012-nov-12-la-fg-wn-south-africa-art-theft-2-million-20121112-story.html

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/14/Mystery-still-surrounds-art-heist

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Police-hunt-for-artwork-thieves

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/12/Cameras-may-help-catch-R15m-art-thieves

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Police-probe-art-heist-tip-offs

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Stolen-iconic-art-will-likely-turn-up---SAHRA

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/11/Robbers-strike-Pretoria-museum

https://www.whistleblowing.co.za/art-theft-in-pretoria-informer-and-whistleblower-help-police/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/top-sa-artist-behind-r175m-theft-1422232#.UKM4xWdacmh

https://art-crime.blogspot.com/2012/11/pretoria-art-museum-in-south-africa.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20311861

https://www.sartle.com/blog/post/from-botched-restoration-to-selfie-destruction-5-of-the-worst-art-fails

 

 

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]]> It’s Sunday, 11 November 2012, when three people stroll into the Pretoria Art Museum on Wessels street in Pretoria, and stroll out again with six of South Africa’s most historic and valuable art works. Two days later, four of those pieces would be discovered in the most unlikely place…


Thanks to my interviewees from Stephan Welz & Co: https://www.swelco.co.za/

 

Sources:

https://theworld.org/stories/2012-11-12/south-african-art-heist-thieves-steal-2m-worth-paintings-pretoria-art-museum

https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2012-nov-12-la-fg-wn-south-africa-art-theft-2-million-20121112-story.html

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/14/Mystery-still-surrounds-art-heist

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Police-hunt-for-artwork-thieves

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/12/Cameras-may-help-catch-R15m-art-thieves

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Police-probe-art-heist-tip-offs

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/13/Stolen-iconic-art-will-likely-turn-up---SAHRA

https://ewn.co.za/2012/11/11/Robbers-strike-Pretoria-museum

https://www.whistleblowing.co.za/art-theft-in-pretoria-informer-and-whistleblower-help-police/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/top-sa-artist-behind-r175m-theft-1422232#.UKM4xWdacmh

https://art-crime.blogspot.com/2012/11/pretoria-art-museum-in-south-africa.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20311861

https://www.sartle.com/blog/post/from-botched-restoration-to-selfie-destruction-5-of-the-worst-art-fails

 

 

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]]> <![CDATA[Love shouldn't hurt: The murder of Leighandre "Baby Lee" Jegels ]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:34:22 GMT 30:03 62332ace1982e00013679186 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/love-shouldnt-hurt-the-murder-of-leighandre-baby-lee-jegels 62332ace1982e00013679186 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 love-shouldnt-hurt-the-murder-of-leighandre-baby-lee-jegels full 2 4 August 30th 2019 was a regular day for Leighandre Jegels and her mom Ryta. The two were making their way to a boxing gym in East London, when a car started driving erratically behind them. In it was Bulelani Manyakama, Leighandre's abusive ex-boyfriend...


Domestic abuse resources:

https://genderjustice.org.za/helpline-numbers/

https://help.unhcr.org/southafrica/welcome/violence/

https://www.saferspaces.org.za/organisation/entry/rise-against-domestic-violence-sa

https://www.powa.co.za/POWA/ or 011-642-4345

https://genderjustice.org.za/

Tears foundation:  Text *134*7355# or email info@tears.co.za

 

SOURCES:

https://www.iol.co.za/sport/opinion/baby-lee-such-a-sad-tragic-violent-loss-32553068

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/eastern-cape/leighandre-jegels-murder-accused-has-died-31719068

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-08-31-sa-world-champion-fighter-shot-dead-by-her-police-officer-boyfriend/

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2021-09-01-jegels-anniversary-invokes-painful-emotions/

https://ewn.co.za/2019/09/14/leighandre-baby-lee-jegels-to-be-laid-to-rest

https://www.all4women.co.za/1844257/news/south-african-news/slain-sa-boxing-champion-leighandre-baby-lee-jegels-laid-to-rest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8qnOWEu9WA&t=464s

https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2019-09-12-tears-flow-freely-for-champ-baby-lee/

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-09-11-fare-thee-well-leighandre-baby-lee-jegels-champ-forever/

https://twitter.com/DrJessTaylor/status/1304327594989494273

https://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/verbalabuseinrelationships/2012/07/how-abusers-gain-control

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]]> August 30th 2019 was a regular day for Leighandre Jegels and her mom Ryta. The two were making their way to a boxing gym in East London, when a car started driving erratically behind them. In it was Bulelani Manyakama, Leighandre's abusive ex-boyfriend...


Domestic abuse resources:

https://genderjustice.org.za/helpline-numbers/

https://help.unhcr.org/southafrica/welcome/violence/

https://www.saferspaces.org.za/organisation/entry/rise-against-domestic-violence-sa

https://www.powa.co.za/POWA/ or 011-642-4345

https://genderjustice.org.za/

Tears foundation:  Text *134*7355# or email info@tears.co.za

 

SOURCES:

https://www.iol.co.za/sport/opinion/baby-lee-such-a-sad-tragic-violent-loss-32553068

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/eastern-cape/leighandre-jegels-murder-accused-has-died-31719068

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-08-31-sa-world-champion-fighter-shot-dead-by-her-police-officer-boyfriend/

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2021-09-01-jegels-anniversary-invokes-painful-emotions/

https://ewn.co.za/2019/09/14/leighandre-baby-lee-jegels-to-be-laid-to-rest

https://www.all4women.co.za/1844257/news/south-african-news/slain-sa-boxing-champion-leighandre-baby-lee-jegels-laid-to-rest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8qnOWEu9WA&t=464s

https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2019-09-12-tears-flow-freely-for-champ-baby-lee/

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-09-11-fare-thee-well-leighandre-baby-lee-jegels-champ-forever/

https://twitter.com/DrJessTaylor/status/1304327594989494273

https://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/verbalabuseinrelationships/2012/07/how-abusers-gain-control

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]]> <![CDATA[Friends, family & fraud: The death of Dustan Blom]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:46:17 GMT 37:11 6218ebbaaccab1001249415d true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/friends-family-fraud-the-death-of-dustan-blom 6218ebbaaccab1001249415d 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 friends-family-fraud-the-death-of-dustan-blom full 2 3 It became known as the case of the body in the boot, abandoned in the parking lot of Montecasino, but there's a man behind that headline. In the wake of his wife's unexpected death, Dustan Blom meets exotic dancer Maruschka Robinson. He takes pity on her, offers her a lifeline, but Maruschka responds by taking advantage and - ultimately - his life.


SOURCES:


https://www.news24.com/News24/My-brothers-murder-has-left-us-shattered-Bloms-sister-20150818

https://ewn.co.za/2015/08/20/Montecasino-killers-showed-no-remorse

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-south-africa-early-edition/20150821/281547994635253

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-south-africa-early-edition/20140117/281698317604539

https://ewn.co.za/2013/11/08/dustan-blom-suspects-racked-up-r100000-bill

https://www.news24.com/news24/cops-have-confession-for-montecasino-murder-20140326

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2014-03-26-montecasino-murder-fraud-cases-in-court/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2013-10-03-body-in-boot-case-stripper-in-dock/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2013-11-13-montecasino-boot-murder-uncovers-major-fraud-syndicate/

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-south-africa-late-edition/20140709/282574491181927

https://www.news24.com/News24/Blom-a-broken-man-after-wifes-death-court-told-20150415

https://www.news24.com/News24/Dustan-Blom-died-of-asphyxiation-forensic-pathologist-20150420

https://www.iol.co.za/news/montecasino-murder-plotted-for-weeks-1851553

https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/blog-the-body-in-the-boot/

https://fourwaysreview.co.za/201043/verdict-on-the-body-in-the-boot/

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-south-africa-early-edition/20150416/281535109519363





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]]> It became known as the case of the body in the boot, abandoned in the parking lot of Montecasino, but there's a man behind that headline. In the wake of his wife's unexpected death, Dustan Blom meets exotic dancer Maruschka Robinson. He takes pity on her, offers her a lifeline, but Maruschka responds by taking advantage and - ultimately - his life.


SOURCES:


https://www.news24.com/News24/My-brothers-murder-has-left-us-shattered-Bloms-sister-20150818

https://ewn.co.za/2015/08/20/Montecasino-killers-showed-no-remorse

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-south-africa-early-edition/20150821/281547994635253

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-south-africa-early-edition/20140117/281698317604539

https://ewn.co.za/2013/11/08/dustan-blom-suspects-racked-up-r100000-bill

https://www.news24.com/news24/cops-have-confession-for-montecasino-murder-20140326

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2014-03-26-montecasino-murder-fraud-cases-in-court/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2013-10-03-body-in-boot-case-stripper-in-dock/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2013-11-13-montecasino-boot-murder-uncovers-major-fraud-syndicate/

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-south-africa-late-edition/20140709/282574491181927

https://www.news24.com/News24/Blom-a-broken-man-after-wifes-death-court-told-20150415

https://www.news24.com/News24/Dustan-Blom-died-of-asphyxiation-forensic-pathologist-20150420

https://www.iol.co.za/news/montecasino-murder-plotted-for-weeks-1851553

https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/blog-the-body-in-the-boot/

https://fourwaysreview.co.za/201043/verdict-on-the-body-in-the-boot/

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-south-africa-early-edition/20150416/281535109519363





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]]> Angels, demons, and thieves: the Mancoba Seven Angels massacre Angels, demons, and thieves: the Mancoba Seven Angels massacre Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:20:58 GMT 39:15 620e3f1b611bb0001388288e true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/angels-demons-and-thieves-the-mancoba-seven-angels-massacre 620e3f1b611bb0001388288e 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 angels-demons-and-thieves-the-mancoba-seven-angels-massacre full 2 2 It’s February 21st, 2018, just after midnight, when three vehicles pull up outside the Ngcobo police station. One of them is a police van, but the gunmen that climb out are anything but police. They head into the station and gunfire shatters the quiet calm of a small village police station. As the new day dawned on the village of Ngcobo, six people have been fatally shot… and a standoff with the Mancoba Seven Angels Ministry is shaping up.


SOURCES:

https://www.news24.com/citypress/News/crl-goes-after-cult-like-churches-but-laments-a-lack-of-state-support-20180301

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/angels-of-death-its-been-a-year-but-the-pain-is-still-fresh-for-families-of-ngcobo-massacre-20190221

https://ewn.co.za/2018/02/26/4-appear-in-court-over-ngcobo-police-killings

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2018-03-01-mancoba-4-of-7-killed-by-cops-innocent/

https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2021-02-22-ngcobo-massacre-ghosts-still-walk-as-court-case-drags-on-past-third-anniversary/

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2020-03-02-mancoba-seven-angels-trial-judge-calls-on-police-to-use-modern-technology/

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/tag/ngcobo-police-station/page/2/

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/ngcobo-church-suspects-court/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-03-05-ngcobo-shooting-suspects-in-court-for-mzimkhulu-double-murder/

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2018-02-26-church-battlefield-prophesied/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-03-15-police-scrub-away-mancoba-seven-angels-graffiti/

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2018-03-03-root-of-evil-in-police-massacre/

https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/seven-angels-cult-members-in-court-for-police-station-massacre-20181105

https://www.gov.za/speeches/home-affairs-conducts-audit-members-mancoba-seven-angels-ministry-documentation-4-mar-2018

https://www.dailysun.co.za/News/pics-videos-seven-angels-trial-starts-20190903

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-02-26-ngcobo-killings-church-brother-turns-on-brother/

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/ngcobo-residents-still-feel-unsafe-three-years-after-massacre-of-police-officers/

https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/mancoba-cult-kingpin-appears-in-court-on-rape-charge-20181101

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-02-26-we-didnt-know-say-church-followers/

https://www.news24.com/News24/murdered-ngcobo-police-officers-identified-20180222

https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/seven-angels-cult-leader-could-walk-free-as-npa-withdraws-rape-charges-20181206

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAwcmWthPa4&feature=youtu.be

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]]> It’s February 21st, 2018, just after midnight, when three vehicles pull up outside the Ngcobo police station. One of them is a police van, but the gunmen that climb out are anything but police. They head into the station and gunfire shatters the quiet calm of a small village police station. As the new day dawned on the village of Ngcobo, six people have been fatally shot… and a standoff with the Mancoba Seven Angels Ministry is shaping up.


SOURCES:

https://www.news24.com/citypress/News/crl-goes-after-cult-like-churches-but-laments-a-lack-of-state-support-20180301

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/angels-of-death-its-been-a-year-but-the-pain-is-still-fresh-for-families-of-ngcobo-massacre-20190221

https://ewn.co.za/2018/02/26/4-appear-in-court-over-ngcobo-police-killings

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2018-03-01-mancoba-4-of-7-killed-by-cops-innocent/

https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2021-02-22-ngcobo-massacre-ghosts-still-walk-as-court-case-drags-on-past-third-anniversary/

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2020-03-02-mancoba-seven-angels-trial-judge-calls-on-police-to-use-modern-technology/

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/tag/ngcobo-police-station/page/2/

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/ngcobo-church-suspects-court/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-03-05-ngcobo-shooting-suspects-in-court-for-mzimkhulu-double-murder/

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2018-02-26-church-battlefield-prophesied/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-03-15-police-scrub-away-mancoba-seven-angels-graffiti/

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2018-03-03-root-of-evil-in-police-massacre/

https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/seven-angels-cult-members-in-court-for-police-station-massacre-20181105

https://www.gov.za/speeches/home-affairs-conducts-audit-members-mancoba-seven-angels-ministry-documentation-4-mar-2018

https://www.dailysun.co.za/News/pics-videos-seven-angels-trial-starts-20190903

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-02-26-ngcobo-killings-church-brother-turns-on-brother/

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/ngcobo-residents-still-feel-unsafe-three-years-after-massacre-of-police-officers/

https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/mancoba-cult-kingpin-appears-in-court-on-rape-charge-20181101

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-02-26-we-didnt-know-say-church-followers/

https://www.news24.com/News24/murdered-ngcobo-police-officers-identified-20180222

https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/seven-angels-cult-leader-could-walk-free-as-npa-withdraws-rape-charges-20181206

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAwcmWthPa4&feature=youtu.be

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]]> <![CDATA[Song & dance: The murder of Taliep Petersen ]]> Sun, 16 Jan 2022 08:18:42 GMT 30:49 61e3d4e30638e80014e2d8ba true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/song-dance-the-murder-of 61e3d4e30638e80014e2d8ba 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 song-dance-the-murder-of full 2 1 This is the first episode of It Happened Here for 2022. In the spirit of the new year, I’m declaring this the start of a new season. Yes, the numbering won’t make tonnes of sense, but neither does much in life so we’re just going to run with it. This episode covers the plot to murder one of South Africa's most lauded musical talents, Taliep Petersen - a plot cooked up by his own wife, Najwa.



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SOURCES:

https://www.timeslive.co.za/amp/sunday-times/lifestyle/2007-06-24-taliep-petersena-tale-of-two-wives/

http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAWCHC/2008/64.pdf

https://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2009/html/refer/20_5.pdf

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-05-15-podcast-a-killer-beside-me-the-murder-of-taliep-petersen/

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2008-05-06-najwa-petersen-was-demonic/

https://www.mgia.co.za/taliep-kept-stabbing-secret-court-told/

https://www.news24.com/news24/najwa-bad-blood-rumours-20071021

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/najwa-to-tell-her-story-400294

https://mg.co.za/article/2008-04-10-how-detective-became-suspicious-of-najwa-petersen/

https://mg.co.za/article/2008-07-30-najwa-fired-fatal-shot-lawyer-charges/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/najwa-intruder-put-a-gun-on-my-head-410233

https://mg.co.za/article/2008-12-02-court-finds-najwa-guilty-of-murder/

https://www.news24.com/news24/weeping-najwa-called-me-20080424

https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/news/taliep-petersens-killer-denied-parole-d7627ede-d682-4c46-927d-5faff90d7415

https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/najwa-petersen-eligible-for-parole-in-20-months-accomplice-before-parole-board-this-week-3f5bc4a8-8876-4803-8f05-8be605e88a24

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/correctional-services-confirms-taliep-petersens-killer-has-been-released-on-parole-9d9a181b-2322-49e5-b7e7-fee73246b22d

https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=17860#:~:text=District%20Six%20was%20the%20first,New%20Musical%2F1999%20in%20London.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jan/08/guardianobituaries.obituaries

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2020-09-07-iconic-district-six-museum-faces-threat-of-closure-unless-love-letters-from-the-public-can-save-it/

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]]> This is the first episode of It Happened Here for 2022. In the spirit of the new year, I’m declaring this the start of a new season. Yes, the numbering won’t make tonnes of sense, but neither does much in life so we’re just going to run with it. This episode covers the plot to murder one of South Africa's most lauded musical talents, Taliep Petersen - a plot cooked up by his own wife, Najwa.



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SOURCES:

https://www.timeslive.co.za/amp/sunday-times/lifestyle/2007-06-24-taliep-petersena-tale-of-two-wives/

http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAWCHC/2008/64.pdf

https://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2009/html/refer/20_5.pdf

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-05-15-podcast-a-killer-beside-me-the-murder-of-taliep-petersen/

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2008-05-06-najwa-petersen-was-demonic/

https://www.mgia.co.za/taliep-kept-stabbing-secret-court-told/

https://www.news24.com/news24/najwa-bad-blood-rumours-20071021

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/najwa-to-tell-her-story-400294

https://mg.co.za/article/2008-04-10-how-detective-became-suspicious-of-najwa-petersen/

https://mg.co.za/article/2008-07-30-najwa-fired-fatal-shot-lawyer-charges/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/najwa-intruder-put-a-gun-on-my-head-410233

https://mg.co.za/article/2008-12-02-court-finds-najwa-guilty-of-murder/

https://www.news24.com/news24/weeping-najwa-called-me-20080424

https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/news/taliep-petersens-killer-denied-parole-d7627ede-d682-4c46-927d-5faff90d7415

https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/najwa-petersen-eligible-for-parole-in-20-months-accomplice-before-parole-board-this-week-3f5bc4a8-8876-4803-8f05-8be605e88a24

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/correctional-services-confirms-taliep-petersens-killer-has-been-released-on-parole-9d9a181b-2322-49e5-b7e7-fee73246b22d

https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=17860#:~:text=District%20Six%20was%20the%20first,New%20Musical%2F1999%20in%20London.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jan/08/guardianobituaries.obituaries

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2020-09-07-iconic-district-six-museum-faces-threat-of-closure-unless-love-letters-from-the-public-can-save-it/

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]]> Snake in the grass: The murder of Siam Lee Snake in the grass: The murder of Siam Lee Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:06:45 GMT 25:35 61a6692d999cc20013200c90 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/snake-in-the-rass-the-murder-of-siam-lee 61a6692d999cc20013200c90 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 snake-in-the-rass-the-murder-of-siam-lee full 1 19 In January 2018, near New Hanover, a small burning patch of sugar cane caught the attention of a farmer out walking with his grandson. As he got closer, he realized that there was more to the fire. There were drag marks in the soil, the smell of petrol, and just a foot or into the field was a horrific sight, a charred body of a woman, one arm lifted up over her head – in what her mom will later describe as the dying swan pose. One hand remained untouched by the fire, her fingertips still glinting with sparkly nail polish. 


www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere 


SOURCES:

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-06-21-siam-lee-murder-rape-accused-dies-before-trial/

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2019-06-21-siam-lee-murder-rape-accused-dies-before-trial/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/siam-lee-accused-also-raped-me-14452585

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/ex-fiancee-of-alleged-siam-lee-murderer-sounded-warning-seven-months-ago-12836671

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-sunday-independent/20180422/281496456884723

https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/mixed-emotions-as-siam-lees-suspected-killer-reported-dead-27250682

https://bradnathanson.co.za/2018/01/31/meet-the-private-eye-who-helped-find-siam-lees-alleged-killer/

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/pi-company-under-scrutiny-in-siam-lee-accused-bail-application-20180307

https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2018-01-27-siam-lees-alleged-killer-linked-to-old-murder/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/investigator-reveals-siam-lees-final-moments-as-murder-accused-dies-28767152

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/siam-lees-mother-cries-as-details-of-her-daughters-murder-emerge-in-court-20181114

https://northglennews.co.za/150395/durban-high-court-siamlee-murder-trail-adjourned/

https://northglennews.co.za/148170/siam-lee-murder-trial-adjourned-durban-high-court/

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]]> In January 2018, near New Hanover, a small burning patch of sugar cane caught the attention of a farmer out walking with his grandson. As he got closer, he realized that there was more to the fire. There were drag marks in the soil, the smell of petrol, and just a foot or into the field was a horrific sight, a charred body of a woman, one arm lifted up over her head – in what her mom will later describe as the dying swan pose. One hand remained untouched by the fire, her fingertips still glinting with sparkly nail polish. 


www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere 


SOURCES:

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-06-21-siam-lee-murder-rape-accused-dies-before-trial/

https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2019-06-21-siam-lee-murder-rape-accused-dies-before-trial/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/siam-lee-accused-also-raped-me-14452585

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/ex-fiancee-of-alleged-siam-lee-murderer-sounded-warning-seven-months-ago-12836671

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-sunday-independent/20180422/281496456884723

https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/mixed-emotions-as-siam-lees-suspected-killer-reported-dead-27250682

https://bradnathanson.co.za/2018/01/31/meet-the-private-eye-who-helped-find-siam-lees-alleged-killer/

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/pi-company-under-scrutiny-in-siam-lee-accused-bail-application-20180307

https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2018-01-27-siam-lees-alleged-killer-linked-to-old-murder/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/investigator-reveals-siam-lees-final-moments-as-murder-accused-dies-28767152

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/siam-lees-mother-cries-as-details-of-her-daughters-murder-emerge-in-court-20181114

https://northglennews.co.za/150395/durban-high-court-siamlee-murder-trail-adjourned/

https://northglennews.co.za/148170/siam-lee-murder-trial-adjourned-durban-high-court/

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]]> <![CDATA[The night the music died: Nkululeko "Flabba" Habedi]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:39:28 GMT 25:42 619649812bd58c0019c9b55b true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/the-night-the-music-died-nkululeko-flabbahabedi 619649812bd58c0019c9b55b 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 the-night-the-music-died-nkululeko-flabbahabedi full 1 18 The subject of today’s episode is Nkululeko Habedi – also known by his musical persona or nickname “Flabba.” Flabba’s case attracted a lot of media attention, because he was already famous as a member of the South African hip-hop collective Skwatta Kamp, and for his work as a solo artist. On the evening of March 8 2015, Flabba, his girlfriend Sindi and some of their friends, are all set for a night out at one of Joburg’s swankiest spots – The Sands, in Sandton. But the night would end in his death - a death that sparked a national debate about self defence versus premeditated murder...




Sources:

https://www.iol.co.za/news/i-was-there-the-night-flabba-was-killed-1911965

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/murder-shattered-flabbas-family-1995987

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/music/skwatta-kamp-hip-hop-shugasmakx-new-album-the-clap-song-flabba-nish/

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2015-03-14-flabba-crazy-gifted-loving2/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/2015-03-15-obituary-nkululeko-flabba-habedi-rapper-who-found-art-in-the-ghetto/

https://www.enca.com/south-africa/flabbas-girlfriend-tempers-were-high-fatal-stabbing

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2015-09-23-sindisiwe-and-flabba-how-love-affair-went-wrong/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/if-flabba-didnt-die-sindi-would-be-dead-1949559

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/sindis-rights-infringed-says-lawyer-1915866

https://roodepoortrecord.co.za/2015/09/17/day-8-flabba-trial-and-i-stabbed-him-2/

https://www.all4women.co.za/490546/news/south-african-news/flabbas-girlfriend-felt-degraded-and-disrespected-by-him

https://www.news24.com/News24/flabbas-killer-expected-longer-jail-term-20160311




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]]> The subject of today’s episode is Nkululeko Habedi – also known by his musical persona or nickname “Flabba.” Flabba’s case attracted a lot of media attention, because he was already famous as a member of the South African hip-hop collective Skwatta Kamp, and for his work as a solo artist. On the evening of March 8 2015, Flabba, his girlfriend Sindi and some of their friends, are all set for a night out at one of Joburg’s swankiest spots – The Sands, in Sandton. But the night would end in his death - a death that sparked a national debate about self defence versus premeditated murder...




Sources:

https://www.iol.co.za/news/i-was-there-the-night-flabba-was-killed-1911965

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/murder-shattered-flabbas-family-1995987

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/music/skwatta-kamp-hip-hop-shugasmakx-new-album-the-clap-song-flabba-nish/

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2015-03-14-flabba-crazy-gifted-loving2/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/2015-03-15-obituary-nkululeko-flabba-habedi-rapper-who-found-art-in-the-ghetto/

https://www.enca.com/south-africa/flabbas-girlfriend-tempers-were-high-fatal-stabbing

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2015-09-23-sindisiwe-and-flabba-how-love-affair-went-wrong/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/if-flabba-didnt-die-sindi-would-be-dead-1949559

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/sindis-rights-infringed-says-lawyer-1915866

https://roodepoortrecord.co.za/2015/09/17/day-8-flabba-trial-and-i-stabbed-him-2/

https://www.all4women.co.za/490546/news/south-african-news/flabbas-girlfriend-felt-degraded-and-disrespected-by-him

https://www.news24.com/News24/flabbas-killer-expected-longer-jail-term-20160311




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]]> Hijack or hit?: The murder of Anni Dewani Hijack or hit?: The murder of Anni Dewani Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:55:28 GMT 28:06 6181b3d14696b40011b9c307 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/hijack-or-hit-the-murder-of-anni-dewani 6181b3d14696b40011b9c307 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 hijack-or-hit-the-murder-of-anni-dewani full 1 17 It’s the 2nd of March 2011 and, on the side of the road a middle-aged couple kneel in the sand, weeping. In front of them is a board hammered into the sand, a photograph of a young woman attached. Meters away reporters jostle to try and get a better shot. This ceremony is part of an ongoing story that has captured international headlines. The couple, Nilam and Vinod Hindocha, have come to grieve their beloved daughter, Anni Dewani - and to get to answers. Was Anni the random victim of a hijacking, or had her new husband Shrien Dewani conspired to have her murdered?


Support the show on www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere or find us on Instagram and Facebook.


SOURCES:

‘If I die I want you to know that I love you’

Anni Dewani's sister: 'We will never find out the truth' - BBC News

Anni Dewani's sister: I wish I told my sister to call her wedding off - Mirror Online

Crime Stats: Concern as car hijackings hit 5-year high for Q4

Crime stats: PowerPoint Presentation

Dewani judge cleared of bias claims | News24

Hijacking in South Africa: Hotspot areas and methods revealed

In one of South Africa's most violent townships, a peace arrives - CSMonitor.com

Murder of Anni Dewani - Wikipedia

S v Dewani (CC15/2014) [2014] ZAWCHC 188 (8 December 2014)

Shrien Dewani: from lavish wedding to a high court murder trial | Dewani murder case | The Guardian

Sister tells of murdered Anni Dewani’s doubts over wedding | World news | The Guardian

The Anni Dewani murder: Ten years later

The Hindochas | eNCA

The Honeymoon Murder - The Atavist Magazine


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]]> It’s the 2nd of March 2011 and, on the side of the road a middle-aged couple kneel in the sand, weeping. In front of them is a board hammered into the sand, a photograph of a young woman attached. Meters away reporters jostle to try and get a better shot. This ceremony is part of an ongoing story that has captured international headlines. The couple, Nilam and Vinod Hindocha, have come to grieve their beloved daughter, Anni Dewani - and to get to answers. Was Anni the random victim of a hijacking, or had her new husband Shrien Dewani conspired to have her murdered?


Support the show on www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere or find us on Instagram and Facebook.


SOURCES:

‘If I die I want you to know that I love you’

Anni Dewani's sister: 'We will never find out the truth' - BBC News

Anni Dewani's sister: I wish I told my sister to call her wedding off - Mirror Online

Crime Stats: Concern as car hijackings hit 5-year high for Q4

Crime stats: PowerPoint Presentation

Dewani judge cleared of bias claims | News24

Hijacking in South Africa: Hotspot areas and methods revealed

In one of South Africa's most violent townships, a peace arrives - CSMonitor.com

Murder of Anni Dewani - Wikipedia

S v Dewani (CC15/2014) [2014] ZAWCHC 188 (8 December 2014)

Shrien Dewani: from lavish wedding to a high court murder trial | Dewani murder case | The Guardian

Sister tells of murdered Anni Dewani’s doubts over wedding | World news | The Guardian

The Anni Dewani murder: Ten years later

The Hindochas | eNCA

The Honeymoon Murder - The Atavist Magazine


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]]> The axeman cometh: The crimes of Phindile Joseph Ntshongwana The axeman cometh: The crimes of Phindile Joseph Ntshongwana Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:42:51 GMT 25:59 6176faac2b3f4d00183706eb true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/the-axeman-cometh-phindile-joseph-ntshongwana 6176faac2b3f4d00183706eb 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 the-axeman-cometh-phindile-joseph-ntshongwana full 1 16 IHHers, today’s case is an interesting one. Firstly, Phindile Joseph Ntshongwana was not an anonymous guy before these crimes put him in the papers. In fact, he used to be a professional rugby player –and you know how South Africans feel about their rugby. The other reason this case got so much attention was that Phindile is a literal axe murderer who went on a week-long rampage in March 2011, murdering four people and attempting to kill at least two others. But there’s a lot more to this case, in particular there’s the question of “mad or bad?”. Phindile would claim that his terrible actions were the result of profound mental illness, opening up a whole psychological and legal can o’ worms...


Support the show: www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere


SOURCES:


https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-06-07-former-blue-bulls-player-turned-axe-murderer-fails-appeal-bid/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/expert-flabbergasted-by-testimony-1720244

https://www.news24.com/citypress/southafrica/news/from-teddy-bear-to-terminator-20110402

http://www.saflii.org/za/other/ZAKZPHCRolls/2021/74.html

https://mg.co.za/article/2013-04-18-accused-blue-bulls-axe-murderer-had-seizure/

https://news.sky.com/story/former-rugby-player-in-court-over-axe-murders-10488883

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK4aOVPzvFI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjqRTyHMjA0

https://www.news24.com/drum/News/phindile-ntshongwana-guilty-of-murder-20170728

https://www.news24.com/News24/Ex-Blue-Bulls-players-gets-5x-life-for-axe-murders-20141219

https://www.enca.com/axe-killer-unaware-actions-court-hears

https://news.sky.com/story/former-rugby-player-in-court-over-axe-murders-10488883

http://www.lawlibrary.co.za/notice/updates/2014/issue_16/recentjudgments_kzd.htm

https://www.ofm.co.za/article/149451/Former-Blue-Bulls-rugby-player-back-in-court-for-murder


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]]> IHHers, today’s case is an interesting one. Firstly, Phindile Joseph Ntshongwana was not an anonymous guy before these crimes put him in the papers. In fact, he used to be a professional rugby player –and you know how South Africans feel about their rugby. The other reason this case got so much attention was that Phindile is a literal axe murderer who went on a week-long rampage in March 2011, murdering four people and attempting to kill at least two others. But there’s a lot more to this case, in particular there’s the question of “mad or bad?”. Phindile would claim that his terrible actions were the result of profound mental illness, opening up a whole psychological and legal can o’ worms...


Support the show: www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere


SOURCES:


https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-06-07-former-blue-bulls-player-turned-axe-murderer-fails-appeal-bid/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/expert-flabbergasted-by-testimony-1720244

https://www.news24.com/citypress/southafrica/news/from-teddy-bear-to-terminator-20110402

http://www.saflii.org/za/other/ZAKZPHCRolls/2021/74.html

https://mg.co.za/article/2013-04-18-accused-blue-bulls-axe-murderer-had-seizure/

https://news.sky.com/story/former-rugby-player-in-court-over-axe-murders-10488883

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK4aOVPzvFI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjqRTyHMjA0

https://www.news24.com/drum/News/phindile-ntshongwana-guilty-of-murder-20170728

https://www.news24.com/News24/Ex-Blue-Bulls-players-gets-5x-life-for-axe-murders-20141219

https://www.enca.com/axe-killer-unaware-actions-court-hears

https://news.sky.com/story/former-rugby-player-in-court-over-axe-murders-10488883

http://www.lawlibrary.co.za/notice/updates/2014/issue_16/recentjudgments_kzd.htm

https://www.ofm.co.za/article/149451/Former-Blue-Bulls-rugby-player-back-in-court-for-murder


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]]> Interview: National Sex Workers Movement in South Africa Interview: National Sex Workers Movement in South Africa Sun, 17 Oct 2021 16:10:43 GMT 32:19 616c4b03c2b7fd0012aaed0d false https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/interview-national-sex-workers-movement-in-south-africa 616c4b03c2b7fd0012aaed0d 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 interview-national-sex-workers-movement-in-south-africa bonus While my current investigation/research is taking a bit longer than normal, here's an interview I did with Yonela Sinqu, the communications officer at Sisonke, the National Sex Workers Movement in South Africa. We talk about why they advocate for decriminalisation (rather than legalisation), as well as getting into some of the discrimination and violence sex workers face. A study by the South African Media Research Council recently found that 71% of women sex workers said they had been exposed to physical violence and 58% said they had been raped. One in seven of the 3005 women surveyed reported being raped by a policeman. This puts sex workers at astronomically higher risk of violence, and then they must deal with stigma on top of that. My own personal belief is that sex work is work, and that those who work in the space deserve the same protections and rights as any other worker, as any other human.  


For more, visit www.sweat.org.za.

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]]> While my current investigation/research is taking a bit longer than normal, here's an interview I did with Yonela Sinqu, the communications officer at Sisonke, the National Sex Workers Movement in South Africa. We talk about why they advocate for decriminalisation (rather than legalisation), as well as getting into some of the discrimination and violence sex workers face. A study by the South African Media Research Council recently found that 71% of women sex workers said they had been exposed to physical violence and 58% said they had been raped. One in seven of the 3005 women surveyed reported being raped by a policeman. This puts sex workers at astronomically higher risk of violence, and then they must deal with stigma on top of that. My own personal belief is that sex work is work, and that those who work in the space deserve the same protections and rights as any other worker, as any other human.  


For more, visit www.sweat.org.za.

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]]> The kidnapping of Baby Zephany The kidnapping of Baby Zephany Wed, 29 Sep 2021 22:10:55 GMT 26:18 6154e4701768c40012cd4c9d false https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/the-kidnapping-of-baby-zephany 6154e4701768c40012cd4c9d 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 the-kidnapping-of-baby-zephany full 1 15 Zephany was born on 28 April 1997, in Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town. She’d been born via C-section, and so her mom was still recuperating in the ward a few days later. And it was while mom Celeste lay there, in and out of an exhausted, post-operative sleep with her little girl resting by her side that the unthinkable happened. On April 30th, someone entered that room, dressed in the maroon trousers and oatmeal shirt of the Groote Schuur staff uniform, and took Zephany from her crib before disappearing, seemingly forever.


https://www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere


SOURCES

Miche’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Zephany-mothers-daughter-astonishing-story-ebook/dp/B07WFJDY3H

2010 interview with the Nurses: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/search-for-daughter-never-ending-474075#.VP146CzsBsk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephany_Nurse

https://soundcloud.com/nbpublishers/a-conversation-with-zephany-nurse-or-miche-solomon

https://www.all4women.co.za/2212974/news/south-african-news/exclusive-miche-solomon-zephany-nurse-says-pandemic-shook-her-world-again

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-49825705

https://www.enca.com/news/miche-solomon-i-didnt-know-if-should-cry-or-laugh

https://www.enca.com/news/she-really-took-good-care-me-miche-solomon

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/what-is-it-that-makes-a-woman-want-to-steal-a-baby-the-abductor-s-profile-1287013.html

https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/zephany-to-mom-you-are-paying-a-price-for-the-cost-of-loving-me-30854807

https://www.kidspot.com.au/lifestyle/entertainment/i-was-kidnapped-at-birth-then-found-my-secret-sister/news-story/1ba2124e14988d72098e09ca62151c05

https://www.missingkids.org/content/dam/missingkids/pdfs/ForHealthCareProfessionals_10thEdition.pdf

https://www.news24.com/news24/books/extract-zephany-you-think-you-know-a-person-especially-your-own-mother-right-20190816  

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/i-know-she-took-me-miche-solomon-on-being-zephany-nurse-20190815

https://www.thatslife.com.au/stolen-birth-dna-test-exposes-truth

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-08-15-my-biological-dad-is-a-lost-cause-zephany-nurse-reveals-in-new-book/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2019-08-18-betrayed-zephany-nurse-is-battling-to-trust-again/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp9mjLptlTA

Interview with Lavona and Michael  in 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qccQwfbjyoI

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1670168/pdf/bmj00131-0010.pdf

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]]> Zephany was born on 28 April 1997, in Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town. She’d been born via C-section, and so her mom was still recuperating in the ward a few days later. And it was while mom Celeste lay there, in and out of an exhausted, post-operative sleep with her little girl resting by her side that the unthinkable happened. On April 30th, someone entered that room, dressed in the maroon trousers and oatmeal shirt of the Groote Schuur staff uniform, and took Zephany from her crib before disappearing, seemingly forever.


https://www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere


SOURCES

Miche’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Zephany-mothers-daughter-astonishing-story-ebook/dp/B07WFJDY3H

2010 interview with the Nurses: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/search-for-daughter-never-ending-474075#.VP146CzsBsk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephany_Nurse

https://soundcloud.com/nbpublishers/a-conversation-with-zephany-nurse-or-miche-solomon

https://www.all4women.co.za/2212974/news/south-african-news/exclusive-miche-solomon-zephany-nurse-says-pandemic-shook-her-world-again

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-49825705

https://www.enca.com/news/miche-solomon-i-didnt-know-if-should-cry-or-laugh

https://www.enca.com/news/she-really-took-good-care-me-miche-solomon

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/what-is-it-that-makes-a-woman-want-to-steal-a-baby-the-abductor-s-profile-1287013.html

https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/zephany-to-mom-you-are-paying-a-price-for-the-cost-of-loving-me-30854807

https://www.kidspot.com.au/lifestyle/entertainment/i-was-kidnapped-at-birth-then-found-my-secret-sister/news-story/1ba2124e14988d72098e09ca62151c05

https://www.missingkids.org/content/dam/missingkids/pdfs/ForHealthCareProfessionals_10thEdition.pdf

https://www.news24.com/news24/books/extract-zephany-you-think-you-know-a-person-especially-your-own-mother-right-20190816  

https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/i-know-she-took-me-miche-solomon-on-being-zephany-nurse-20190815

https://www.thatslife.com.au/stolen-birth-dna-test-exposes-truth

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-08-15-my-biological-dad-is-a-lost-cause-zephany-nurse-reveals-in-new-book/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2019-08-18-betrayed-zephany-nurse-is-battling-to-trust-again/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp9mjLptlTA

Interview with Lavona and Michael  in 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qccQwfbjyoI

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1670168/pdf/bmj00131-0010.pdf

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]]> Unnatural suspicions: The death of Patrick Maqubela Unnatural suspicions: The death of Patrick Maqubela Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:17:05 GMT 29:54 6147a8d100553d0013fa0627 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/unnatural-suspicions-the-death-of-patrick-maqubela 6147a8d100553d0013fa0627 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 unnatural-suspicions-the-death-of-patrick-maqubela full 1 14 The President Hotel in Bantry Bay is a long way from the sweet and simple townhouses we’ve been lurking in recently. It has some 350 rooms and apartments, with tall palm trees positioned around a pool and the exterior painted in startling white just to lean into that Med look. On the 7th of June 2009, security guard Mark Benjamin is standing outside room 54 key in hand, with two others chomping at the bit to get inside. These men are Lester Penteni and Marshall Gobinca. The men had gone to the President Hotel in search of Judge Patrick Maqubela, who was leasing one of the luxury apartments and had been unreachable for a few days…. Twelve years later, the cause of Patrick’s untimely demise remains a matter of debate. One acquittal, one conviction and one appeal later, Patrick’s cause of death remains unexplained.


Sources:

 

'Excitable' Maqubela killed her husband

A look back at Thandi Maqubela's court drama | eNCA

A not so perfect murder

Acting judge dead for a few days before body was found

Bid to curb 'black widow' - The Mail & Guardian

Cape judge ‘died of natural causes’

Court hears of mystery call about judge | News24

How did this judge die .?

Judge killed over divorce plan

Judge's killer may lose R7.2m estate

Maqubela ‘apologised to wife on day he died’

Maqubela murder trial nears the end | eNCA

Maqubela pathologist cites uncertainties | News24

Maqubela patologist can’t make ruling

Maqubela shocked at husband's SMS messages to lover

Maqubela SMSes read out in court | News24

Maqubela text messages revealed

Maqubela trial resumes after 8 months

Maqubela wants to be home for Christmas | Drum

Maqubela's death unnatural - State | News24

Murdered judge Maqubela's text: 'I'm a walking corpse' - The Mail & Guardian

Murdered judge’s widow: I loved him

Mysterious call on day acting judge died

No surprise that judge was killed: state

One minute murder plan improbable - defence | News24

Prayers to the wind: Patrick Maqubela: Acting judge and former MK operative

PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions

PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions

Saying goodbye to designer wear

SHE TOLD US OF JUDGE'S 'INFIDELITY'

Slain judge ‘was sex addict’

Thandi Maqubela 'was a cold step-mother' | OFM

Thandi Maqubela | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Thandi Maqubela back in court | Drum

Thandi Maqubela bio: age, children, patrick Maubela, pictures, profile, where is she?

Thandi Maqubela not guilty of her husband's murder‚ appeal court finds

Thandi Maqubela wants her share of estate

Thandi Maqubela: The charges - NEWS & ANALYSIS | Politicsweb

Thandi Maqubela’s lawyers quit over ‘totally inadequate’ fees | News24

Thandi Sheryl Maqubela - Innocents Database of Exonerations

Toxicology tests conducted on judge's body

Witness received SMS from dead judge

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]]> The President Hotel in Bantry Bay is a long way from the sweet and simple townhouses we’ve been lurking in recently. It has some 350 rooms and apartments, with tall palm trees positioned around a pool and the exterior painted in startling white just to lean into that Med look. On the 7th of June 2009, security guard Mark Benjamin is standing outside room 54 key in hand, with two others chomping at the bit to get inside. These men are Lester Penteni and Marshall Gobinca. The men had gone to the President Hotel in search of Judge Patrick Maqubela, who was leasing one of the luxury apartments and had been unreachable for a few days…. Twelve years later, the cause of Patrick’s untimely demise remains a matter of debate. One acquittal, one conviction and one appeal later, Patrick’s cause of death remains unexplained.


Sources:

 

'Excitable' Maqubela killed her husband

A look back at Thandi Maqubela's court drama | eNCA

A not so perfect murder

Acting judge dead for a few days before body was found

Bid to curb 'black widow' - The Mail & Guardian

Cape judge ‘died of natural causes’

Court hears of mystery call about judge | News24

How did this judge die .?

Judge killed over divorce plan

Judge's killer may lose R7.2m estate

Maqubela ‘apologised to wife on day he died’

Maqubela murder trial nears the end | eNCA

Maqubela pathologist cites uncertainties | News24

Maqubela patologist can’t make ruling

Maqubela shocked at husband's SMS messages to lover

Maqubela SMSes read out in court | News24

Maqubela text messages revealed

Maqubela trial resumes after 8 months

Maqubela wants to be home for Christmas | Drum

Maqubela's death unnatural - State | News24

Murdered judge Maqubela's text: 'I'm a walking corpse' - The Mail & Guardian

Murdered judge’s widow: I loved him

Mysterious call on day acting judge died

No surprise that judge was killed: state

One minute murder plan improbable - defence | News24

Prayers to the wind: Patrick Maqubela: Acting judge and former MK operative

PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions

PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions

Saying goodbye to designer wear

SHE TOLD US OF JUDGE'S 'INFIDELITY'

Slain judge ‘was sex addict’

Thandi Maqubela 'was a cold step-mother' | OFM

Thandi Maqubela | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Thandi Maqubela back in court | Drum

Thandi Maqubela bio: age, children, patrick Maubela, pictures, profile, where is she?

Thandi Maqubela not guilty of her husband's murder‚ appeal court finds

Thandi Maqubela wants her share of estate

Thandi Maqubela: The charges - NEWS & ANALYSIS | Politicsweb

Thandi Maqubela’s lawyers quit over ‘totally inadequate’ fees | News24

Thandi Sheryl Maqubela - Innocents Database of Exonerations

Toxicology tests conducted on judge's body

Witness received SMS from dead judge

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]]> <![CDATA[Close to home: The abduction & murder of Jayde Panayiotou]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:21:09 GMT 31:16 613aa4f6832b4a00137d702b true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/close-to-home-the-abduction-murder-of-jayde-panayiotou 613aa4f6832b4a00137d702b 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 close-to-home-the-abduction-murder-of-jayde-panayiotou full 1 13 Today we’re traveling to Gqeberha on the south east coast of South Africa, the perfect spot for a young couple like the Panayiotous. Jayde Panayiotou worked as a teacher and her husband Christopher was an entrepreneur. On April 21 2015, Cherise Swanepoel pulled up to the Stellen Glen townhouse complex as always to carpool with Jayde to work, but there was no sign of her, no answer on her phone either. Jayde was the victim of an abduction and by 10am the whole country would be sharing her image online using #findjayde – but it was already too late.


www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere


SOURCES

Panayiotou tape exposed: ‘I told you to let them do it outside the house’ - YouTube

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FindJayde&src=hash

Jayde Panayiotou: How the story unfolded

#FindJayde - Twitter Search / Twitter

Jayde Panayiotou's killer given another life term for killing elderly woman in 2015 | News24

News - jayde panayiotou | Graaff-Reinet Advertiser

Wife killer Panayiotou loses appeal bid | Graaff-Reinet Advertiser

Body of missing teacher Jayde Panayiotou found

Surprise witness called in Panayiotou murder trial

S v Panayiotou and Others (CC26/2016) [2017] ZAECPEHC 53; [2018] 1 All SA 224 (ECP) (2 November 2017)

It looks like a hit now: Panayiotou to so-called middleman | eNCA

Expert stands firm in Jayde case

Christopher Panayiotou was not very emotional: witness

Missing PE teacher: Reward offered | George Herald

I am using my anger to try to get justice for Jayde‚ says sister

Jayde's final moments | OFM

Uitenhage, garden town in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Jayde’s friend recalls the day she vanished | News24

Woman describes hearing the gunshots that killed Jayde

Jayde’s friend tells court of frantic search on day she went missing

Friend who was last to see Jayde alive called as first witness

Jayde Panayiotou’s friend in tears as she testifies

Lonely Jayde used to wait up for Christopher Panayiotou - friend | News24

Jayde Panayiotou waited up at night for her husband, court hears | The Citizen

Home - Missing Children South Africa

First on EWN: Jayde Panayiotou's husband arrested for her murder

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]]> Today we’re traveling to Gqeberha on the south east coast of South Africa, the perfect spot for a young couple like the Panayiotous. Jayde Panayiotou worked as a teacher and her husband Christopher was an entrepreneur. On April 21 2015, Cherise Swanepoel pulled up to the Stellen Glen townhouse complex as always to carpool with Jayde to work, but there was no sign of her, no answer on her phone either. Jayde was the victim of an abduction and by 10am the whole country would be sharing her image online using #findjayde – but it was already too late.


www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere


SOURCES

Panayiotou tape exposed: ‘I told you to let them do it outside the house’ - YouTube

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FindJayde&src=hash

Jayde Panayiotou: How the story unfolded

#FindJayde - Twitter Search / Twitter

Jayde Panayiotou's killer given another life term for killing elderly woman in 2015 | News24

News - jayde panayiotou | Graaff-Reinet Advertiser

Wife killer Panayiotou loses appeal bid | Graaff-Reinet Advertiser

Body of missing teacher Jayde Panayiotou found

Surprise witness called in Panayiotou murder trial

S v Panayiotou and Others (CC26/2016) [2017] ZAECPEHC 53; [2018] 1 All SA 224 (ECP) (2 November 2017)

It looks like a hit now: Panayiotou to so-called middleman | eNCA

Expert stands firm in Jayde case

Christopher Panayiotou was not very emotional: witness

Missing PE teacher: Reward offered | George Herald

I am using my anger to try to get justice for Jayde‚ says sister

Jayde's final moments | OFM

Uitenhage, garden town in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Jayde’s friend recalls the day she vanished | News24

Woman describes hearing the gunshots that killed Jayde

Jayde’s friend tells court of frantic search on day she went missing

Friend who was last to see Jayde alive called as first witness

Jayde Panayiotou’s friend in tears as she testifies

Lonely Jayde used to wait up for Christopher Panayiotou - friend | News24

Jayde Panayiotou waited up at night for her husband, court hears | The Citizen

Home - Missing Children South Africa

First on EWN: Jayde Panayiotou's husband arrested for her murder

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]]> <![CDATA[Unlocked & (maybe) unsolved: The murder of Inge Lotz]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2021 23:43:21 GMT 35:51 6130101a72a827001b9272fd true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/unlocked-maybe-unsolved-the-murder-of-inge-lotz 6130101a72a827001b9272fd 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 unlocked-maybe-unsolved-the-murder-of-inge-lotz full 1 12 Back in 2005 the Shiraz complex in Stellenbosch had just been completed and the first set of tenants moved in, including 22-year-old student Inge Lotz. Inge was whip-smart, studying mathematics and stats at the University of Stellenbosch. She was a dedicated student who liked to stick to a schedule for her academic work, so when she wasn’t answering her phone on the night of 16 March 2005, her mom assumed she was head down in a book. Inge’s boyfriend Fred van der Vyver, however, was not as convinced. He’d been trying to reach Inge for hours. He calls a friend who lived nearby and sent him to check things out at Shiraz. There he'd find the savagely attacked body of Inge, kicking off a case that remains perplexing and unsolved today. 


SOURCES:

'I have stopped searching for answers' - Inge Lotz's dad | News24

'Inge has killed herself' | News24

Freddie Boy The Untold Story – A book covering the widely publicised murder trial of Inge Lotz as viewed through the eyes of one of Fred van der Vyver lawyers.

Fruit of a Poisoned Tree: https://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Poisoned-Tree-Antony-Altbeker/dp/1868423336

Hammer an ‘unlikely’ murder weapon in Van der Vyver case | News24

Hawks chase new Inge Lotz murder lead

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/students-boyfriend-lays-out-timeline-314986

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20110827/281788510763001

Unresolved 2005 murder of 22 year old student Inge Lotz : UnresolvedMysteries

Inge and Fred 'over' | News24

Inge Lotz Archives - The Mail & Guardian

Inge Lotz murder: Nine years later, two amateur forensi...

Inge-Lotz-FINAL | MatieMedia

Investigators unearth sordid new twist in Lotz murder case

Justice for INGE LOTZ - Posts | Facebook

Last hours with slain student

Lotz 'murderer's' alibi 'not watertight'

Lotz 'tried to avoid fatal blows'

Lotz murder accused acted strangely, court hears - The Mail & Guardian

Lotz's dad has ‘cut himself off from world’

Man 'confessed' to Inge murder | News24

Minister van Polisie v Van der Vyver - Wikipedia

New Doc 2017-09-11

New Doc 2017-09-11 (4)

New Doc 2017-09-11 (7)

Pathologist describes Inge Lotz's wounds | News24

PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions

PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions

Prof Jan Lotz: "Fred, I want answers" | You

S v Van der Vyver (SS 190/06) [2007] ZAWCHC 69; 2008 (1) SA 556 (C) (29 November 2007)

http://truth4inge.com/

Who killed Inge? 11 years later mysterious Lotz murder still haunts | You

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]]> Back in 2005 the Shiraz complex in Stellenbosch had just been completed and the first set of tenants moved in, including 22-year-old student Inge Lotz. Inge was whip-smart, studying mathematics and stats at the University of Stellenbosch. She was a dedicated student who liked to stick to a schedule for her academic work, so when she wasn’t answering her phone on the night of 16 March 2005, her mom assumed she was head down in a book. Inge’s boyfriend Fred van der Vyver, however, was not as convinced. He’d been trying to reach Inge for hours. He calls a friend who lived nearby and sent him to check things out at Shiraz. There he'd find the savagely attacked body of Inge, kicking off a case that remains perplexing and unsolved today. 


SOURCES:

'I have stopped searching for answers' - Inge Lotz's dad | News24

'Inge has killed herself' | News24

Freddie Boy The Untold Story – A book covering the widely publicised murder trial of Inge Lotz as viewed through the eyes of one of Fred van der Vyver lawyers.

Fruit of a Poisoned Tree: https://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Poisoned-Tree-Antony-Altbeker/dp/1868423336

Hammer an ‘unlikely’ murder weapon in Van der Vyver case | News24

Hawks chase new Inge Lotz murder lead

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/students-boyfriend-lays-out-timeline-314986

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20110827/281788510763001

Unresolved 2005 murder of 22 year old student Inge Lotz : UnresolvedMysteries

Inge and Fred 'over' | News24

Inge Lotz Archives - The Mail & Guardian

Inge Lotz murder: Nine years later, two amateur forensi...

Inge-Lotz-FINAL | MatieMedia

Investigators unearth sordid new twist in Lotz murder case

Justice for INGE LOTZ - Posts | Facebook

Last hours with slain student

Lotz 'murderer's' alibi 'not watertight'

Lotz 'tried to avoid fatal blows'

Lotz murder accused acted strangely, court hears - The Mail & Guardian

Lotz's dad has ‘cut himself off from world’

Man 'confessed' to Inge murder | News24

Minister van Polisie v Van der Vyver - Wikipedia

New Doc 2017-09-11

New Doc 2017-09-11 (4)

New Doc 2017-09-11 (7)

Pathologist describes Inge Lotz's wounds | News24

PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions

PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions

Prof Jan Lotz: "Fred, I want answers" | You

S v Van der Vyver (SS 190/06) [2007] ZAWCHC 69; 2008 (1) SA 556 (C) (29 November 2007)

http://truth4inge.com/

Who killed Inge? 11 years later mysterious Lotz murder still haunts | You

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]]> Station Strangler stragglers: 2b or not to be Station Strangler stragglers: 2b or not to be Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:21:17 GMT 21:55 6128fe1c4356cb0012eca177 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/2b-or-not-to-be-station-strangler-stragglers 6128fe1c4356cb0012eca177 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 2b-or-not-to-be-station-strangler-stragglers bonus 1 Yes, I know that is a truly awful joke. I’m not even sorry though.  In this definitely-not-a-third-part episode, I want to pull a few loose threads that I simply couldn’t when I was putting together the larger narrative of the Station Strangler case and Norman Simons. 


Sources:

http://www.psychology.uct.ac.za/psy/staff/professors/colintredoux

https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/news/no-parole-for-station-strangler-21912705

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20091211/283158604730132

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20091211/283381943029524

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20091214/282372625716970

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20091212/283089885254251

https://www.uct.ac.za/downloads/uct.ac.za/news/lectures/inaugurals/Tredoux_inaugural.pdf

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]]> Yes, I know that is a truly awful joke. I’m not even sorry though.  In this definitely-not-a-third-part episode, I want to pull a few loose threads that I simply couldn’t when I was putting together the larger narrative of the Station Strangler case and Norman Simons. 


Sources:

http://www.psychology.uct.ac.za/psy/staff/professors/colintredoux

https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/news/no-parole-for-station-strangler-21912705

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20091211/283158604730132

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20091211/283381943029524

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20091214/282372625716970

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20091212/283089885254251

https://www.uct.ac.za/downloads/uct.ac.za/news/lectures/inaugurals/Tredoux_inaugural.pdf

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]]> The Station Strangler (Pt2): Many more in store The Station Strangler (Pt2): Many more in store Tue, 24 Aug 2021 00:41:10 GMT 40:43 61244026bb5d5f0014456958 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/the-station-strangler-pt2-many-more-to-come 61244026bb5d5f0014456958 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 the-station-strangler-pt2-many-more-to-come full 1 11 This is part two of the Station Strangler. If you haven’t listened to part one, start there. Last week we covered a series of murders, from 1986 to 1992, and I told you about ten young boys who were raped and strangled before being dumped in various sites near the train stations and in the sand dunes of Mitchell’s Plain and surrounds. 

 

In early 1994, there had been a gap of over two years since the disappearance of any young boys had been definitively linked to the so-called Station Strangler, but soon we would learn that the nightmare was far from over. In January, just a single month, the bodies of eleven raped and murdered young victims would be found. This is what is known as the month of horror. 



PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere

 

SOURCES: 

https://apnews.com/article/c60bf1b31c1ad630cd17035149fe35c6

https://apnews.com/article/fb2a9bb403504cd9fe764badfb059bc7

https://mg.co.za/article/1994-09-09-station-strangler-whos-fooling-whom/

https://mg.co.za/article/2005-08-16-station-strangler-back-in-court/

https://mg.co.za/article/2007-04-25-late-judge-fondly-remembered-by-peers/?amp

https://www.deseret.com/1995/6/14/19177025/is-man-who-killed-boy-s-africa-s-serial-strangler

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/revisiting-the-station-strangler-cases-250970

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/serial-killer-inquest-hear-of-inconsistencies-400257

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-29-mn-16600-story.html

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20091214/282372625716970

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20140524/281625303343669

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20091212/283089885254251

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-sunday-edition/20091213/282737697936478

https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/cape-flats-cape-town

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fjWHrL6kIw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK8hFQR3ip8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JFGyQ78cvE

Profiling serial killers and other crimes in South Africa, by Micki Pistorius. The Penguin Group (South Africa), Cape Town 2005. ISBN 9780143024828 / ISBN 978-0-14-302482-8

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/revisiting-the-station-strangler-cases-250970

 

LOCATIONS

Mnandi Beach: https://goo.gl/maps/ikQ3RTwGKmnN5AAm7

Rocklands: https://goo.gl/maps/cezGmqXrmp1BQfS17

Westpoort Drive: https://goo.gl/maps/tmouV6igQ8impcjR6

Beacon Valley: https://goo.gl/maps/hVfKyhFViXn7Div86

Strand: https://goo.gl/maps/cavcHuZJ9LmAAn589

Kuils River: https://goo.gl/maps/WJmkweo3qcUuDNLU9

 

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]]> This is part two of the Station Strangler. If you haven’t listened to part one, start there. Last week we covered a series of murders, from 1986 to 1992, and I told you about ten young boys who were raped and strangled before being dumped in various sites near the train stations and in the sand dunes of Mitchell’s Plain and surrounds. 

 

In early 1994, there had been a gap of over two years since the disappearance of any young boys had been definitively linked to the so-called Station Strangler, but soon we would learn that the nightmare was far from over. In January, just a single month, the bodies of eleven raped and murdered young victims would be found. This is what is known as the month of horror. 



PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere

 

SOURCES: 

https://apnews.com/article/c60bf1b31c1ad630cd17035149fe35c6

https://apnews.com/article/fb2a9bb403504cd9fe764badfb059bc7

https://mg.co.za/article/1994-09-09-station-strangler-whos-fooling-whom/

https://mg.co.za/article/2005-08-16-station-strangler-back-in-court/

https://mg.co.za/article/2007-04-25-late-judge-fondly-remembered-by-peers/?amp

https://www.deseret.com/1995/6/14/19177025/is-man-who-killed-boy-s-africa-s-serial-strangler

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/revisiting-the-station-strangler-cases-250970

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/serial-killer-inquest-hear-of-inconsistencies-400257

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-29-mn-16600-story.html

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20091214/282372625716970

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20140524/281625303343669

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20091212/283089885254251

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-sunday-edition/20091213/282737697936478

https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/cape-flats-cape-town

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fjWHrL6kIw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK8hFQR3ip8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JFGyQ78cvE

Profiling serial killers and other crimes in South Africa, by Micki Pistorius. The Penguin Group (South Africa), Cape Town 2005. ISBN 9780143024828 / ISBN 978-0-14-302482-8

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/revisiting-the-station-strangler-cases-250970

 

LOCATIONS

Mnandi Beach: https://goo.gl/maps/ikQ3RTwGKmnN5AAm7

Rocklands: https://goo.gl/maps/cezGmqXrmp1BQfS17

Westpoort Drive: https://goo.gl/maps/tmouV6igQ8impcjR6

Beacon Valley: https://goo.gl/maps/hVfKyhFViXn7Div86

Strand: https://goo.gl/maps/cavcHuZJ9LmAAn589

Kuils River: https://goo.gl/maps/WJmkweo3qcUuDNLU9

 

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]]> <![CDATA[Minisode update: Jason Rohde's appeal ]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:09:53 GMT 6:22 611d85324ec6dc00134bcbee false https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/minisode-update-jason-rohdes-appeal 611d85324ec6dc00134bcbee 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 minisode-update-jason-rohdes-appeal bonus 1

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]]> <![CDATA[The Station Strangler P1: "One of us"]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:24:11 GMT 34:59 611aad4c09325b0013e5058c true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/the-station-strangler-p1-one-of-us 611aad4c09325b0013e5058c 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 the-station-strangler-p1-one-of-us full 1 10 The case of the Station Strangler unfolds at a critical and tense juncture of South African history. The majority of events here take place between 1986 and 1995, the last few years of apartheid. In fact, eleven victims bodies are found just weeks before our first democratic election in 1994. Only one man has ever been convicted of any crime associated with this spate of murders, although there is a lot of speculation that he wasn’t the only perpetrator. So many social, personal and political factors combined around this case, making it one of such horror and cultural significance in South Africa that for many of us, the dunes and the trains stations of Mitchell’s Plain and the Cape Flats still carry a taint of association – sites where at least 22 boys and young men met someone who lured them away, raped and killed them, before burying them in shallow sandy graves. 


PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere

 

SOURCES: 

https://apnews.com/article/c60bf1b31c1ad630cd17035149fe35c6

https://apnews.com/article/fb2a9bb403504cd9fe764badfb059bc7

https://mg.co.za/article/1994-09-09-station-strangler-whos-fooling-whom/

https://mg.co.za/article/2005-08-16-station-strangler-back-in-court/

https://mg.co.za/article/2007-04-25-late-judge-fondly-remembered-by-peers/?amp

https://www.deseret.com/1995/6/14/19177025/is-man-who-killed-boy-s-africa-s-serial-strangler

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/revisiting-the-station-strangler-cases-250970

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/serial-killer-inquest-hear-of-inconsistencies-400257

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-29-mn-16600-story.html

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20091214/282372625716970

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20140524/281625303343669

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20091212/283089885254251

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-sunday-edition/20091213/282737697936478

https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/cape-flats-cape-town

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]]> The case of the Station Strangler unfolds at a critical and tense juncture of South African history. The majority of events here take place between 1986 and 1995, the last few years of apartheid. In fact, eleven victims bodies are found just weeks before our first democratic election in 1994. Only one man has ever been convicted of any crime associated with this spate of murders, although there is a lot of speculation that he wasn’t the only perpetrator. So many social, personal and political factors combined around this case, making it one of such horror and cultural significance in South Africa that for many of us, the dunes and the trains stations of Mitchell’s Plain and the Cape Flats still carry a taint of association – sites where at least 22 boys and young men met someone who lured them away, raped and killed them, before burying them in shallow sandy graves. 


PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere

 

SOURCES: 

https://apnews.com/article/c60bf1b31c1ad630cd17035149fe35c6

https://apnews.com/article/fb2a9bb403504cd9fe764badfb059bc7

https://mg.co.za/article/1994-09-09-station-strangler-whos-fooling-whom/

https://mg.co.za/article/2005-08-16-station-strangler-back-in-court/

https://mg.co.za/article/2007-04-25-late-judge-fondly-remembered-by-peers/?amp

https://www.deseret.com/1995/6/14/19177025/is-man-who-killed-boy-s-africa-s-serial-strangler

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/revisiting-the-station-strangler-cases-250970

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/serial-killer-inquest-hear-of-inconsistencies-400257

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-29-mn-16600-story.html

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20091214/282372625716970

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20140524/281625303343669

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20091212/283089885254251

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-sunday-edition/20091213/282737697936478

https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/cape-flats-cape-town

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]]> <![CDATA[The Devil in the ‘dorp: What Cecilia's Krugersdorp cult did next]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2021 23:19:57 GMT 36:10 610dc2fc69ea9c001401c1f5 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/the-devil-in-the-dorp-what-cecilia-the-krugersdorp-cult-did- 610dc2fc69ea9c001401c1f5 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 the-devil-in-the-dorp-what-cecilia-the-krugersdorp-cult-did- full 1 9 This is part two of the Krugersdorp cult killings. At the centre of this is a woman called Cecilia Steyn who has created this epic backstory for herself, in which she is a former Satanist, a ritualistic abuse survivor, who wants to transform her life and walk with christ. So far she’s convinced Ria Grunewald and Ria’s prayer group turned sect Overcomers through Christ that for the church of satan, she’s the one who got away. And then she's turned a small breakaway group against Ria, and together perpetrated four murders in 2012. The next definitive point on our timeline - where this episode picks up the story again - is November 2015, when the group shifts from murder for revenge and belief, to murder for profit. 


 SOURCES:

 

·      The Krugersdorp killings explained: Who was murdered, how, and why | News24

·      Grandson is 'saviour' for victims of 'Krugersdorp killers'

·      Seven life terms in jail for Krugersdorp teen roped into murder by mom

·      Krugersdorp Killers: Six chilling details from Marinda Steyn's testimony

·      #KrugersdorpMurders – remaining three to learn their fate this week | Krugersdorp News

·      Krugersdorp killings: 'Witches will kill you,' Marcel Steyn's mom tells her in prison - report | News24

·      #KrugersdorpMurders — Marinda Steyn's testimony of why they started killing people | Krugersdorp News

·      #KrugersdorpMurders – God has forgiven me, says convicted murderer Marinda Steyn | Krugersdorp News

·      Krugersdorp killers strangled most victims to death

·      Main suspect in Krugersdorp murders suing police for over R3m

·      ‘Devilsdorp’ killers: Six bizarre details that didn’t make it into the doccie

·      Outrageous omission gives 'The Trials of Oscar Pistorius' a bitter taste

·      #KrugersdorpMurders – 'She was sent to open the gates of Hell' | Krugersdorp News

·      Cecilia Steyn – Candice Rijavec

·      'Remember I love you' - murdered Krugersdorp victim's last words to fiancée

·      First photo of all the accused in #TripleMurder case | Krugersdorp News

·      Life in jail for friends and neighbours guilty of Krugersdorp killing 'tsunami'

·      Interesting yet disturbing info about the #KrugersdorpMurders trial so far | Krugersdorp News

·      Krugersdorp killings: Cecilia Steyn denies being a satanist | News24

·      'Remember I love you' - murdered Krugersdorp victim's last words to fiancée

·      Krugersdorp killer says best friend was not murder 'mastermind'

·      Life in jail for friends and neighbours guilty of Krugersdorp killing 'tsunami'

·      'Krugersdorp Killers' torn by plea bargains

·      https://www.showmax.com/eng/tvseries/lguobeqc-devilsdorp

·     Devilsdorp - The Official Companion Podcast; https://iono.fm/c/6598

·      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KixioWhKJE4

·     https://www.npa.gov.za/sites/default/files/media releases/Indefinite%20Life%20Sentences%20for%20Krugersdorp%E2%80%99s%20Electus%20Per%20Deus%20Cult.pdf

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]]> This is part two of the Krugersdorp cult killings. At the centre of this is a woman called Cecilia Steyn who has created this epic backstory for herself, in which she is a former Satanist, a ritualistic abuse survivor, who wants to transform her life and walk with christ. So far she’s convinced Ria Grunewald and Ria’s prayer group turned sect Overcomers through Christ that for the church of satan, she’s the one who got away. And then she's turned a small breakaway group against Ria, and together perpetrated four murders in 2012. The next definitive point on our timeline - where this episode picks up the story again - is November 2015, when the group shifts from murder for revenge and belief, to murder for profit. 


 SOURCES:

 

·      The Krugersdorp killings explained: Who was murdered, how, and why | News24

·      Grandson is 'saviour' for victims of 'Krugersdorp killers'

·      Seven life terms in jail for Krugersdorp teen roped into murder by mom

·      Krugersdorp Killers: Six chilling details from Marinda Steyn's testimony

·      #KrugersdorpMurders – remaining three to learn their fate this week | Krugersdorp News

·      Krugersdorp killings: 'Witches will kill you,' Marcel Steyn's mom tells her in prison - report | News24

·      #KrugersdorpMurders — Marinda Steyn's testimony of why they started killing people | Krugersdorp News

·      #KrugersdorpMurders – God has forgiven me, says convicted murderer Marinda Steyn | Krugersdorp News

·      Krugersdorp killers strangled most victims to death

·      Main suspect in Krugersdorp murders suing police for over R3m

·      ‘Devilsdorp’ killers: Six bizarre details that didn’t make it into the doccie

·      Outrageous omission gives 'The Trials of Oscar Pistorius' a bitter taste

·      #KrugersdorpMurders – 'She was sent to open the gates of Hell' | Krugersdorp News

·      Cecilia Steyn – Candice Rijavec

·      'Remember I love you' - murdered Krugersdorp victim's last words to fiancée

·      First photo of all the accused in #TripleMurder case | Krugersdorp News

·      Life in jail for friends and neighbours guilty of Krugersdorp killing 'tsunami'

·      Interesting yet disturbing info about the #KrugersdorpMurders trial so far | Krugersdorp News

·      Krugersdorp killings: Cecilia Steyn denies being a satanist | News24

·      'Remember I love you' - murdered Krugersdorp victim's last words to fiancée

·      Krugersdorp killer says best friend was not murder 'mastermind'

·      Life in jail for friends and neighbours guilty of Krugersdorp killing 'tsunami'

·      'Krugersdorp Killers' torn by plea bargains

·      https://www.showmax.com/eng/tvseries/lguobeqc-devilsdorp

·     Devilsdorp - The Official Companion Podcast; https://iono.fm/c/6598

·      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KixioWhKJE4

·     https://www.npa.gov.za/sites/default/files/media releases/Indefinite%20Life%20Sentences%20for%20Krugersdorp%E2%80%99s%20Electus%20Per%20Deus%20Cult.pdf

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]]> Devil in the ‘dorp: The Krugersdorp cult killers Devil in the ‘dorp: The Krugersdorp cult killers Sat, 31 Jul 2021 21:30:48 GMT 27:18 6105c109e89cf400198cb2e8 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/devil-in-the-dorp-the-krugersdorp-cult-killers 6105c109e89cf400198cb2e8 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 devil-in-the-dorp-the-krugersdorp-cult-killers full 1 8 This is the story of eleven murders and six accused murderers. There are multiple methods of killing, multiple disposal MOs, a period of almost a decade from the first slayings to the sentencing, and many locations. You will meet some of the strangest characters, and hear bizarre, meandering stories of events and reasoning built on a flimsy pretext of belief, but this is also the story of a small group of friends, in a small town, a teacher, a school girl, her brother. On paper, at least at a surface level, they sound like no one you’ve ever encountered before and like 500 people I knew growing up– the extraordinary in the mundane. When this group and their crimes were finally exposed, the whole town of Krugersdorp was left grappling with a new and uncomfortable insight into itself. 


This is episode 8 - Devil in the ‘dorp: The Krugersdorp cult killers 


SOURCES:


·       'My mother put the hammer down and started stabbing her': chilling evidence in Krugersdorp murder trial

·       'Over-protected' Zak Valentine earned R70,000 a month when he began killing

·       'Pray, I am going to kill you now,' Krugersdorp murderer tells victim

·       'Remember I love you' - murdered Krugersdorp victim's last words to fiancée

·       ‘Ria Grunewald is dead. I lost everything’: Witness in Krugersdorp killings case tells how her life fell apart

·       #KrugersdorpMurders — State says Cecilia was the 'CEO' of this murderous 'company' | Krugersdorp News

·       #KrugersdorpMurders — The State's keywitness tells her story | Krugersdorp News

·       Devilsdorp - Showmax

·       Flats to Rent in Krugersdorp Central - 28 Apartments | RentUncle

·       Inside the mind of a teen drawn into the Krugersdorp killing spree

·       Key witness in Krugersdorp murder trial tells court of Wimpy werewolves | The Citizen

·       Krugersdorp killers strangled most victims to death

·       Krugersdorp Killers trial: Everything that’s happened so far | You

·       Krugersdorp Killers: Marcel Steyn has the mindset of a 10-year-old - defence | News24

·       Krugersdorp killers: Psychologist believes Marcel Steyn can be rehabilitated | All4Women

·       Krugersdorp killings: 'Witches will kill you,' Marcel Steyn's mom tells her in prison - report | News24

·       Krugersdorp murders: 'I was sure they would kill me if I didn't take part'

·       Life in jail for friends and neighbours guilty of Krugersdorp killing 'tsunami'

·       SAPS says “Signs of Satanic activity includes interest in computer” – South African Pagan Rights Alliance

·       The Krugersdorp killings explained: Who was murdered, how, and why | News24

·      Why Ria Grunewald COULD NOT Escape Earlier – Candice Rijavec

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]]> This is the story of eleven murders and six accused murderers. There are multiple methods of killing, multiple disposal MOs, a period of almost a decade from the first slayings to the sentencing, and many locations. You will meet some of the strangest characters, and hear bizarre, meandering stories of events and reasoning built on a flimsy pretext of belief, but this is also the story of a small group of friends, in a small town, a teacher, a school girl, her brother. On paper, at least at a surface level, they sound like no one you’ve ever encountered before and like 500 people I knew growing up– the extraordinary in the mundane. When this group and their crimes were finally exposed, the whole town of Krugersdorp was left grappling with a new and uncomfortable insight into itself. 


This is episode 8 - Devil in the ‘dorp: The Krugersdorp cult killers 


SOURCES:


·       'My mother put the hammer down and started stabbing her': chilling evidence in Krugersdorp murder trial

·       'Over-protected' Zak Valentine earned R70,000 a month when he began killing

·       'Pray, I am going to kill you now,' Krugersdorp murderer tells victim

·       'Remember I love you' - murdered Krugersdorp victim's last words to fiancée

·       ‘Ria Grunewald is dead. I lost everything’: Witness in Krugersdorp killings case tells how her life fell apart

·       #KrugersdorpMurders — State says Cecilia was the 'CEO' of this murderous 'company' | Krugersdorp News

·       #KrugersdorpMurders — The State's keywitness tells her story | Krugersdorp News

·       Devilsdorp - Showmax

·       Flats to Rent in Krugersdorp Central - 28 Apartments | RentUncle

·       Inside the mind of a teen drawn into the Krugersdorp killing spree

·       Key witness in Krugersdorp murder trial tells court of Wimpy werewolves | The Citizen

·       Krugersdorp killers strangled most victims to death

·       Krugersdorp Killers trial: Everything that’s happened so far | You

·       Krugersdorp Killers: Marcel Steyn has the mindset of a 10-year-old - defence | News24

·       Krugersdorp killers: Psychologist believes Marcel Steyn can be rehabilitated | All4Women

·       Krugersdorp killings: 'Witches will kill you,' Marcel Steyn's mom tells her in prison - report | News24

·       Krugersdorp murders: 'I was sure they would kill me if I didn't take part'

·       Life in jail for friends and neighbours guilty of Krugersdorp killing 'tsunami'

·       SAPS says “Signs of Satanic activity includes interest in computer” – South African Pagan Rights Alliance

·       The Krugersdorp killings explained: Who was murdered, how, and why | News24

·      Why Ria Grunewald COULD NOT Escape Earlier – Candice Rijavec

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]]> Devil in the ‘dorp: “Samurai killer” Morne Harmse Devil in the ‘dorp: “Samurai killer” Morne Harmse Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:22:25 GMT 26:02 60fb4f32ee3f4d001a6ab75e true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/devil-in-the-dorp-samurai-killer-morne-harmse 60fb4f32ee3f4d001a6ab75e 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 devil-in-the-dorp-samurai-killer-morne-harmse full 1 7 It’s Monday morning August 18th, 2008 at a school in Krugersdorp. The bell has just rung for morning assembly so all the students are making their way towards the hall in groups, chatting among themselves. 


Two 16-yo boys Jacques Pretorius and his friend JC are walking in together when the unthinkable happens. They didn’t have any real warning. Some kids in the vicinity said they heard someone say “Want to see something cool?” just before that someone swung a sword at Jacques, catching him at the neck. He fell to the ground, while all around them kids began to scream and run. 


This is a story of a horrific school attack, but also sensationalist media and South Africa’s satanic panic.


patreon.com/ithappenedhere

 

Sources:

·      Nic Diederichs Technical High School slashing - Wikipedia

·      Harmse 'liked to sharpen sword': South Africa: News: News24

·      'Want to see something cool?': South Africa: News: News24

·      The Times - The devil didn’t make him do it

·      ‘Satanist’ kills boy at school | Witness

·      Sword attack was 'carefully planned'

·      Satanic link to school murder

·      ‘Satanist’ kills boy at school | Witness

·      22 August 2008. South Africa. Jacques Pretorius, who was killed by a... News Photo - Getty Images

·      Today, 10 years ago, a boy walked into his school with a samurai sword ... | Krugersdorp News

·       Harmse 'wanted to be noticed'

·       He planned a massacre …

·       What now, sir?  https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/now-what-sir-412851#.UYUQNaJTCz4

·       https://mg.co.za/article/2009-09-10-sword-killer-harmse-sentenced-to-20-years-in-jail/

·       https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-mercury-south-africa/20090911/282415575321533

·       https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2009-04-15-i-swung-sword/

·       https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/sword-boy-tells-of-ghost-414082

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]]> It’s Monday morning August 18th, 2008 at a school in Krugersdorp. The bell has just rung for morning assembly so all the students are making their way towards the hall in groups, chatting among themselves. 


Two 16-yo boys Jacques Pretorius and his friend JC are walking in together when the unthinkable happens. They didn’t have any real warning. Some kids in the vicinity said they heard someone say “Want to see something cool?” just before that someone swung a sword at Jacques, catching him at the neck. He fell to the ground, while all around them kids began to scream and run. 


This is a story of a horrific school attack, but also sensationalist media and South Africa’s satanic panic.


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Sources:

·      Nic Diederichs Technical High School slashing - Wikipedia

·      Harmse 'liked to sharpen sword': South Africa: News: News24

·      'Want to see something cool?': South Africa: News: News24

·      The Times - The devil didn’t make him do it

·      ‘Satanist’ kills boy at school | Witness

·      Sword attack was 'carefully planned'

·      Satanic link to school murder

·      ‘Satanist’ kills boy at school | Witness

·      22 August 2008. South Africa. Jacques Pretorius, who was killed by a... News Photo - Getty Images

·      Today, 10 years ago, a boy walked into his school with a samurai sword ... | Krugersdorp News

·       Harmse 'wanted to be noticed'

·       He planned a massacre …

·       What now, sir?  https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/now-what-sir-412851#.UYUQNaJTCz4

·       https://mg.co.za/article/2009-09-10-sword-killer-harmse-sentenced-to-20-years-in-jail/

·       https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-mercury-south-africa/20090911/282415575321533

·       https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2009-04-15-i-swung-sword/

·       https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/sword-boy-tells-of-ghost-414082

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]]> Burial above ground: the Vlakfontein murders Burial above ground: the Vlakfontein murders Thu, 15 Jul 2021 23:20:32 GMT 28:28 60f0c2c1c7ff14001258d890 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/burial-above-ground-the-vlakfontein-murders 60f0c2c1c7ff14001258d890 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 burial-above-ground-the-vlakfontein-murders full 1 6 Vlakfontein is the kind of place where you know your neighbours by name and by sight. But in October of 2018, no one had seen the Khoza family from 4192 Ibis Crescent for a few days. 

There are quite a few people who call this property home. Mbali Khoza is the homeowner, and she lives here with a long-term boyfriend Fita Khupe and her sister Dudu Khoza. Dudu’s kids – Nomfundo, Luyanda and Sbongakonke – also lived there, and Nomfundo herself had two kids, Karabo and Nkanyiso. 

It is very common in South Africa for multiple generations of the same family to share a home. It is also common, if you have the space, to rent out your back rooms for some extra income. Andre Cossa is one such tenant. He didn’t have to go through the main house to access his room, but all the same he was getting pretty concerned about his landlords by the end of the month, not least of all because of the increasingly alarming odour emanating from behind the closed doors and windows of the main house and another back room. 

That’s how this incredibly infuriating case starts, before meandering through false identities, dodgy politicians, journalists overstepping the mark, incompetent prosecutions… and the ending will leave you both confused and frustrated. 


Sources

-        https://www.news24.com/drum/News/family-of-the-seven-people-found-dead-in-a-vlakfontein-house-speak-out-20190217

-        (https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/vlakfontein-residents-up-in-arms-after-man-accused-of-seven-murders-walks-free-20190607)

-        https://www.enca.com/news/gruesome-details-vlakfontein-murder-revealed-court

-        https://www.enca.com/news/gruesome-details-vlakfontein-murder-revealed-court

-        https://www.enca.com/news/vlakfontein-family-speaks-out

-        https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/vlakfontein-khupe-forced-me-to-rape-and-kill-the-khozas-says-mabaso-18310112 https://lowvelder.co.za/lnn/532843/vlakfontein-murder-accused-ernest-mabaso-commits-suicide

-        https://www.npa.gov.za/sites/default/files/media-releases/NPA%20Withdraws%20Charges%20Against%20Fita%20Khupe.pdf

-        https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/mabaso-details-how-he-raped-killed-khoza-family-in-vlakfontein/

-        https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-11-06-grieving-dad-wont-forgive-vlakfontein-killers/

-        https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-12-05-dates-of-vlakfontein-murders-disputed-in-court-by-accuseds-lawyer/

-        https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-06-10-parents-of-vlakfontein-mass-murder-victims-fume-over-khupes-case/

-        https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-06-10-parents-of-vlakfontein-mass-murder-victims-fume-over-khupes-case/

-        https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-12-06-vlakfontein-murder-suspect-originally-treated-as-a-victim-court-hears/

-        https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-12-06-vlakfontein-murder-suspect-originally-treated-as-a-victim-court-hears/

-        https://youtu.be/A_zjq_wDauQ

-        https://youtu.be/rIw0GFvgBJ4

https://youtu.be/xVPaAeenLno

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]]> Vlakfontein is the kind of place where you know your neighbours by name and by sight. But in October of 2018, no one had seen the Khoza family from 4192 Ibis Crescent for a few days. 

There are quite a few people who call this property home. Mbali Khoza is the homeowner, and she lives here with a long-term boyfriend Fita Khupe and her sister Dudu Khoza. Dudu’s kids – Nomfundo, Luyanda and Sbongakonke – also lived there, and Nomfundo herself had two kids, Karabo and Nkanyiso. 

It is very common in South Africa for multiple generations of the same family to share a home. It is also common, if you have the space, to rent out your back rooms for some extra income. Andre Cossa is one such tenant. He didn’t have to go through the main house to access his room, but all the same he was getting pretty concerned about his landlords by the end of the month, not least of all because of the increasingly alarming odour emanating from behind the closed doors and windows of the main house and another back room. 

That’s how this incredibly infuriating case starts, before meandering through false identities, dodgy politicians, journalists overstepping the mark, incompetent prosecutions… and the ending will leave you both confused and frustrated. 


Sources

-        https://www.news24.com/drum/News/family-of-the-seven-people-found-dead-in-a-vlakfontein-house-speak-out-20190217

-        (https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/vlakfontein-residents-up-in-arms-after-man-accused-of-seven-murders-walks-free-20190607)

-        https://www.enca.com/news/gruesome-details-vlakfontein-murder-revealed-court

-        https://www.enca.com/news/gruesome-details-vlakfontein-murder-revealed-court

-        https://www.enca.com/news/vlakfontein-family-speaks-out

-        https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/vlakfontein-khupe-forced-me-to-rape-and-kill-the-khozas-says-mabaso-18310112 https://lowvelder.co.za/lnn/532843/vlakfontein-murder-accused-ernest-mabaso-commits-suicide

-        https://www.npa.gov.za/sites/default/files/media-releases/NPA%20Withdraws%20Charges%20Against%20Fita%20Khupe.pdf

-        https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/mabaso-details-how-he-raped-killed-khoza-family-in-vlakfontein/

-        https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-11-06-grieving-dad-wont-forgive-vlakfontein-killers/

-        https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-12-05-dates-of-vlakfontein-murders-disputed-in-court-by-accuseds-lawyer/

-        https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-06-10-parents-of-vlakfontein-mass-murder-victims-fume-over-khupes-case/

-        https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-06-10-parents-of-vlakfontein-mass-murder-victims-fume-over-khupes-case/

-        https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-12-06-vlakfontein-murder-suspect-originally-treated-as-a-victim-court-hears/

-        https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-12-06-vlakfontein-murder-suspect-originally-treated-as-a-victim-court-hears/

-        https://youtu.be/A_zjq_wDauQ

-        https://youtu.be/rIw0GFvgBJ4

https://youtu.be/xVPaAeenLno

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]]> Death en suite: Susan Rohde Death en suite: Susan Rohde Tue, 06 Jul 2021 23:22:11 GMT 25:29 60e4e565b00ae9001315aba4 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/episode-5-death-en-suite 60e4e565b00ae9001315aba4 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 episode-5-death-en-suite full 1 5 It’s 2016, July 24th, and the receptionist on duty of Spier Hotel has just taken a call from a guest in need of a maintenance man. Spier is a four-star hotel, positioned on one of the country’s oldest wine farms. Maintenance work Desmond Daniels responds to the call, and at this moment, of the lock turning, two versions of the story splinter off. What maintenance man Desmond and husband Jason describe on the other side of the bathroom door was either a tragic suicide by a distraught and heartbroken woman, or the deliberate murder and cover up by her scheming husband. 

Sources:


·       https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2017-11-11-if-words-could-kill-the-rohdes-chilling-whatsapp-warfare/

·       https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-11-21-rohdes-defence-relates-how-he-hit-his-wife-susan/

·       https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/rohdes-wifes-family-prejudged-and-ostracised-him-court-hears-20171102

·       https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/just-in-convicted-wife-killer-jason-rohdes-appeal-will-be-heard-on-16-august-20210621

·       https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/jason-rohde-told-his-wife-he-was-done-with-their-marriage-hours-before-she-was-found-dead-20180528

·       https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/jason-rohde-arrested-for-wifes-murder-20160823

·       https://www.magzter.com/stories/Entertainment/YOU-South-Africa/Murdered-Mom-Remembered

·       https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/mom-of-slain-susan-rohde-struggling-to-mourn-support-grandkids-18433664

·       https://www.iol.co.za/news/chilling-details-of-rohde-murder-2061590

·       https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/sotheby-bosss-wifes-death-a-suicide-pathologist-2060984

·       https://shakedowntitle.com/2018/08/10/according-to-brendan-miller-susan-rohde-was-calm-shortly-before-her-death/

·       https://citizen.co.za/news/1947363/infographic-what-happened-according-to-murder-accused-jason-rohde/

·       http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAWCHC/2018/146.html

 

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]]> It’s 2016, July 24th, and the receptionist on duty of Spier Hotel has just taken a call from a guest in need of a maintenance man. Spier is a four-star hotel, positioned on one of the country’s oldest wine farms. Maintenance work Desmond Daniels responds to the call, and at this moment, of the lock turning, two versions of the story splinter off. What maintenance man Desmond and husband Jason describe on the other side of the bathroom door was either a tragic suicide by a distraught and heartbroken woman, or the deliberate murder and cover up by her scheming husband. 

Sources:


·       https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2017-11-11-if-words-could-kill-the-rohdes-chilling-whatsapp-warfare/

·       https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-11-21-rohdes-defence-relates-how-he-hit-his-wife-susan/

·       https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/rohdes-wifes-family-prejudged-and-ostracised-him-court-hears-20171102

·       https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/just-in-convicted-wife-killer-jason-rohdes-appeal-will-be-heard-on-16-august-20210621

·       https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/jason-rohde-told-his-wife-he-was-done-with-their-marriage-hours-before-she-was-found-dead-20180528

·       https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/jason-rohde-arrested-for-wifes-murder-20160823

·       https://www.magzter.com/stories/Entertainment/YOU-South-Africa/Murdered-Mom-Remembered

·       https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/mom-of-slain-susan-rohde-struggling-to-mourn-support-grandkids-18433664

·       https://www.iol.co.za/news/chilling-details-of-rohde-murder-2061590

·       https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/sotheby-bosss-wifes-death-a-suicide-pathologist-2060984

·       https://shakedowntitle.com/2018/08/10/according-to-brendan-miller-susan-rohde-was-calm-shortly-before-her-death/

·       https://citizen.co.za/news/1947363/infographic-what-happened-according-to-murder-accused-jason-rohde/

·       http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAWCHC/2018/146.html

 

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]]> Hate and homicide: The murder of Noxolo Nogwaza Hate and homicide: The murder of Noxolo Nogwaza Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:39:39 GMT 28:30 60de361c827fb60014b45793 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/hate-and-homicide-the-murder-of-noxolo-nogwaza 60de361c827fb60014b45793 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 hate-and-homicide-the-murder-of-noxolo-nogwaza full 1 4 Today I’m talking about hate crimes and homophobia in South Africa. For this episode, we are traveling to KwaThema, a township in Gauteng. There is electricity in kwathema, but there are also these huge towering spotlight-style street lights. They’re lifted that high to try provide a measure of light and security, but there are always bits the light doesn’t reach. And it was in a patch of deep shadow, in an alley between buildings that a woman called Noxolo Nogwaza was killed in April 2011. Noxolo – which means peace in Zulu - was just 24. She was a mum to two small kids, and she lived with her gran Vuyelwa. She loved soccer, and kwaito music. And, she just so happened to be gay – and it was this fact that made her the target of violent homophobes. 

 

Music by Matt Riggen: 

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=APy4JmdZRj8&list=RDAMVMAPy4JmdZRj8

https://www.amazon.com/An-Afterlife-for-Noxolo-Nogwaza/dp/B075BHNLDM

https://open.spotify.com/album/6szYBqJ2QLPyZilbB57Z3S?highlight=spotify:track:3zwt18c7a6EiKhc62so6nj


Sian Green Psychology: https://sgpsychology.co.za/

 

SOURCES

 

·      http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/07/26/opinion/26corrective-rape.html

·      https://inkanyiso.org/2013/05/06/2013-may-6-archiving-noxolo-nogwazas-funeral/

·      https://kemptonexpress.co.za/270983/ekurhuleni-pride-to-be-hosted-in-tembisa/

·      https://open.spotify.com/show/3FvJkU9NUNNKGRoTUgNDwr

·      https://outrightinternational.org/content/call-action-against-brutal-rape-and-murder-south-african-lesbian-noxolo-nogwaza

·      https://wazimap.co.za/profiles/ward-79700074-ekurhuleni-ward-74-79700074/

·      https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2013/04/two-years-on-no-justice-for-hate-crime-in-south-africa/

·      https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2012/10/blog-south-africas-townships-still-not-safe-gay-lesbian-and-transgender-people/

·      https://www.hrw.org/node/242800/printable/print

·      https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/no-progress-in-corrective-rape-probe-1284429

·      https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-may-27-la-fg-south-africa-gay-killings-20110528-story.html

·      https://www.pride.com/soapbox/south-african-lesbian-activist-murdered

·      https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311717843_What_is_wrong_with_'Corrective_Rape'

·      https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/four-years-on-still-no-justice-for-noxolo/

·      https://www.voanews.com/africa/south-africa-establishes-team-respond-homophobic-crimes

 

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]]> Today I’m talking about hate crimes and homophobia in South Africa. For this episode, we are traveling to KwaThema, a township in Gauteng. There is electricity in kwathema, but there are also these huge towering spotlight-style street lights. They’re lifted that high to try provide a measure of light and security, but there are always bits the light doesn’t reach. And it was in a patch of deep shadow, in an alley between buildings that a woman called Noxolo Nogwaza was killed in April 2011. Noxolo – which means peace in Zulu - was just 24. She was a mum to two small kids, and she lived with her gran Vuyelwa. She loved soccer, and kwaito music. And, she just so happened to be gay – and it was this fact that made her the target of violent homophobes. 

 

Music by Matt Riggen: 

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=APy4JmdZRj8&list=RDAMVMAPy4JmdZRj8

https://www.amazon.com/An-Afterlife-for-Noxolo-Nogwaza/dp/B075BHNLDM

https://open.spotify.com/album/6szYBqJ2QLPyZilbB57Z3S?highlight=spotify:track:3zwt18c7a6EiKhc62so6nj


Sian Green Psychology: https://sgpsychology.co.za/

 

SOURCES

 

·      http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/07/26/opinion/26corrective-rape.html

·      https://inkanyiso.org/2013/05/06/2013-may-6-archiving-noxolo-nogwazas-funeral/

·      https://kemptonexpress.co.za/270983/ekurhuleni-pride-to-be-hosted-in-tembisa/

·      https://open.spotify.com/show/3FvJkU9NUNNKGRoTUgNDwr

·      https://outrightinternational.org/content/call-action-against-brutal-rape-and-murder-south-african-lesbian-noxolo-nogwaza

·      https://wazimap.co.za/profiles/ward-79700074-ekurhuleni-ward-74-79700074/

·      https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2013/04/two-years-on-no-justice-for-hate-crime-in-south-africa/

·      https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2012/10/blog-south-africas-townships-still-not-safe-gay-lesbian-and-transgender-people/

·      https://www.hrw.org/node/242800/printable/print

·      https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/no-progress-in-corrective-rape-probe-1284429

·      https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-may-27-la-fg-south-africa-gay-killings-20110528-story.html

·      https://www.pride.com/soapbox/south-african-lesbian-activist-murdered

·      https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311717843_What_is_wrong_with_'Corrective_Rape'

·      https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/four-years-on-still-no-justice-for-noxolo/

·      https://www.voanews.com/africa/south-africa-establishes-team-respond-homophobic-crimes

 

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]]> Minisode: Leigh Matthews killer wants parole Minisode: Leigh Matthews killer wants parole Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:19:02 GMT 9:29 60d5e5d6f623e8001966f8a1 false https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/minisode-leigh-matthews-killer-wants-parole 60d5e5d6f623e8001966f8a1 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 minisode-leigh-matthews-killer-wants-parole bonus 1 25 June 2021 - Earlier this week news broke that convicted murderer Donovan Moodley is applying for parole. Donovan was convicted for the kidnapping and murder of Leigh Matthews, which was the subject of episode one of It Happened Here, so if you haven’t yet done so, give that a listen so you have a good idea just how cold, remorseless, and twisted Donovan is. 


This is a brief update on what he family had to say about this development.


·      Cape Talk: https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/419964/what-would-it-achieve-leigh-matthews-family-won-t-meet-with-killer-they-say

·      ENCA: https://www.enca.com/news/leigh-matthews-father-says-donovan-moodley-has-shown-no-remorse

·      Scielo: http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-37812011000500005

·      The citizen 1: https://citizen.co.za/news/opinion/opinion-editorials/2544198/leigh-matthews-donovan-moodley-parole-process-overhaul/

·      The Citizen 2: https://citizen.co.za/news/2544149/it-gets-easier-but-it-doesnt-go-away-says-leigh-matthews-grieving-father/

·      Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_South_Africa

·      Wits justice Project: http://www.witsjusticeproject.co.za/news-and-insights-category/10-things-to-know-about-parole-in-south-africa

·      WMACA facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WMACAKidz/

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]]> 25 June 2021 - Earlier this week news broke that convicted murderer Donovan Moodley is applying for parole. Donovan was convicted for the kidnapping and murder of Leigh Matthews, which was the subject of episode one of It Happened Here, so if you haven’t yet done so, give that a listen so you have a good idea just how cold, remorseless, and twisted Donovan is. 


This is a brief update on what he family had to say about this development.


·      Cape Talk: https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/419964/what-would-it-achieve-leigh-matthews-family-won-t-meet-with-killer-they-say

·      ENCA: https://www.enca.com/news/leigh-matthews-father-says-donovan-moodley-has-shown-no-remorse

·      Scielo: http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-37812011000500005

·      The citizen 1: https://citizen.co.za/news/opinion/opinion-editorials/2544198/leigh-matthews-donovan-moodley-parole-process-overhaul/

·      The Citizen 2: https://citizen.co.za/news/2544149/it-gets-easier-but-it-doesnt-go-away-says-leigh-matthews-grieving-father/

·      Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_South_Africa

·      Wits justice Project: http://www.witsjusticeproject.co.za/news-and-insights-category/10-things-to-know-about-parole-in-south-africa

·      WMACA facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WMACAKidz/

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]]> The senseless death of Uyinene Mrwetyana, and the despair of a nation. The senseless death of Uyinene Mrwetyana, and the despair of a nation. Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:09:20 GMT 21:35 60d26da0f16d62001ab41fb4 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/the-senseless-death-of-uyinene-mrwetyana-and-the-despair-of- 60d26da0f16d62001ab41fb4 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 the-senseless-death-of-uyinene-mrwetyana-and-the-despair-of- full 1 3 Uyinene – sometimes called Nene – was just 19 years old when she disappeared while out and about running errands, prompting a nationwide alarm and search. It is often credited as the spark of the #aminext movement, which was a local iteration of the global #metoo movement. This case was so shocking to South Africans that it sparked protests in both the real world and social streets, calling on our government to do something, anything, to turn the tide on the seemingly endless instances of gender-based violence and femicides. 


An obvious but necessary trigger warning: This episode covers gender-based violence, including sexual assault, so please consider your own emotional and mental wellbeing and how they may be affected by these topics, before listening.  


Sources:

 

·      https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50431903

·      https://www.capetownetc.com/news/uct-students-rally-to-bring-missing-girl-home/

·      https://www.change.org/p/south-african-government-bring-back-the-death-sentence-in-sa-for-crimes-against-women?

·      https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/15/africa/south-africa-student-murder-sentence/index.html

·      https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/South_Africa_2012.pdf?lang=en

·      https://www.instagram.com/uyinene/

·      https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/publics-rallying-cry-as-pi-hired-to-help-find-missing-uct-student-uyinene-20190828

·      https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/uyinene-mrwetyanas-body-was-hidden-in-post-office-safe-overnight-says-state-20191107

·      https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-death-of-uyinene-mrwetyana-and-the-rise-of-south-africas-aminext-movement

·      https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/uyinene-mrwetyana-more-investigators-join-the-search-for-missing-student/

·      https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/uyinene-mrwetyana-uct-intensifies-the-search-for-missing-student/

·      https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-08-31-man-arrested-in-connection-with-disappearance-of-uyinene-mrwetyana/

·      https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-11-15-in-his-own-words-luyanda-botha-this-is-how-i-killed-uyinene/


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An obvious but necessary trigger warning: This episode covers gender-based violence, including sexual assault, so please consider your own emotional and mental wellbeing and how they may be affected by these topics, before listening.  


Sources:

 

·      https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50431903

·      https://www.capetownetc.com/news/uct-students-rally-to-bring-missing-girl-home/

·      https://www.change.org/p/south-african-government-bring-back-the-death-sentence-in-sa-for-crimes-against-women?

·      https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/15/africa/south-africa-student-murder-sentence/index.html

·      https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/South_Africa_2012.pdf?lang=en

·      https://www.instagram.com/uyinene/

·      https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/publics-rallying-cry-as-pi-hired-to-help-find-missing-uct-student-uyinene-20190828

·      https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/uyinene-mrwetyanas-body-was-hidden-in-post-office-safe-overnight-says-state-20191107

·      https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-death-of-uyinene-mrwetyana-and-the-rise-of-south-africas-aminext-movement

·      https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/uyinene-mrwetyana-more-investigators-join-the-search-for-missing-student/

·      https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/uyinene-mrwetyana-uct-intensifies-the-search-for-missing-student/

·      https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-08-31-man-arrested-in-connection-with-disappearance-of-uyinene-mrwetyana/

·      https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-11-15-in-his-own-words-luyanda-botha-this-is-how-i-killed-uyinene/


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]]> The short life and long legacy of Sheldean Human The short life and long legacy of Sheldean Human Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:19:41 GMT 21:56 60ca4eceedb9a80019ab8d88 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/the-short-life-and-long-legacy-of-sheldean-human 60ca4eceedb9a80019ab8d88 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 the-short-life-and-long-legacy-of-sheldean-human full 1 2 This story is full of disturbing and mature material. It also deals with violence against children and sexual assault. So please bear that in mind before listening. 


Sheldean Human was born on the second of April 1999, to mother Elize and father Wikus. By the time we enter the story, Her parents divorced and Sheldean lives with her mom in Pretoria, a city north of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sheldean attended the nearby primary school, where her teachers described her as friendly and self-confident, independent, and a pretty child with her straight blonde hair cut into blunt fringe. 


On the evening of Sunday 18 Feb, 2007, at about 6pm, Elize went to go socialise with a friend who lived in a flat at the back of the commune property. It’s Summer in South Africa, and the sun would still be up. Her daughter was playing in the front garden with another little girl who lived there. Mary’s mom calls her in for bath time, leaving Sheldean in the yard alone. By 6:45pm, just as the sun is starting to set, Elize heads to the front to collect Sheldean, so that they can get a jump on prepping for the school day tomorrow, but she is not where she is supposed to be. 


Sources:


1.     Cape Talk: http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/257580/gentle-giant-piet-byleveld-remembered-for-his-legendary-detective-skills

2.     Crimes uncovered: https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/503736/s01-e06-taken-the-sheldean-human-story?start=true

3.     ENCA: https://www.enca.com/south-africa/south-africa-s-super-cop-the-top-cases-piet-byleveld-helped-crack

4.     EWN: https://ewn.co.za/2017/05/24/sa-super-sleuth-piet-byleveld-dies

5.     EWN: https://ewn.co.za/2017/06/01/watch-piet-byleveld-given-hero-s-send-off

6.     https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-06-02-manhunter-bylevelds-last-case/

7.     News24: https://www.news24.com/channel/tv/news/three-reasons-to-binge-gritty-cape-town-cop-drama-die-byl-20190716

8.     News24: https://www.news24.com/news24/sheldeans-killer-got-what-he-deserved-20120214

9.     News24: https://www.news24.com/news24/court-hears-how-sheldean-died-20080522

10.  TimesLive: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-05-24-everything-i-believe-in-one-word-hope-piet-bylevelds-cv/

11.  True Crime South Africa: https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/ and https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-04-24-podcast--sheldean-human-silence-is-deadly/


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]]> This story is full of disturbing and mature material. It also deals with violence against children and sexual assault. So please bear that in mind before listening. 


Sheldean Human was born on the second of April 1999, to mother Elize and father Wikus. By the time we enter the story, Her parents divorced and Sheldean lives with her mom in Pretoria, a city north of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sheldean attended the nearby primary school, where her teachers described her as friendly and self-confident, independent, and a pretty child with her straight blonde hair cut into blunt fringe. 


On the evening of Sunday 18 Feb, 2007, at about 6pm, Elize went to go socialise with a friend who lived in a flat at the back of the commune property. It’s Summer in South Africa, and the sun would still be up. Her daughter was playing in the front garden with another little girl who lived there. Mary’s mom calls her in for bath time, leaving Sheldean in the yard alone. By 6:45pm, just as the sun is starting to set, Elize heads to the front to collect Sheldean, so that they can get a jump on prepping for the school day tomorrow, but she is not where she is supposed to be. 


Sources:


1.     Cape Talk: http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/257580/gentle-giant-piet-byleveld-remembered-for-his-legendary-detective-skills

2.     Crimes uncovered: https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/503736/s01-e06-taken-the-sheldean-human-story?start=true

3.     ENCA: https://www.enca.com/south-africa/south-africa-s-super-cop-the-top-cases-piet-byleveld-helped-crack

4.     EWN: https://ewn.co.za/2017/05/24/sa-super-sleuth-piet-byleveld-dies

5.     EWN: https://ewn.co.za/2017/06/01/watch-piet-byleveld-given-hero-s-send-off

6.     https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-06-02-manhunter-bylevelds-last-case/

7.     News24: https://www.news24.com/channel/tv/news/three-reasons-to-binge-gritty-cape-town-cop-drama-die-byl-20190716

8.     News24: https://www.news24.com/news24/sheldeans-killer-got-what-he-deserved-20120214

9.     News24: https://www.news24.com/news24/court-hears-how-sheldean-died-20080522

10.  TimesLive: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-05-24-everything-i-believe-in-one-word-hope-piet-bylevelds-cv/

11.  True Crime South Africa: https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/ and https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-04-24-podcast--sheldean-human-silence-is-deadly/


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]]> The kidnapping and murder of Leigh Matthews The kidnapping and murder of Leigh Matthews Mon, 07 Jun 2021 12:43:19 GMT 28:47 60be1468d3cdd0001b29dc28 true https://shows.acast.com/it-happened-here/episodes/the-kidnapping-and-murder-of-leigh-matthews 60be1468d3cdd0001b29dc28 60bdef94f36633001a142e58 the-kidnapping-and-murder-of-leigh-matthews Ep 1 IHH full 1 1 It’s the 21st of July 2004, Eliot Makhubela and his nephew Samuel were cutting grass in open patches of land near the village of Walkerville, South Africa. Eliot made a living drying and selling this long grass as roof thatching. 


It had been a long day, and although they were knocking off, they decided to stop by one last spot. This was where they were going to start the next day, so they were scouting it out essentially. 


It was Samuel who first spotted something in the grass although he didn’t know what it was, but as soon as Eliot saw it, he knew it was a body. There in the scrubby veld lay a young woman, naked and lying on her back, her face turned to the side, and clearly dead with three gunshot wounds.


They didn’t know it at the time, but this was the body of Leigh Matthews, a student who’d been missing for 12 days, a young woman whose disappearance the whole country had been talking about for days. 


Source material:


·       Sapa (iol): https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/leigh-matthews-is-dead-217753#.UUdJuxdTCz4

·       News 24: https://www.news24.com/News24/Kidnapped-girl-still-missing-20040711

·       Iol: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/moodleys-appeal-dismissed-485151#.UUd13BdTCz4

·       NicoleClaire (youtube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-sHsoEHLwA

·       Mail & Guardian: https://mg.co.za/article/2005-11-18-donovan-moodley-i-was-framed/

·       You mag: https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/you-south-africa/20190801/281565177356771

·       Evidence locker podcast: https://evidencelockerpodcast.com/transcript-97-the-murder-of-leigh-matthews-south-africa/

·       Saturday Star: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/leigh-murder-shocker-1172123

·       Byleveld: Dossier of a Serial Sleuth, by Hanlie Retief: https://www.amazon.com/Byleveld-dossier-serial-Hanlie-Retief-ebook/dp/B005JD2OES

·       News 24: https://www.news24.com/News24/I-am-too-clever-says-Donovan-Moodley-20120125

·       News 24: https://www.news24.com/News24/Moodleys-application-dismissed-20091125

·       News 24: https://www.news24.com/News24/Moodley-shows-no-emotion-as-verdict-read-20120201

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]]> It’s the 21st of July 2004, Eliot Makhubela and his nephew Samuel were cutting grass in open patches of land near the village of Walkerville, South Africa. Eliot made a living drying and selling this long grass as roof thatching. 


It had been a long day, and although they were knocking off, they decided to stop by one last spot. This was where they were going to start the next day, so they were scouting it out essentially. 


It was Samuel who first spotted something in the grass although he didn’t know what it was, but as soon as Eliot saw it, he knew it was a body. There in the scrubby veld lay a young woman, naked and lying on her back, her face turned to the side, and clearly dead with three gunshot wounds.


They didn’t know it at the time, but this was the body of Leigh Matthews, a student who’d been missing for 12 days, a young woman whose disappearance the whole country had been talking about for days. 


Source material:


·       Sapa (iol): https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/leigh-matthews-is-dead-217753#.UUdJuxdTCz4

·       News 24: https://www.news24.com/News24/Kidnapped-girl-still-missing-20040711

·       Iol: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/moodleys-appeal-dismissed-485151#.UUd13BdTCz4

·       NicoleClaire (youtube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-sHsoEHLwA

·       Mail & Guardian: https://mg.co.za/article/2005-11-18-donovan-moodley-i-was-framed/

·       You mag: https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/you-south-africa/20190801/281565177356771

·       Evidence locker podcast: https://evidencelockerpodcast.com/transcript-97-the-murder-of-leigh-matthews-south-africa/

·       Saturday Star: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/leigh-murder-shocker-1172123

·       Byleveld: Dossier of a Serial Sleuth, by Hanlie Retief: https://www.amazon.com/Byleveld-dossier-serial-Hanlie-Retief-ebook/dp/B005JD2OES

·       News 24: https://www.news24.com/News24/I-am-too-clever-says-Donovan-Moodley-20120125

·       News 24: https://www.news24.com/News24/Moodleys-application-dismissed-20091125

·       News 24: https://www.news24.com/News24/Moodley-shows-no-emotion-as-verdict-read-20120201

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