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true crime

Horror of 1966 Free State murders rendered in remarkable forensic detail

South Africa

Horror of 1966 Free State murders rendered in remarkable forensic detail

By Marianne Thamm

LISTEN: How 750m in Cape Town’s city centre points to South Africa’s expansive extortion problem

Multimedia

LISTEN: How 750m in Cape Town’s city centre points to South Africa’s expansive extortion problem

By Caryn Dolley

Murder junkies — the Menendez brothers and how true crime influences legal proceedings

World

Murder junkies — the Menendez brothers and how true crime influences legal proceedings

By Michael Arntfield

The Sizzlers massacre — author balances gore and victim focus in gripping true crime tale

South Africa

The Sizzlers massacre — author balances gore and victim focus in gripping true crime tale

By Suné Payne

‘AKA had possibly gotten away with murder’ — When Love Kills: The tragic tale of AKA and Anele

South Africa

‘AKA had possibly gotten away with murder’ — When Love Kills: The tragic tale of AKA and Anele

By Melinda Ferguson

‘Boetie Boer’ attempts to dive deeply into the terrifying mind of a monster

Maverick Life

‘Boetie Boer’ attempts to dive deeply into the terrifying mind of a monster

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

‘Daisy de Melker’ by Ted Botha is a true-crime classic

South Africa

‘Daisy de Melker’ by Ted Botha is a true-crime classic

By Ted Botha

Review – Wanted for murder, ‘The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’

Magazine

Review – Wanted for murder, ‘The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’

By Tevya Turok Shapiro

‘They’re making money off tragedy’ – Netflix’s Dahmer series unmasks the dangers of fictionalising real horrors

Magazine

‘They’re making money off tragedy’ – Netflix’s Dahmer series unmasks the dangers of fictionalising real horrors

By Michele Ruyters, Greg Stratton and Jarryd Bartle

This week we’re listening to: Investigating the myth of Elizabeth Holmes

Magazine

This week we’re listening to: Investigating the myth of Elizabeth Holmes

By Sarah Hoek

The power politics of dangerous cults

Magazine

The power politics of dangerous cults

By Christopher McMichael

This week we’re listening to: The fine line between our online persona and real-life character

Magazine

This week we’re listening to: The fine line between our online persona and real-life character

By Sarah Hoek