Profiler: True Crime Africa
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- Último episódio
- 29 out 2026
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Profiler Africa is your front-row seat to the darkest corners of South African crime. Hosted by journalist Paul Llewellyn and forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne—former Head of Forensic Investigation at SAPS—this gripping podcast explores the psychology of serial killers, violent criminals, and the justice system that pursues them. 🔎 Exclusive interviews, real crime scene analysis, and untold details from SA’s most notorious cases. 🎧 Subscribe now and uncover the truth behind the killers who stalk the streets.
Episódios 117
SHE CAUGHT HIM. THEN THEY LET HIM GO. | The Hillbrow Birthday R@pist
She caught him. The system released him. Then she caught him again.Veteran SAPS detective Joyce Buthelezi joins Paul Llewellyn and Dr Gérard Labuschagne to recount the investigation into Mlungisi Mtshali, the …
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She caught him. The system released him. Then she caught him again.
Veteran SAPS detective Joyce Buthelezi joins Paul Llewellyn and Dr Gérard Labuschagne to recount the investigation into Mlungisi Mtshali, the notorious Hillbrow Birthday Rapist.
Joyce recognised a pattern in three rape dockets, helping uncover an offender who lured young women with an elaborate birthday story before attacking them in Johannesburg hotels.
Working alongside Gérard, Joyce helped lead an investigation that culminated in Mtshali's arrest in KwaZulu-Natal.
But while awaiting trial, Mtshali was mistakenly released following an unrelated driving conviction, forcing investigators to track him down a second time.
He was eventually sentenced to 39 life terms plus 212 years.
Beyond the investigation, Joyce shares her remarkable philosophy of policing: understanding victims, building relationships with suspects and their families, and treating people with dignity.
She also reveals why the victims cried at sentencing — and why attending their graduations and weddings meant more to her than securing a conviction.
An extraordinary firsthand account of investigative persistence, institutional failure and the humanity behind good policing.
PROFILER AFRICA — Understanding the minds behind South Africa's most disturbing crimes.
The Ballito Bomber: We Warned About This | Jacqueline Herbst
Weeks before the attack on a six-year-old girl at a school in Umhlali, Profiler Africa examined a teenage suspect linked to an alleged bomb plot at Ballito Junction shopping mall.Now Paul Llewellyn and Dr …
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Weeks before the attack on a six-year-old girl at a school in Umhlali, Profiler Africa examined a teenage suspect linked to an alleged bomb plot at Ballito Junction shopping mall.
Now Paul Llewellyn and Dr Gérard Labuschagne return to the case with investigative journalist Jacqueline Herbst of the North Coast Courier, who broke the original story.
Jacqueline discusses her investigation, the reported manifesto, warnings circulated online, questions over the handling of the suspected explosive device, and the events surrounding the school stabbing.
Gérard examines the alleged second manifesto, behavioural warning signs, violent online subcultures, and why a criminal prosecution is no substitute for an evidence-based threat assessment.
The discussion also addresses the injured child's recovery, the trauma experienced by the school community, the difficulties of managing threatening behaviour involving minors, and the need for behavioural assessment and management programmes in South Africa.
Could earlier intervention have reduced the risk of this attack? And who is responsible for ensuring credible threats are properly assessed?
The accused is a minor. Allegations concerning the offence and institutional conduct remain subject to investigation and legal proceedings.
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45 Mass Killings: What’s Driving South Africa’s Violence? | Julian Rademeyer
South Africa has recorded 45 mass-killing attacks in 2026, involving at least 210 deaths and 79 wounded.Paul Llewellyn and Dr Gérard Labuschagne are joined by investigative journalist and organised-crime …
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South Africa has recorded 45 mass-killing attacks in 2026, involving at least 210 deaths and 79 wounded.
Paul Llewellyn and Dr Gérard Labuschagne are joined by investigative journalist and organised-crime specialist Julian Rademeyer, author of Killing for Profit.
They examine the criminal economies behind South Africa’s mass violence — including gangs, extortion, illegal mining, taxi conflict and illicit firearms — and ask whether mass killing is increasingly being used as a tool of terror, retaliation and territorial control.
Julian also discusses failing intelligence structures, criminal governance, South Africa’s similarities with Brazil, and three interventions he believes could begin changing the trajectory. Sequence 01 Copy 02
KEMPTON PARK SERIAL KILLER? How Police Decide If Cases Are Linked | Elmarie Myburgh
Are the Kempton Park killings linked — and how would investigators actually establish that?Lt Col (Ret) Elmarie Myburgh brings around four decades of policing experience, including nearly three decades in …
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Are the Kempton Park killings linked — and how would investigators actually establish that?
Lt Col (Ret) Elmarie Myburgh brings around four decades of policing experience, including nearly three decades in investigative psychology and criminal profiling, to a detailed conversation with Paul Llewellyn about how suspected serial cases are actually investigated.
They unpack linkage analysis, modus operandi, victimology, geographical “comfort zones”, forensic evidence, DNA and the crucial difference between cases that appear similar and cases that can actually be proved to be connected.
Elmarie also explains why she worries that a major investigation can become “too top-heavy”, what her ideal investigative team would look like, how traditional media can help or hinder police, and what happens when social media produces an army of amateur “couch detectives”.
KEMPTON PARK SERIAL KILLER? Your Questions Answered
After more than 100,000 people watched Profiler Africa's first Kempton Park investigation, viewers sent us their questions.Former SAPS criminal profiler Dr Gérard Labuschagne returns to examine what is known …
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After more than 100,000 people watched Profiler Africa's first Kempton Park investigation, viewers sent us their questions.
Former SAPS criminal profiler Dr Gérard Labuschagne returns to examine what is known about the deaths of nine women and what remains unconfirmed.
How would police establish whether the cases are linked? Could there be multiple offenders? Could more victims remain undiscovered? How might an offender be approaching women? What can geography and behavioural linkage tell investigators? And does SAPS have the right people running the investigation?
Gérard also explains what police should keep secret, why the discovery of a body does not tell investigators when the murder occurred, and why earlier unsolved crimes may matter.
Kempton Park Serial Killer? | Five Bodies. One Killer?
Kempton Park Serial Killer? | Five Bodies. One Killer?Five women's bodies have been discovered over roughly two months, with the first four recoveries concentrated around Kempton Park and Rhodesfield and a …
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Kempton Park Serial Killer? | Five Bodies. One Killer?
Five women's bodies have been discovered over roughly two months, with the first four recoveries concentrated around Kempton Park and Rhodesfield and a fifth case reported in Olifantsfontein.
Paul Llewellyn and former head of SAPS Investigative Psychology Dr Gérard Labuschagne examine whether some of the deaths could be connected — and what investigators need to establish before separate murders can be classified as serial murder.
Gérard explains geographic profiling, victimology, forensic and behavioural case linkage, offender signature, body recovery zones and how a specialist task team approaches a possible murder series.
Based only on information currently available publicly, he also gives his assessment of the likelihood that at least some of the bodies will ultimately be linked to the same suspect.
A single common offender has not been established. The investigation remains ongoing.
The Knysna Murders: Did They Get the Right Man?
In 2005, Jessica Wheeler and Victoria Stadler were murdered less than a month apart in Knysna.The crime scenes appeared very different. But investigators began to suspect that the two young women had been …
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In 2005, Jessica Wheeler and Victoria Stadler were murdered less than a month apart in Knysna.
The crime scenes appeared very different. But investigators began to suspect that the two young women had been murdered by the same offender.
Dr Gérard Labuschagne — then Commander of the SAPS Investigative Psychology Unit — was brought into the investigation to conduct a behavioural linkage analysis.
DJ Heinrich van Rooyen was eventually convicted of both murders and sentenced to two life terms. But he has always maintained his innocence.
In this episode of PROFILER, Gérard takes us inside the original investigation: how the murders were linked, how behavioural linkage works, the differences between MO and signature, why Van Rooyen became a suspect, the DNA and other forensic evidence, his changing versions of events, and what ultimately happened in court.
We also hear from investigator Mike Bolhuis, who was involved in the case at the time.
More than twenty years later, Van Rooyen remains in prison and arguments about his guilt continue.
The linkage analysis concluded that one offender murdered both women. But was Heinrich van Rooyen that offender?
Did they get the right man?
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Inside the FBI’s Year-Long Profiler Training at Quantico | Carlo Schippers
What was it actually like to train as a criminal profiler at the FBI Academy at Quantico when profiling was still an emerging discipline?In 1990, Amsterdam homicide detective Carlo Schippers was selected to …
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What was it actually like to train as a criminal profiler at the FBI Academy at Quantico when profiling was still an emerging discipline?
In 1990, Amsterdam homicide detective Carlo Schippers was selected to spend an entire year at Quantico, training and working alongside some of the pioneers of modern criminal profiling.
John Douglas was running the unit. Carlo was taught by figures including Robert Ressler, Roy Hazelwood and Ken Lanning. His training included forensic pathology, abnormal psychology, studying solved murders and eventually working on real cases submitted to the FBI by police departments across the United States.
It was also a remarkable moment in profiling history. The Silence of the Lambs had been partly filmed at the FBI Academy and was released while Carlo was there. He remembers taking the same elevator seen in the film down to the underground Behavioral Science Unit, watching the media descend on John Douglas and attending a special preview of the movie with FBI Academy staff.
Carlo joins former head of the SAPS Investigative Psychology Section Dr Gérard Labuschagne and Paul Llewellyn to give a rare first-hand account of that year: how FBI profilers were trained, what the work actually involved, what Hollywood got wrong and how Carlo eventually took what he had learned back to the Netherlands and became the country's first profiler.
Carlo also discusses his new book, Denken als de dader — Thinking Like the Offender, looking back across his 45-year police career and the reality of working with homicide, serial murder, sexual offending, missing persons, stalking and coercive control.
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plotshift.co.zaHe Hid Behind Trust | The Brian Mudyiwayana Investigation
Brian Mudyiwayana did not rely on force to find his victims.He relied on trust.Lt Col Elmarie Myburgh joins Paul Llewellyn and Dr Gérard Labuschagne to take listeners inside one of South Africa's most …
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Brian Mudyiwayana did not rely on force to find his victims.
He relied on trust.
Lt Col Elmarie Myburgh joins Paul Llewellyn and Dr Gérard Labuschagne to take listeners inside one of South Africa's most disturbing serial murder investigations.
The discussion explores how promises of employment and relationships became methods of victim selection, how investigators linked murders across multiple towns through behavioural analysis, victimology and forensic evidence, and what Myburgh observed during her interview with Mudyiwayana after his conviction.
The conversation also examines offender psychology, post-offence deception, rehabilitation, parole and why power, control and excitement became central to the court's understanding of the offender.
Brian Mudyiwayana was convicted of six murders and sentenced to six life terms plus 17 years' imprisonment.
Inside the Hunt for the Nasrec Serial Killer | Lt Col Elmarie Myburgh
The murders began appearing across southern Gauteng. Women were being raped, robbed and killed. As investigators started connecting the dots, a disturbing picture emerged — they were hunting a serial …
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The murders began appearing across southern Gauteng. Women were being raped, robbed and killed. As investigators started connecting the dots, a disturbing picture emerged — they were hunting a serial offender.
In this episode, Paul Llewellyn is joined by former SAPS profiler and investigator Lt Col Elmarie Myburgh to revisit the case of Lazarus Tshidiso Mazingane, the man who became known as the Nasrec Serial Killer. Together they walk through the investigation as it unfolded, from the first signs of linkage to the arrest and conviction of one of South Africa's most notorious serial offenders.
They also examine the behavioural themes at the heart of the case: escalation, victim selection, control, behavioural linkage and the investigative lessons that remain relevant today.
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🌍 plotshift.co.zaWhen a Threat Becomes a Tragedy | School Violence, Warning Signs & Prevention
From the recent Pretoria Boys High controversy to the Primrose Primary shooting and the infamous Krugersdorp sword attack, South Africa has repeatedly been forced to confront the reality of violence in …
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From the recent Pretoria Boys High controversy to the Primrose Primary shooting and the infamous Krugersdorp sword attack, South Africa has repeatedly been forced to confront the reality of violence in schools.
In this episode of Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn is joined by Dr Gérard Labuschagne and former SAPS Investigative Psychology specialist Kirsten Clark to examine the warning signs that often emerge before violence occurs, the psychology behind threats and targeted attacks, and why schools frequently miss opportunities to intervene before tragedy strikes.
The discussion explores threat assessment, leakage, grievance, behavioural warning signs, and the critical difference between punishment and prevention.
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Inside The Mind Of A Child Exploitation Offender | Col. Kirsten Clark
Most people assume someone caught with child sexual abuse material is simply looking at images. Investigators, psychologists and behavioural specialists see somethingvery different.In this episode of Profiler …
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Most people assume someone caught with child sexual abuse material is simply looking at images. Investigators, psychologists and behavioural specialists see somethingvery different.
In this episode of Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn speaks to Dr Gérard Labuschagne and Kirsten Clark about the psychology of child sexual offenders, the growth of online exploitation networks, and the landmark Gerhard Alberts case that helpedchange how South African courts approached these crimes.
A discussion about offender behaviour, cognitive distortions, digital investigations, risk assessment, and the uncomfortable reality that some of the most dangerous offenders can appear completely ordinary.
1 in 14 Murders Get Solved in South Africa | Ian Cameron
Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron joins Paul Llewellyn and Gérard Labuschagne to unpack South Africa’s collapsing murder detection system.The discussion explores shocking …
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Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron joins Paul Llewellyn and Gérard Labuschagne to unpack South Africa’s collapsing murder detection system.
The discussion explores shocking SAPS detection-rate statistics, overloaded detectives, gang violence, forensic failures, crime intelligence breakdowns, and the growing crisis of public trust in the justice system.
The episode also examines the difference between detection, arrest, prosecution and conviction — and what happens to a society when murder stops carrying consequence.
40 Years Hunting Killers | Brig. Danie Hall
Former Hawks Provincial Commander SCI Brig. Danie Hall joins Profiler Africa to discuss 40 years inside SAPS and the evolution of detective work in South Africa.From serial killer investigations and undercover …
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Former Hawks Provincial Commander SCI Brig. Danie Hall joins Profiler Africa to discuss 40 years inside SAPS and the evolution of detective work in South Africa.
From serial killer investigations and undercover hitman stings to organised crime and investigative psychology, Hall reflects on the realities of policing, teamwork and violent crime investigations.
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Sizzlers Survivor: “I Don’t Want to Die” | Quinton Taylor
In January 2003, nine men were murdered inside a house in Sea Point, Cape Town, in what became known as the Sizzlers massacre. Only one person survived.In this episode of Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn speaks …
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In January 2003, nine men were murdered inside a house in Sea Point, Cape Town, in what became known as the Sizzlers massacre. Only one person survived.
In this episode of Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn speaks to Quinton Taylor — the sole survivor of the massacre — about his life before the attack, the events of that night, and the psychological aftermath of surviving extreme violence.
The conversation explores:
- trauma and survival
- Cape Town’s underground sex industry in the early 2000sfear, resilience, and spirituality
- the long-term psychological impact of violence
- Quinton’s memoir, I Don’t Want to Die
A deeply personal and disturbing firsthand account of one of South Africa’s most infamous murder cases.
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Confessor Cop: How South Africa’s Legendary Detective Made Killers Talk | Jonathan Morris Interview
Tonight on Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn and co-host Gerard Labuschagne are joined by retired Cape Town detective Jonathan Morris — the man many criminals feared not because he used force, but because he …
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Tonight on Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn and co-host Gerard Labuschagne are joined by retired Cape Town detective Jonathan Morris — the man many criminals feared not because he used force, but because he understood them.
Known as the Confessor Cop, Morris built a reputation for getting murderers, gangsters and serial killers to reveal the truth through preparation, patience and psychological pressure rather than brutality. In this episode, he reflects on the cases that defined his career — and the toll they took on him personally.
We discuss:
• how evidence, timing and respect often worked better than intimidation• the Jimmy Maketta serial killer case and securing confessions• the Sizzlers massacre and one of Cape Town’s most horrific crime scenes• inside the Taliep Petersen murder investigation• policing gang violence in some of Cape Town’s toughest areas• the Swanepoel case and solving the murder of a close friend and fellow officer• how detectives were trained to understand violent offenders• the hidden trauma many investigators carry after years on the job• why treating suspects like human beings often helped crack cases
This is more than a crime interview.
It is a rare look inside the mind of a detective who solved some of South Africa’s darkest cases by understanding the people who committed them.
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MURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 6 | VAN ECK
A date arranged online ended in murder.This episode explores one of South Africa’s most disturbing killer-couple cases — where shared violent fantasy became real-world homicide.We examine pair bonding, deviant …
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A date arranged online ended in murder.
This episode explores one of South Africa’s most disturbing killer-couple cases — where shared violent fantasy became real-world homicide.
We examine pair bonding, deviant reinforcement, belonging, identity, and why two offenders together can become more dangerous than one alone.
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MURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 1 | THE QUARRY KILLER
One of South Africa’s most disturbing serial murder cases.In this episode of Murder on the Mind, we examine how Richard Nyauza preyed on vulnerable women, used isolation and geography as weapons, and evaded …
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One of South Africa’s most disturbing serial murder cases.
In this episode of Murder on the Mind, we examine how Richard Nyauza preyed on vulnerable women, used isolation and geography as weapons, and evaded detection for years.
The discussion explores serial killer behaviour, victim vulnerability, offender escalation, concealment tactics, and how technology — not criminal genius — ultimately exposed him.
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MURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 2 | STUART “BOETIE BOER” WILKEN
One of South Africa’s most notorious serial killers.This episode explores Stuart “Boetie Boer” Wilken through the lens of forensic psychology — examining trauma, violent fantasy, emotional detachment …
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One of South Africa’s most notorious serial killers.
This episode explores Stuart “Boetie Boer” Wilken through the lens of forensic psychology — examining trauma, violent fantasy, emotional detachment, escalation, and the limits of rehabilitation.
We unpack how extreme offending develops, how offenders rationalise brutality, and why some cases continue to disturb investigators for decades.
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MURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 3 | GRIEKWASTAD
A family murder that shocked South Africa.This episode examines the Griekwastad murders through forensic psychology — exploring motive, planning, emotional detachment, adolescent violence, and behavioural …
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A family murder that shocked South Africa.
This episode examines the Griekwastad murders through forensic psychology — exploring motive, planning, emotional detachment, adolescent violence, and behavioural control.
Rather than simply retelling the crime, we ask what psychology can reveal when violence happens inside the family.
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MURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 4 | TOMMY WILLIAMS
One of South Africa’s longest-active known serial killers.This episode examines how Tommy Williams killed across decades while remaining close to many of his victims.We explore power, control, early violence …
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One of South Africa’s longest-active known serial killers.
This episode examines how Tommy Williams killed across decades while remaining close to many of his victims.
We explore power, control, early violence, social dysfunction, long-term evasion, and the myth of the criminal mastermind.
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MURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 5 | JOSEPH NTSHONGWANA
Known as the Axeman of Brighton Beach.This episode separates myth from reality by examining why Joseph Ntshongwana is best understood as a spree killer rather than a serial murderer.We explore criminal …
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Known as the Axeman of Brighton Beach.
This episode separates myth from reality by examining why Joseph Ntshongwana is best understood as a spree killer rather than a serial murderer.
We explore criminal responsibility, psychiatric defences, mental illness in court, planning behaviour, and how judges assess a guilty mind.
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MURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 8 | RIAAN STANDER
The killer next door.This episode examines how an outwardly ordinary man was able to harbour violent fantasy, target vulnerable victims, and commit brutal murders while appearing normal to those around him.We …
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The killer next door.
This episode examines how an outwardly ordinary man was able to harbour violent fantasy, target vulnerable victims, and commit brutal murders while appearing normal to those around him.
We explore hidden offenders, fantasy life, rage, victim selection, and the psychology of dangerous people who hide in plain sight.
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Unsolved: The Cases South Africa Left Behind | With Guest True Crime SA's Nicole Engelbrecht
We are back with one of the most important voices in South African true crime.In this episode, Paul Llewellyn and Profiler Africa co-host Gerard Labuschagne sit down with author and podcaster Nicole Engelbrecht …
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We are back with one of the most important voices in South African true crime.
In this episode, Paul Llewellyn and Profiler Africa co-host Gerard Labuschagne sit down with author and podcaster Nicole Engelbrecht to unpack the reality behind South Africa’s cold cases — and why so many victims are still waiting to be identified, found, or given justice.
Nicole’s book Bare Bones focuses on ten unsolved cases first covered on her podcast True Crime South Africa, many of which saw new developments after renewed public attention. The book also explores how missing-person investigations and murder cases actually function in South Africa — and where the system often breaks down.
We discuss:
• what really happens when a case goes cold
• why some missing persons are never found
• cases reopened after fresh leads or public attention
• the Meadowbrook Doe and the challenge of identifying unknown victims
• the pressures facing SAPS investigators under limited resources
• what families of missing persons endure behind the scenes
• when private investigators help — and when they don’t
• how podcasts and public awareness can generate real investigative leadsAt the heart of this conversation is a stark reality: rooms filled with unidentified human remains — each linked to a case, a place, and a family still waiting for answers.
This is not just about unsolved crimes.
It is about the people still waiting to be found.
For more deep dives into these stories, listen to True Crime South Africa, hosted by Nicole Engelbrecht.
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30 Years of Darkness: Lt Col (Ret.) Elmarie Myburgh on the Frontlines of Serial Crime
In this episode of Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn and Professor Gérard Labuschagne are joined by Gerard's former colleague and SAPS legend, Lt Col (Retired) Elmarie Myburgh. Recorded just 14 days after her …
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In this episode of Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn and Professor Gérard Labuschagne are joined by Gerard's former colleague and SAPS legend, Lt Col (Retired) Elmarie Myburgh. Recorded just 14 days after her official retirement, Elmarie reflects on a 30-year career that defined investigative psychology in South Africa.
From the founding of the Investigative Psychology Section in 1997 to her experience of the Rosemary Ndlovu trial, Elmarie has been the constant force behind the conviction of the country's most prolific predators. Join us as we discuss the "Nasrec" killer, the reality of "Behavioral Linkage Analysis," and the psychological toll of three decades in the office of evil.
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When the Dead Have No Name | Victim Identification & Forensic Truth | Profiler Africa
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This episode of Profiler Africa focuses on one of the most critical — and least visible — parts of the justice system: victim identification.
Paul Llewellyn and forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne speak to Brigadier (Ret.) Helena J (Ras) Van Zyl, who spent decades leading forensic identification and disaster response within the South African Police Service.
The conversation explores how identification is achieved when bodies are damaged, records are missing, or disasters overwhelm systems — and why science alone is never enough.
This is a grounded, professional discussion about process, responsibility, and the human cost of getting identification wrong.
Analytical. Evidence-based. Uncomfortable — because reality usually is.
Trust nobody.
How to Spot a Serial Killer? | And other Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Profiler
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Serial killers are often imagined as obvious — strange, isolated, visibly dangerous.
In reality, the greatest danger lies in how ordinary they can appear.
In this episode of Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn and forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne discuss why recognising serious offenders is so difficult — and why studying the psychology of killers is not about curiosity, but survival.
Rather than analysing a single case, the episode explores how internal fantasy, control, and secrecy can exist unnoticed, sometimes for years, before becoming reality.
The conversation examines:
• why outward appearance tells us very little• how violent fantasy can remain hidden• what profiling is actually designed to detect• why “gut instinct” is unreliable• the difference between fascination and survival• why, as the episode concludes, it is the living you have to worry about
This episode is analytical, evidence-based, and deliberately unsettling — because understanding violence requires confronting uncomfortable truths.
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Trust nobody.The Case of the Missing Crime Shows
Over the past few months, several of our documentaries temporarily disappeared from this channel.That wasn’t an algorithm issue.It was the result of an ongoing legal battle over ownership, authorship, and …
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Over the past few months, several of our documentaries temporarily disappeared from this channel.
That wasn’t an algorithm issue.
It was the result of an ongoing legal battle over ownership, authorship, and exploitation of African-made crime television — a case now before the courts.
The documentaries are now back on the channel.
We’re asking you to watch, share, and amplify them.To help people understand what’s really going on, we published a short explainer video:
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It’s about whether African creators can defend their work when powerful interests attempt to take control of it.To continue this fight properly, we’ve launched a BackaBuddy campaign to help cover ongoing court costs.
So far, R9,187 has been raised — and we’re genuinely grateful.If you’d like to support the campaign or learn more:
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And thank you for standing with us.Griekwastad | A Family Murder That Still Haunts South Africa | Profiler Africa
This week on Profiler Africa, hosts Paul Llewellyn and Gérard Labuschagne unpack one of the most disturbing family murder cases in South African history — the Griekwastad murders.In a quiet Northern Cape …
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This week on Profiler Africa, hosts Paul Llewellyn and Gérard Labuschagne unpack one of the most disturbing family murder cases in South African history — the Griekwastad murders.
In a quiet Northern Cape farming town, an entire family was brutally killed. What followed was an investigation that challenged assumptions about motive, youth violence, emotional detachment, and the limits of early detection. This episode traces the case from the very first report at the police station through to conviction — and the ongoing controversy surrounding parole.
We also explain why, due to changes in South African law, the convicted offender is not named — and why that does not prevent a full psychological and investigative examination of the case.
This episode explores:
how the case initially presented to police
behavioural red flags that shifted the investigation
motive versus emotion in family annihilation
what the case reveals about adolescent offenders
and why Griekwastad still unsettles the country today
This discussion leads directly into Episode 3 of Murder on the Mind, premiering this Thursday — a deeper psychological examination of the same case.
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🌍 plotshift.co.zaMemory on Trial | When Recovered Memories Decide Guilt | Profiler Africa
What happens when a criminal case is built not on physical evidence — but on memory?In this episode of Profiler Africa, co-hosts Paul Llewellyn and forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne examine recovered …
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What happens when a criminal case is built not on physical evidence — but on memory?
In this episode of Profiler Africa, co-hosts Paul Llewellyn and forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne examine recovered memories and their use in criminal prosecutions.
The discussion explores how memory functions, why it is inherently unreliable, and how therapy — when poorly conducted — can unintentionally create false or contaminated memories. Drawing on South African case experience and international forensic standards, the episode explains why recovered memories are treated with caution in many courts — and what happens when that caution is ignored.
This episode is not about disbelief.
It is about evidence, due process, and preventing injustice on all sides.📩 [email protected]
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