True Crime South Africa

In Krugersdorp, South Africa 11 people were viciously murdered between 2012 and 2016 by a religious group calling themselves Electus Per Deus (Chosen by God). Their arrests sparked an investigation into one of the strangest cases in South African history which would ultimately reveal the depths of human depravity. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) Visit our website for Show notes, photos and more at https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/ Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest @truecrimesouthafrica & Twitter @TCSApod Pinterest · YouTube · Support the show on PayPal · Support the show on Patreon · Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn

South Africa has been haunted by the Station Strangler serial killer case since his first murder in 1986. A suspect was caught and jailed for one of the crimes but is he the true perpetrator or does he still move among us to this day? Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn

Marie Ostbo, a Norwegian student, was 21 years old when she disappeared while on holiday in South Africa. Marie has now been missing for more than a year and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance seem to get murkier every day. This is Marie’s story. Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn

I chose Charmaine's story to cover first because I hadn't heard about the case before I saw it on a short documentary on television. I was surprised as I tend to follow cases like these quite voraciously but then I realised that Charmaine's murder took place just a month before Oscar Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013. Even non-true crime junkies know how that case exploded all over the media so Charmaine was pushed aside, her story relegated to third-page news, while South Africa took in every salacious detail of the Oscar trial. Charmaine's story is, therefore, a perfect example of the type of case I want to cover here on True Crime South Africa. She may not have been famous or a model or dating a superstar athlete, but Charmaine deserved the same support from the public as Reeva did for they were both taken far too soon, and neither deserved the horrendous endings they got. This is Charmaine's story. Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn