Murder & Mystery Mzansi | South African True Crime
Murder & Mystery Mzansi is a South African true crime podcast that explores chilling crimes, unsolved mysteries, and bizarre tales from South Africa. Host Savannah delves into township legends, high-profile heists, cold cases, and serial killers. The podcast covers stories that are uniquely South African, from community hauntings to cases that slipped through the cracks.
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The Quarry Killer: The Story of Richard Nyauza
In 2006, a pregnant woman was brutally attacked and left for dead. She was one of seventeen - a victim of a killing spree that had started four years earlier.This episode covers the story of the man responsible for the Quarry Murders, Richard Jabulani Nyauza , and the investigation that finally caught him.For a more immersive experience, visit my YouTube Channel where episodes include pho
Aubrey Levin: The Man Behind The Aversion Project
Between 1969 and 1989, the South African military ran a secret torture program called The Aversion Project. Thousands of young gay conscripts, some as young as 16, were subjected to torture and other unthinkable forms of conversion therapy. The man in charge was a military psychiatrist named Aubrey Levin. They called him Dr. Shock.This is the story of Ward 22, the torture farm called Greefswald, a
The Boksburg Lake Murder
In October 1964, a teacher's morning stroll by Boksburg Lake turned into a nightmare with the discovery of a suitcase containing a woman's torso. With no identity and her remains scattered across the city, the victim faded into records as another Jane Doe. She was buried in an unmarked grave, her case growing colder by the day.We trace the grisly trail to a woman's fight for the truth
Krafting a Murder: The Story of Dorethea Kraft/van der Merwe
In 1914, Dorethea Kraft was struggling to run her drought-stricken farm, Treurfontein. She entered a business deal with entrepreneur Louis Tumpowsky, which she believed would save her and her daughter. But when the fine print threatened to take everything she owned, she tried everything - from legal appeals to love potions.Her desperate alliance with a witchdoctor named Jim Bird set in motion a ch
A Killer Treat
The chocolates were a gift. The first bite was a death sentence.In 1988, a promising attorney received a gift of chocolates in the mail. Minutes after taking a single bite, his world began to shatter. This is the story of Chris Taylor, his secretary Jeanette, and their agonising fight for survival.Join us as we unwrap this twisted tale of obsession that had the nation asking: who really sent the k
The Panga Man
If you’re taking a drive up lover's lane, you better watch out for the Panga Man...In this episode, we delve into one of South Africa's most interesting true crime stories: the reign of Phineas Tshitaudzi, the dreaded "Panga Man." For six years in 1950s apartheid-era Pretoria, a shadow terrorised couples parked in secluded spots, using a homemade machete as his weapon.The most terrifying part? The
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