PROFILER Episode 15 - THE AXE KILLER JOSE DA SILVA
In 2002, Gerard attended his first crime scene. It was that of the murder victim of Jose da Silva, who would become known as the Axe Killer. Hear the ...
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Profiler is a weekly discussion between journalist Paul Llewellyn & former Head of Forensic Investigation at the South African Police Service, Gerard Labuschagne, who worked on over 300 serial murder and rape cases in his career. Hear the stories behind the killers who stalk the streets of South Africa.
PROFILER Episode 14 - Tommy Williams
The incredible tale of South Africa's longest active serial killer. Upon his conviction the Judge said “The State (and here I include the two prosecut...
PROFILER Episode 13 - Stewart 'Boetie Boer' Wilken
I would strangle them while having sex. I would go into another world when I am strangling them and raping them. When I was strangling them, they woul...
PROFILER Episode 12 - The Knysna Murders
In this episode we discuss a series of murders that took place in Knysna over a one-month period in Autumn, 2005. They became known as The Knysna Murd...
PROFILER Episode 11 - Violent Fantasy
In this episode we discuss Violent Fantasy illustrated through the murder of Michael van Eck in Welkom in 2011. Michael was lured via a dating app to ...
PROFILER Episode 10 - The Norwood Serial Killer
Kobus Geldenhuys, the Norwood Serial Killer, committed house robberies, rapes and murders in the early 1990s in Johannesburg. A policeman, he raped 2 ...
PROFILER Episode 9 - The Nocturnal Prowler
In this episode we discuss a current case. A murderer, dubbed the Nocturnal Prowler, is believed to be killing homeless people in Pretoria. We unpack ...
PROFILER Episode 8 - Fetal Abduction
In this episode we explore Fetal Abduction, otherwise known as Cesarean Kidnapping. These crimes involve the forced removal, by means of a crude caesa...
PROFILER Episode 7 - Muti Murder
In this episode we discuss the phenomenon of Muti Murder. Muti murder is defined as a murder in which body parts are removed from a live victim for th...
PROFILER Episode 6 - The Hillbrow Birthday Rapist
In this episode we discuss the Hillbrow Birthday Rapist who was convicted on 112 of 122 counts against him which included 39 counts of rape, 11 compel...