It Happened Here
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It Happened Here (IHH) is a weekly true crime podcast from Ready Freddie Productions, presented by South African journalist Kate Thompson Davy.
The creators of IHH intend this to be a true crime podcast that centres victims and survivors, that peers into the psychology at play, and scratches that crime and grime itch we all sometimes have. Having said that, we do not want to produce 'gore porn' or glorify the criminals we speak about. That is a guiding value of ours, as well as:
- Sex work is work.
- My body, my choice.
- Trans and black lives matter.
- And f*ck your feminism if it isn’t intersectional.
If that doesn’t work for you, that’s your call (do better!), but this is not the podcast you are looking for. I’m sure we will fall short of these values at some point, because we’re all flawed and unlearning prejudices. Please do let us know when we go wrong ([email protected]), but also, please be gentle. Remember good hearts, bad moments. We are trying our best.
What listeners had to say:
Marvelous *****
Jul 9, 2021, lilmamaeverts
"This podcast is so amazing... from the podcasters voice to the way she tells the stories. Episode 2 had me in tears, but I felt the way she presented the case was so thoughtful. And I appreciate she doesn’t shy away from the tough subjects that NEED a light shine on them!"
Right up there with the best *****
Jul 5, 2021, Millie Moopop's Mummy
"Fab true crime podcast. I’ve never listened to much South African crime and find it fascinating. Subject matter is dealt with sensitively and the research has clearly been done with the utmost attention to detail. To top it off, the host has a voice born for podcasts! Can’t wait to see how this podcast develops."
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06/22/21 • 21 min
Uyinene – sometimes called Nene – was just 19 years old when she disappeared while out and about running errands, prompting a nationwide alarm and search. It is often credited as the spark of the #aminext movement, which was a local iteration of the global #metoo movement. This case was so shocking to South Africans that it sparked protests in both the real world and social streets, calling on our government to do something, anything, to turn the tide on the seemingly endless instances of gender-based violence and femicides.
An obvious but necessary trigger warning: This episode covers gender-based violence, including sexual assault, so please consider your own emotional and mental wellbeing and how they may be affected by these topics, before listening.
Sources:
· https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50431903
· https://www.capetownetc.com/news/uct-students-rally-to-bring-missing-girl-home/
· https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/15/africa/south-africa-student-murder-sentence/index.html
· https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/South_Africa_2012.pdf?lang=en
· https://www.instagram.com/uyinene/
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Burial above ground: the Vlakfontein murders
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07/15/21 • 28 min
Vlakfontein is the kind of place where you know your neighbours by name and by sight. But in October of 2018, no one had seen the Khoza family from 4192 Ibis Crescent for a few days.
There are quite a few people who call this property home. Mbali Khoza is the homeowner, and she lives here with a long-term boyfriend Fita Khupe and her sister Dudu Khoza. Dudu’s kids – Nomfundo, Luyanda and Sbongakonke – also lived there, and Nomfundo herself had two kids, Karabo and Nkanyiso.
It is very common in South Africa for multiple generations of the same family to share a home. It is also common, if you have the space, to rent out your back rooms for some extra income. Andre Cossa is one such tenant. He didn’t have to go through the main house to access his room, but all the same he was getting pretty concerned about his landlords by the end of the month, not least of all because of the increasingly alarming odour emanating from behind the closed doors and windows of the main house and another back room.
That’s how this incredibly infuriating case starts, before meandering through false identities, dodgy politicians, journalists overstepping the mark, incompetent prosecutions... and the ending will leave you both confused and frustrated.
Sources
https://www.enca.com/news/gruesome-details-vlakfontein-murder-revealed-court
https://www.enca.com/news/gruesome-details-vlakfontein-murder-revealed-court
https://www.enca.com/news/vlakfontein-family-speaks-out
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/vlakfontein-khupe-forced-me-to-rape-and-kill-the-khozas-says-mabaso-18310112 https://lowvelder.co.za/lnn/532843/vlakfontein-murder-accused-ernest-mabaso-commits-suicide
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/mabaso-details-how-he-raped-killed-khoza-family-in-vlakfontein/
https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-06-10-parents-of-vlakfontein-mass-murder-victims-fume-over-khupes-case/
Song & dance: The murder of Taliep Petersen
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01/16/22 • 30 min
This is the first episode of It Happened Here for 2022. In the spirit of the new year, I’m declaring this the start of a new season. Yes, the numbering won’t make tonnes of sense, but neither does much in life so we’re just going to run with it. This episode covers the plot to murder one of South Africa's most lauded musical talents, Taliep Petersen - a plot cooked up by his own wife, Najwa.
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SOURCES:
https://www.timeslive.co.za/amp/sunday-times/lifestyle/2007-06-24-taliep-petersena-tale-of-two-wives/
http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAWCHC/2008/64.pdf
https://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2009/html/refer/20_5.pdf
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-05-15-podcast-a-killer-beside-me-the-murder-of-taliep-petersen/
https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2008-05-06-najwa-petersen-was-demonic/
https://www.mgia.co.za/taliep-kept-stabbing-secret-court-told/
https://www.news24.com/news24/najwa-bad-blood-rumours-20071021
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/najwa-to-tell-her-story-400294
https://mg.co.za/article/2008-04-10-how-detective-became-suspicious-of-najwa-petersen/
https://mg.co.za/article/2008-07-30-najwa-fired-fatal-shot-lawyer-charges/
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/najwa-intruder-put-a-gun-on-my-head-410233
https://mg.co.za/article/2008-12-02-court-finds-najwa-guilty-of-murder/
https://www.news24.com/news24/weeping-najwa-called-me-20080424
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/news/taliep-petersens-killer-denied-parole-d7627ede-d682-4c46-927d-5faff90d7415
https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/najwa-petersen-eligible-for-parole-in-20-months-accomplice-before-parole-board-this-week-3f5bc4a8-8876-4803-8f05-8be605e88a24
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/correctional-services-confirms-taliep-petersens-killer-has-been-released-on-parole-9d9a181b-2322-49e5-b7e7-fee73246b22d
https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=17860#:~:text=District%20Six%20was%20the%20first,New%20Musical%2F1999%20in%20London.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jan/08/guardianobituaries.obituaries
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2020-09-07-iconic-district-six-museum-faces-threat-of-closure-unless-love-letters-from-the-public-can-save-it/
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Close to home: The abduction & murder of Jayde Panayiotou
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09/10/21 • 31 min
Today we’re traveling to Gqeberha on the south east coast of South Africa, the perfect spot for a young couple like the Panayiotous. Jayde Panayiotou worked as a teacher and her husband Christopher was an entrepreneur. On April 21 2015, Cherise Swanepoel pulled up to the Stellen Glen townhouse complex as always to carpool with Jayde to work, but there was no sign of her, no answer on her phone either. Jayde was the victim of an abduction and by 10am the whole country would be sharing her image online using #findjayde – but it was already too late.
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SOURCES
Panayiotou tape exposed: ‘I told you to let them do it outside the house’ - YouTube
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FindJayde&src=hash
Jayde Panayiotou: How the story unfolded
#FindJayde - Twitter Search / Twitter
Jayde Panayiotou's killer given another life term for killing elderly woman in 2015 | News24
News - jayde panayiotou | Graaff-Reinet Advertiser
Wife killer Panayiotou loses appeal bid | Graaff-Reinet Advertiser
Body of missing teacher Jayde Panayiotou found
Surprise witness called in Panayiotou murder trial
It looks like a hit now: Panayiotou to so-called middleman | eNCA
Expert stands firm in Jayde case
Christopher Panayiotou was not very emotional: witness
Missing PE teacher: Reward offered | George Herald
I am using my anger to try to get justice for Jayde‚ says sister
Uitenhage, garden town in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Jayde’s friend recalls the day she vanished | News24
Woman describes hearing the gunshots that killed Jayde
Jayde’s friend tells court of frantic search on day she went missing
Friend who was last to see Jayde alive called as first witness
Death en suite: Susan Rohde
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07/06/21 • 25 min
It’s 2016, July 24th, and the receptionist on duty of Spier Hotel has just taken a call from a guest in need of a maintenance man. Spier is a four-star hotel, positioned on one of the country’s oldest wine farms. Maintenance work Desmond Daniels responds to the call, and at this moment, of the lock turning, two versions of the story splinter off. What maintenance man Desmond and husband Jason describe on the other side of the bathroom door was either a tragic suicide by a distraught and heartbroken woman, or the deliberate murder and cover up by her scheming husband.
Sources:
· https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/jason-rohde-arrested-for-wifes-murder-20160823
· https://www.magzter.com/stories/Entertainment/YOU-South-Africa/Murdered-Mom-Remembered
· https://www.iol.co.za/news/chilling-details-of-rohde-murder-2061590
· https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/sotheby-bosss-wifes-death-a-suicide-pathologist-2060984
· http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAWCHC/2018/146.html
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The Devil in the ‘dorp: What Cecilia's Krugersdorp cult did next
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08/06/21 • 36 min
This is part two of the Krugersdorp cult killings. At the centre of this is a woman called Cecilia Steyn who has created this epic backstory for herself, in which she is a former Satanist, a ritualistic abuse survivor, who wants to transform her life and walk with christ. So far she’s convinced Ria Grunewald and Ria’s prayer group turned sect Overcomers through Christ that for the church of satan, she’s the one who got away. And then she's turned a small breakaway group against Ria, and together perpetrated four murders in 2012. The next definitive point on our timeline - where this episode picks up the story again - is November 2015, when the group shifts from murder for revenge and belief, to murder for profit.
SOURCES:
· The Krugersdorp killings explained: Who was murdered, how, and why | News24
· Grandson is 'saviour' for victims of 'Krugersdorp killers'
· Seven life terms in jail for Krugersdorp teen roped into murder by mom
· Krugersdorp Killers: Six chilling details from Marinda Steyn's testimony
· #KrugersdorpMurders – remaining three to learn their fate this week | Krugersdorp News
· #KrugersdorpMurders – God has forgiven me, says convicted murderer Marinda Steyn | Krugersdorp News
· Krugersdorp killers strangled most victims to death
· Main suspect in Krugersdorp murders suing police for over R3m
· ‘Devilsdorp’ killers: Six bizarre details that didn’t make it into the doccie
· Outrageous omission gives 'The Trials of Oscar Pistorius' a bitter taste
· #KrugersdorpMurders – 'She was sent to open the gates of Hell' | Krugersdorp News
· Cecilia Steyn – Candice Rijavec
· 'Remember I love you' - murdered Krugersdorp victim's last words to fiancée
· First photo of all the accused in #TripleMurder case | Krugersdorp News
Hate and homicide: The murder of Noxolo Nogwaza
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07/01/21 • 28 min
Today I’m talking about hate crimes and homophobia in South Africa. For this episode, we are traveling to KwaThema, a township in Gauteng. There is electricity in kwathema, but there are also these huge towering spotlight-style street lights. They’re lifted that high to try provide a measure of light and security, but there are always bits the light doesn’t reach. And it was in a patch of deep shadow, in an alley between buildings that a woman called Noxolo Nogwaza was killed in April 2011. Noxolo – which means peace in Zulu - was just 24. She was a mum to two small kids, and she lived with her gran Vuyelwa. She loved soccer, and kwaito music. And, she just so happened to be gay – and it was this fact that made her the target of violent homophobes.
Music by Matt Riggen:
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=APy4JmdZRj8&list=RDAMVMAPy4JmdZRj8
https://www.amazon.com/An-Afterlife-for-Noxolo-Nogwaza/dp/B075BHNLDM
https://open.spotify.com/album/6szYBqJ2QLPyZilbB57Z3S?highlight=spotify:track:3zwt18c7a6EiKhc62so6nj
Sian Green Psychology: https://sgpsychology.co.za/
SOURCES
· http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/07/26/opinion/26corrective-rape.html
· https://inkanyiso.org/2013/05/06/2013-may-6-archiving-noxolo-nogwazas-funeral/
· https://kemptonexpress.co.za/270983/ekurhuleni-pride-to-be-hosted-in-tembisa/
· https://open.spotify.com/show/3FvJkU9NUNNKGRoTUgNDwr
· https://wazimap.co.za/profiles/ward-79700074-ekurhuleni-ward-74-79700074/
· https://www.hrw.org/node/242800/printable/print
· https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/no-progress-in-corrective-rape-probe-1284429
· https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-may-27-la-fg-south-africa-gay-killings-20110528-story.html
· https://www.pride.com/soapbox/south-african-lesbian-activist-murdered
· https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311717843_What_is_wrong_with_'Corrective_Rape'
· https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/four-years-on-still-no-justice-for-noxolo/
·
Friends, family & fraud: The death of Dustan Blom
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02/25/22 • 37 min
It became known as the case of the body in the boot, abandoned in the parking lot of Montecasino, but there's a man behind that headline. In the wake of his wife's unexpected death, Dustan Blom meets exotic dancer Maruschka Robinson. He takes pity on her, offers her a lifeline, but Maruschka responds by taking advantage and - ultimately - his life.
SOURCES:
https://www.news24.com/News24/My-brothers-murder-has-left-us-shattered-Bloms-sister-20150818
https://ewn.co.za/2015/08/20/Montecasino-killers-showed-no-remorse
https://ewn.co.za/2013/11/08/dustan-blom-suspects-racked-up-r100000-bill
https://www.news24.com/news24/cops-have-confession-for-montecasino-murder-20140326
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2014-03-26-montecasino-murder-fraud-cases-in-court/
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2013-10-03-body-in-boot-case-stripper-in-dock/
https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-south-africa-late-edition/20140709/282574491181927
https://www.news24.com/News24/Blom-a-broken-man-after-wifes-death-court-told-20150415
https://www.news24.com/News24/Dustan-Blom-died-of-asphyxiation-forensic-pathologist-20150420
https://www.iol.co.za/news/montecasino-murder-plotted-for-weeks-1851553
https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/blog-the-body-in-the-boot/
https://fourwaysreview.co.za/201043/verdict-on-the-body-in-the-boot/
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The Station Strangler (Pt2): Many more in store
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08/24/21 • 40 min
This is part two of the Station Strangler. If you haven’t listened to part one, start there. Last week we covered a series of murders, from 1986 to 1992, and I told you about ten young boys who were raped and strangled before being dumped in various sites near the train stations and in the sand dunes of Mitchell’s Plain and surrounds.
In early 1994, there had been a gap of over two years since the disappearance of any young boys had been definitively linked to the so-called Station Strangler, but soon we would learn that the nightmare was far from over. In January, just a single month, the bodies of eleven raped and murdered young victims would be found. This is what is known as the month of horror.
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ithappenedhere
SOURCES:
https://apnews.com/article/c60bf1b31c1ad630cd17035149fe35c6
https://apnews.com/article/fb2a9bb403504cd9fe764badfb059bc7
https://mg.co.za/article/1994-09-09-station-strangler-whos-fooling-whom/
https://mg.co.za/article/2005-08-16-station-strangler-back-in-court/
https://mg.co.za/article/2007-04-25-late-judge-fondly-remembered-by-peers/?amp
https://www.deseret.com/1995/6/14/19177025/is-man-who-killed-boy-s-africa-s-serial-strangler
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/revisiting-the-station-strangler-cases-250970
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/serial-killer-inquest-hear-of-inconsistencies-400257
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-29-mn-16600-story.html
https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-argus/20091214/282372625716970
https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20140524/281625303343669
https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-saturday-edition/20091212/283089885254251
https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/weekend-argus-sunday-edition/20091213/282737697936478
https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/cape-flats-cape-town
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fjWHrL6kIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK8hFQR3ip8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JFGyQ78cvE
Profiling serial killers and other crimes in South Africa, by Micki Pistorius. The Penguin Group (South Africa), Cape Town 2005. ISBN 9780143024828 / ISBN 978-0-14-302482-8
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/revisiting-the-station-strangler-cases-250970
LOCATIONS
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Devil in the ‘dorp: The Krugersdorp cult killers
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07/31/21 • 27 min
This is the story of eleven murders and six accused murderers. There are multiple methods of killing, multiple disposal MOs, a period of almost a decade from the first slayings to the sentencing, and many locations. You will meet some of the strangest characters, and hear bizarre, meandering stories of events and reasoning built on a flimsy pretext of belief, but this is also the story of a small group of friends, in a small town, a teacher, a school girl, her brother. On paper, at least at a surface level, they sound like no one you’ve ever encountered before and like 500 people I knew growing up– the extraordinary in the mundane. When this group and their crimes were finally exposed, the whole town of Krugersdorp was left grappling with a new and uncomfortable insight into itself.
This is episode 8 - Devil in the ‘dorp: The Krugersdorp cult killers
SOURCES:
· 'Over-protected' Zak Valentine earned R70,000 a month when he began killing
· 'Pray, I am going to kill you now,' Krugersdorp murderer tells victim
· 'Remember I love you' - murdered Krugersdorp victim's last words to fiancée
· #KrugersdorpMurders — The State's keywitness tells her story | Krugersdorp News
· Flats to Rent in Krugersdorp Central - 28 Apartments | RentUncle
· Inside the mind of a teen drawn into the Krugersdorp killing spree
· Key witness in Krugersdorp murder trial tells court of Wimpy werewolves | The Citizen
· Krugersdorp killers strangled most victims to death
· Krugersdorp Killers trial: Everything that’s happened so far | You
· Krugersdorp Killers: Marcel Steyn has the mindset of a 10-year-old - defence | News24
· Krugersdorp killers: Psychologist believes Marcel Steyn can be rehabilitated | All4Women
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How many episodes does It Happened Here have?
It Happened Here currently has 28 episodes available.
What topics does It Happened Here cover?
The podcast is about Investigative, True Crime, Murder, Storytelling, Podcasts, Non-Fiction and Crime.
What is the most popular episode on It Happened Here?
The episode title 'The senseless death of Uyinene Mrwetyana, and the despair of a nation.' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on It Happened Here?
The average episode length on It Happened Here is 28 minutes.
How often are episodes of It Happened Here released?
Episodes of It Happened Here are typically released every 8 days, 2 hours.
When was the first episode of It Happened Here?
The first episode of It Happened Here was released on Jun 7, 2021.
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@soundscreepypod
Dec 14
Check out this South African true crime pod we just discovered! Interesting and important cases being covered. Highly recommended for those who're tired of the same big name cases receiving all the attention.
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