11 | Murder Minis: 5 Bitesized Bloody Tales

06/15/20 • 26 min

Today’s episode is in a slightly different format, so let’s go back in time for a whistle-stop tour of 5 Victorian crimes. From mass murder to bodies in boxes and botched hangings, Murder Minis has you covered for 25 minutes of bitesize blood-soaked crimes.

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10 | Moses Sithole The South African Strangler

Board a plane with me and fly to one of the most beautiful countries in the world, forever bloodstained by the murders of at least 38 women by the South African Strangler, or, as I call him, the Black Ted Bundy. How did the injustice and brutality of apartheid contribute to a child growing up to shed the skin of his humanity and becoming a monster?
Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:
Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap
Email: [email protected]
Credits:
Research, writing, narration and audio arrangement by Prash
“This is For Black Men & Women Of South Africa” poem written by Prash
Character Voices: Nicholas Mannie, Prash and Ian
Special Thanks to Nicole from True Crime South Africa. You can check out her amazing podcast here:
https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/
Music:
https://www.dl-sounds.com/
Sources:
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/moses-sithole
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sithole-moses.htm
https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/blog-episode-9-the-abc-killer/
True Crime Magazine By Detective Monthly (hard copy)

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12 | The Papin Sisters

Two murders. Two sisters. One mind.
Journey with me back to the 1930s to examine one of the most grotesque and brutal double slayings in the history of France. This is not for the faint-hearted, because true crime just got even bloodier.
Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:
Twitter: @PrashsMurderMap
Email: [email protected]
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Credits:
Research, writing, narration and audio editing by Prash
French song at the beginning: Jess
Sources:
Budanovic, Nikola, “The Papin Sisters and the murder case that still haunts France after more than 80 years,”, 2017, TheVintageNews, https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/05/12/the-papin-sisters-and-the-murder-case-that-still-haunts-france-after-more-than-80-years/
Silent Twins: Without My Shadow, YouTube Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98WtP1qC61s
Strange Matters podcast, 2019, https://www.strangematterspodcast.com/the-papin-sisters/