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Profiler: True Crime Africa

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117 episodes · Explicit

Profiler Africa is your front-row seat to the darkest corners of South African crime. Hosted by journalist Paul Llewellyn and forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne—former Head of Forensic Investigation at SAPS—this gripping podcast explores the psychology of serial killers, violent criminals, and the justice system that pursues them.

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  1. PROFILER Episode 17 - CATCHING UP PT 2

    · 50 min · Explicit

    More catching up...this time we talk about Gerard's 2nd book and tease the cases within it.

  2. PROFILER Episode 16 - CATCHING UP PT 1

    · 1 h 14 min · Explicit

    Profiler is back with new episodes. Paul catches up with Gerard to discuss his book, surviving a pandemic, and his thoughts on the current state of the police and crime in SA. Oh...and don't worry we will be giving…

  3. PROFILER Episode 15 - THE AXE KILLER JOSE DA SILVA

    · 1 h 19 min · Explicit

    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 true audio from the interview conducted by Gerard, in the bathroom,…

  4. PROFILER Episode 14 - Tommy Williams

    · 1 h 00 min · Explicit

    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 prosecutors and the SAPS investigating team) have excelled in investigating…

  5. PROFILER Episode 13 - Stewart 'Boetie Boer' Wilken

    · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    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 would go limp, like a jellyfish, made me feel like a king .... I had sex…

  6. PROFILER Episode 12 - The Knysna Murders

    · 52 min · Explicit

    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 Murders. Heinrich van Rooyen, a young DJ, was convicted for the murders…

  7. PROFILER Episode 11 - Violent Fantasy

    · 52 min · Explicit

    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 a secluded area, where he was murdered and dismembered. Later his…

  8. PROFILER Episode 10 - The Norwood Serial Killer

    · 49 min · Explicit

    Kobus Geldenhuys, the Norwood Serial Killer, committed house robberies, rapes and murders in the early 1990s in Johannesburg. A policeman, he raped 2 victims and murdered 5. Gerard interviewed Kobus from 1996 to 2001,…

  9. PROFILER Episode 9 - The Nocturnal Prowler

    · 50 min · Explicit

    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 the case, profile the killer, and learn what to expect as the case…

  10. PROFILER Episode 8 - Fetal Abduction

    · 48 min · Explicit

    In this episode we explore Fetal Abduction, otherwise known as Cesarean Kidnapping. These crimes involve the forced removal, by means of a crude caesarean-section, of an unborn child. This may or many not involve the…

  11. PROFILER Episode 7 - Muti Murder

    · 50 min · Explicit

    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 the sole purpose of using the victim's body parts medicinally. These…

  12. PROFILER Episode 6 - The Hillbrow Birthday Rapist

    · 45 min · Explicit

    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 compelled rapes, 1 sexual assault, 15 kidnappings, 15 assaults, 2 assault…

  13. PROFILER Episode 5 - The Griekwestad Family Murders

    · 44 min · Explicit

    In this episode we discuss the Griekwestad family murders. Don Steenkamp murdered his father Deon Steenkamp (44) his mother Christel (43) and his sister Marthella (14) on April 6, 2012. We are joined by Bronwynn…

  14. PROFILER Episode 4 - The Port Elizabeth Prostitute Killer

    · 48 min · Explicit

    In this episode we discuss the Port Elizabeth Prostitute Killer, Riaan Stander, who murder sex workers Lee-Ann Rondganger and Noxolo Ngqoyiya in 2007.

  15. PROFILER Episode 3 - Serial Crime in SA and how to train a Profiler.

    · 48 min · Explicit

    In this episode we discuss the history and status of serial crime in SA and learn how the cops are trained to catch serial criminals.

  16. PROFILER Episode 2 - Creating A Profile & The Johannesburg Mine Dump Murderer

    · 54 min · Explicit

    In this episode we discuss the history and evolution of profiling, and we profile the Johannesburg Mine Dump Murderer.

  17. PROFILER Episode 1 - The Quarry Killer

    · 49 min · Explicit

    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…

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