Autoerotic Fatality Explained | Profiler Africa with Gerard Labuschagne

Profiler: True Crime Africa · Sep 30, 2025 · 1h 6m

This week on Profiler Africa, Paul and Gerard Labuschagne unpack one of the strangest and most misunderstood areas in forensic psychology: autoerotic fatality.

These are accidental deaths that occur during solo sexual activity when methods used to heighten arousal — like asphyxiation, electrocution, or body wrapping — end in tragedy. Misunderstood, often staged by families, and sometimes mistaken for suicide or murder, these cases present unique challenges for investigators and forensic psychologists.

Gerard takes us inside this hidden phenomenon: what it is, how it happens, why it matters…