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Profiler: True Crime Africa
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. 🔎 Exclusive interviews, real crime scene analysis, and untold details from SA’s most notorious cases. 🎧 Subscribe now and uncover the truth behind the killers…
Episodes
Profiler: True Crime AfricaSHE CAUGHT HIM. THEN THEY LET HIM GO. | The Hillbrow Birthday R@pist
She caught him. The system released him. Then she caught him again. Veteran SAPS detective Joyce Buthelezi joins Paul Llewellyn and Dr Gérard Labuschagne to…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaThe Ballito Bomber: We Warned About This | Jacqueline Herbst
Weeks before the attack on a six-year-old girl at a school in Umhlali, Profiler Africa examined a teenage suspect linked to an alleged bomb plot at Ballito…
Profiler: True Crime Africa45 Mass Killings: What’s Driving South Africa’s Violence? | Julian Rademeyer
South Africa has recorded 45 mass-killing attacks in 2026, involving at least 210 deaths and 79 wounded. Paul Llewellyn and Dr Gérard Labuschagne are joined by…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaKEMPTON PARK SERIAL KILLER? How Police Decide If Cases Are Linked | Elmarie Myburgh
Are the Kempton Park killings linked — and how would investigators actually establish that? Lt Col (Ret) Elmarie Myburgh brings around four decades of policing…
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KEMPTON PARK SERIAL KILLER? Your Questions Answered
After more than 100,000 people watched Profiler Africa's first Kempton Park investigation, viewers sent us their questions. Former SAPS criminal profiler Dr…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaKempton Park Serial Killer? | Five Bodies. One Killer?
Kempton Park Serial Killer? | Five Bodies. One Killer? Five women's bodies have been discovered over roughly two months, with the first four recoveries…
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The Knysna Murders: Did They Get the Right Man?
In 2005, Jessica Wheeler and Victoria Stadler were murdered less than a month apart in Knysna. The crime scenes appeared very different. But investigators…
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Inside the FBI’s Year-Long Profiler Training at Quantico | Carlo Schippers
What was it actually like to train as a criminal profiler at the FBI Academy at Quantico when profiling was still an emerging discipline? In 1990, Amsterdam…
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He Hid Behind Trust | The Brian Mudyiwayana Investigation
Brian Mudyiwayana did not rely on force to find his victims. He relied on trust. Lt Col Elmarie Myburgh joins Paul Llewellyn and Dr Gérard Labuschagne to take…
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Inside The Mind Of A Child Exploitation Offender | Col. Kirsten Clark
Most people assume someone caught with child sexual abuse material is simply looking at images. Investigators, psychologists and behavioural specialists see…
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Inside the Hunt for the Nasrec Serial Killer | Lt Col Elmarie Myburgh
The murders began appearing across southern Gauteng. Women were being raped, robbed and killed. As investigators started connecting the dots, a disturbing…
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When a Threat Becomes a Tragedy | School Violence, Warning Signs & Prevention
From the recent Pretoria Boys High controversy to the Primrose Primary shooting and the infamous Krugersdorp sword attack, South Africa has repeatedly been…
Profiler: True Crime Africa1 in 14 Murders Get Solved in South Africa | Ian Cameron
Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron joins Paul Llewellyn and Gérard Labuschagne to unpack South Africa’s collapsing murder…
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40 Years Hunting Killers | Brig. Danie Hall
Former Hawks Provincial Commander SCI Brig. Danie Hall joins Profiler Africa to discuss 40 years inside SAPS and the evolution of detective work in South…
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Sizzlers Survivor: “I Don’t Want to Die” | Quinton Taylor
In January 2003, nine men were murdered inside a house in Sea Point, Cape Town, in what became known as the Sizzlers massacre. Only one person survived. In…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaConfessor Cop: How South Africa’s Legendary Detective Made Killers Talk | Jonathan Morris Interview
Tonight on Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn and co-host Gerard Labuschagne are joined by retired Cape Town detective Jonathan Morris — the man many criminals…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaMURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 6 | VAN ECK
A date arranged online ended in murder. This episode explores one of South Africa’s most disturbing killer-couple cases — where shared violent fantasy became…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaMURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 1 | THE QUARRY KILLER
One of South Africa’s most disturbing serial murder cases. In this episode of Murder on the Mind, we examine how Richard Nyauza preyed on vulnerable women…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaMURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 2 | STUART “BOETIE BOER” WILKEN
One of South Africa’s most notorious serial killers. This episode explores Stuart “Boetie Boer” Wilken through the lens of forensic psychology — examining…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaMURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 3 | GRIEKWASTAD
A family murder that shocked South Africa. This episode examines the Griekwastad murders through forensic psychology — exploring motive, planning, emotional…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaMURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 4 | TOMMY WILLIAMS
One of South Africa’s longest-active known serial killers. This episode examines how Tommy Williams killed across decades while remaining close to many of his…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaMURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 5 | JOSEPH NTSHONGWANA
Known as the Axeman of Brighton Beach. This episode separates myth from reality by examining why Joseph Ntshongwana is best understood as a spree killer rather…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaMURDER ON THE MIND | EPISODE 8 | RIAAN STANDER
The killer next door. This episode examines how an outwardly ordinary man was able to harbour violent fantasy, target vulnerable victims, and commit brutal…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaUnsolved: The Cases South Africa Left Behind | With Guest True Crime SA's Nicole Engelbrecht
We are back with one of the most important voices in South African true crime. In this episode, Paul Llewellyn and Profiler Africa co-host Gerard Labuschagne…
Profiler: True Crime Africa30 Years of Darkness: Lt Col (Ret.) Elmarie Myburgh on the Frontlines of Serial Crime
In this episode of Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn and Professor Gérard Labuschagne are joined by Gerard's former colleague and SAPS legend, Lt Col (Retired)…
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When the Dead Have No Name | Victim Identification & Forensic Truth | Profiler Africa
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How to Spot a Serial Killer? | And other Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Profiler
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The Case of the Missing Crime Shows
Over the past few months, several of our documentaries temporarily disappeared from this channel. That wasn’t an algorithm issue. It was the result of an…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaGriekwastad | A Family Murder That Still Haunts South Africa | Profiler Africa
This week on Profiler Africa, hosts Paul Llewellyn and Gérard Labuschagne unpack one of the most disturbing family murder cases in South African history — the…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaMemory on Trial | When Recovered Memories Decide Guilt | Profiler Africa
What happens when a criminal case is built not on physical evidence — but on memory? In this episode of Profiler Africa, co-hosts Paul Llewellyn and forensic…
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WHEN RAGE BECOMES MURDER | The Daniel Smit Case
In 2022, a 13-year-old boy was murdered in Klawer after stealing fruit from a garden. The man responsible, Daniel Hugo Smit, chased the child in his vehicle…
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Brighton Beach Axe Murders | Profiling Joseph Ntshongwana
Durban, March 2011. Four men murdered in eight days — two decapitated. All strangers. All ambushed and hacked to death with an axe. The killer: Joseph Phindile…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaPOISON IN ELDOS | The Teacher, The Rattex & 46? Days of Lies | Profiler Africa
This week, we break down the case of Annerize LeoniceSmith, who poisoned her partner Russell Kriel, a respected teacherand rugby mentor, and hid his death for…
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PREDATOR | Inside South Africa’s Most Disturbing Child-Exploitation Case
For over a decade, Gerhard Ackerman operated in plain sight — grooming, abusing, and trafficking young boys under the guise of mentorship and massage…
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Inside Forensic Pathology with Dr Candice Hansmeyer | Life, Death & the Truth Behind the Table
Dr Candice Hansmeyer has spent her career speaking for the dead — first in South Africa’s chaotic mortuaries, now in Canada’s pristine labs. In this deeply…
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Kidnap for Ransom in Africa: Inside the World of Real Hostage Negotiators | Profiler Africa
People disappear every day — but what happens when someone is kidnapped for ransom? This week on Profiler Africa, forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne and…
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The Masoyi Serial Killer: Buried on His Own Property | Profiler Africa
Between 2017 and 2019, five women vanished in Masoyi, Mpumalanga. Their bodies were later found buried on the killer’s own property — a chilling signature of…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaBrian Harvey: South Africa’s Serial Stalker | Profiler Africa
This week on Profiler Africa, Paul and Gerard Labuschagne unpack one of the strangest and most misunderstood areas in forensic psychology: autoerotic fatality…
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Autoerotic Fatality Explained | Profiler Africa with Gerard Labuschagne
This week on Profiler Africa, Paul and Gerard Labuschagne unpack one of the strangest and most misunderstood areas in forensic psychology: autoerotic fatality…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaInside the Mind of the Lone Actor: with New Zealand's Top Profiler
This week on Profiler Africa, Paul and Gerard Labuschagne are joined by Dr Nathan Brooks, a forensic psychologist and senior lecturer recognised…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaThe Pretoria Railway Killer: Satan, DNA & Serial Murder
This week on Profiler Africa, South Africa's leading forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne unpacks one of Pretoria’s most disturbing serial murder cases —…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaProfiler Africa: Serial Arsonist Justin Caruso – Fires, Fatalities & the Hero Syndrome
Gérard Labuschagne and Paul Vivare joined by world-renowned arson investigator Ed Nordskog to dissect the chilling case of Justin Caruso, a serial arsonist…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaMother City Massacre: The Sizzlers Story. An Interview with survivor Quinton Taylor
In January 2003, Cape Town was rocked by one of the most brutal mass murders in South African history. Inside a massage parlour called Sizzlers, ten men were…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaSA's Queen of True Crime: Nicole Engelbrecht & Gerard Labuschagne on Justice and Parole
This week on Profiler Africa, Paul Viv and Dr. Gerard Labuschagne sit down with Nicole Engelbrecht – South Africa’s leading true crime voice, creator of the…
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Insights of an Operational Forensic Psychiatrist with Dr Peter Collins
This week on Profiler Africa, forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne sits down with Peter Collins, a globally recognized operational forensic psychiatrist…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaThe Westonaria Strangler: Justice in the Shadows
This week, forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne takes us inside one of South Africa’s most disturbing — yet largely ignored — serial murder cases. Between…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaSAPS in Crisis: A System Collapsing from Within
For years, Profiler Africa has warned that cracks were forming inside South Africa’s law enforcement system. This week, those cracks turned into a full-blown…
Profiler: True Crime Africa🚨 SYSTEM FAILURE: The Rosebank Police Station Shooting
This week on Profiler Africa, South Africa's leading forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne takes us inside a shocking event that rocked an affluent…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaHarvested Alive: The Truth About ‘Muti’ Murders in South Africa
This week on Profiler Africa, forensic psychologist Gérard Labuschagne uncovers the terrifying world of muti murders — killings where body parts are harvested…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaThe Hostage Whisperer: Inside SAPS' Elite Negotiation Unit with Dr Ernst Strydom
This week, Profiler Africa goes behind the scenes of South Africa’s most high-stakes standoffs with Dr Ernst Strydom — SAPS’ former National Coordinator of…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaA Fine White Treason | Inside the Boeremag’s deadly plot to overthrow South Africa
In this explosive episode, Paul and Gerard sit down with retired Colonel Tollie Vreugdenburg — former head of SAPS Counter-Terrorism — to expose the chilling…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaBlood on the Land: The Human Toll of South Africa’s Farm Murders
This week on Profiler Africa, we go deep into one of the most brutal and misunderstood crime waves in South Africa — farm murders. Host Paul Llewellyn and…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaFarm Murders: Crime, or Conspiracy?
Profiler Africa | Episode Out Now Who’s really killing who in South Africa? In one of our most explosive episodes yet, Paul Llewellyn and forensic psychologist…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaProfiling Killers: From South Africa to Scotland Yard
Psychologist. Intelligence specialist. Co-author of Killer Stories. This week, Paul and Gerard sit down with Brin Hodgskiss for a heavyweight conversation on…
Profiler: True Crime Africa🔥 When Fire Becomes Murder: Profiling Arsonists with Ed Nordskog
No case breakdown. No fluff. Just a gripping conversation with one of the world’s top arson and bombing experts. We’re joined by Ed Nordskog—retired arson/bomb…
Profiler: True Crime Africa🎙️ Talking about Murder with Tshego Paledi: Profiler Meets Telling the Told & Untold
What’s it like creating true crime content in South Africa? This week, we sit down with YouTuber and storyteller Tshego Paledi (44K+ subscribers) for a raw…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaStolen from the womb: Caesarean Kidnapping
This week: one of the rarest — and most horrifying — crimes on earth. A baby ripped from the womb in a violent act of theft. We go deep into the case of…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaThe Psychology of Murder with Finland’s Leading Profiler Dr. Helinä Häkkänen
We're stepping out of the morgue and into the mind — with one of the world’s top forensic psychologists. This week on Profiler Africa, our guest is Dr. Helinä…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaThe Horrors of Stewart 'Boetie Boer' Wilken: South Africa’s Most Notorious Killer
In this episode of Profiler Africa, we take a deep dive into the terrifying case of Stewart Wilken, South Africa's most notorious serial killer. Wilken's…
Profiler: True Crime AfricaThe Seesig Monster: Inside the mind of Kyle Ruiters with Col. (ret.) Kirsten Clark
In this episode of Profiler Africa, we’re joined by Colonel (Ret.) Kirsten Clark, former SAPS Investigative Psychologist and Criminal Behaviour Specialist, to…