Profiler: True Crime Africa

After more than 100,000 people watched Profiler Africa's first Kempton Park investigation, viewers sent us their questions. Former SAPS criminal profiler Dr Gérard Labuschagne retu…

Kempton Park Serial Killer? | Five Bodies. One Killer? Five women's bodies have been discovered over roughly two months, with the first four recoveries concentrated around Kempton…

In 2005, Jessica Wheeler and Victoria Stadler were murdered less than a month apart in Knysna. The crime scenes appeared very different. But investigators began to suspect that the…

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 homicide detective Carl…

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 listeners inside one…

Most people assume someone caught with child sexual abuse material is simply looking at images. Investigators, psychologists and behavioural specialists see somethingvery different…

From the recent Pretoria Boys High controversy to the Primrose Primary shooting and the infamous Krugersdorp sword attack, South Africa has repeatedly been forced to confront the r…

The murders began appearing across southern Gauteng. Women were being raped, robbed and killed. As investigators started connecting the dots, a disturbing picture emerged — they we…

Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron joins Paul Llewellyn and Gérard Labuschagne to unpack South Africa’s collapsing murder detection system. The…

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 Africa. From serial killer…

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 this episode of Profiler…

Tonight on Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn and co-host Gerard Labuschagne are joined by retired Cape Town detective Jonathan Morris — the man many criminals feared not because he u…

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 real-world homicide. W…

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 than a serial murder…

A family murder that shocked South Africa. This episode examines the Griekwastad murders through forensic psychology — exploring motive, planning, emotional detachment, adolescent…

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 victims. We explore p…

One of South Africa’s most notorious serial killers. This episode explores Stuart “Boetie Boer” Wilken through the lens of forensic psychology — examining trauma, violent fantasy,…

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, used isolation and geogr…

The killer next door. This episode examines how an outwardly ordinary man was able to harbour violent fantasy, target vulnerable victims, and commit brutal murders while appearing…

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 sit down with author a…