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Jocelyn Smith, a 6-year-old girl from Saldanha Bay, South Africa, disappeared on February 19, 2024. Her mother, Kelly Smith, and her mother's boyfriend, Jacken Butta-Apolis, were the last known adults responsible for her. Both were …
Country: South Africa | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: Feb. 19, 2024
View DetailsJoshlyn Smith, a 6-year-old girl from Salana Bay near Cape Town, South Africa, disappeared under suspicious circumstances involving her mother Kelly Smith and her mother's boyfriend Jacquen Appollis. The child lived in neglectful conditions with …
Country: South Africa | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: Feb. 19, 2024
View DetailsCharlene, identified inconsistently in the source as Charlene Yster, Charlene Jooste, and Charlene October, was a former South African police officer and ex-wife of Ashley October. The report describes a long history of alleged controlling …
Country: South Africa | Incident Type: Murder | Date: July 12, 2021
View DetailsAccording to the source, divorced father Mario Di Yella allegedly killed his three-year-old twins, Octavia and Maximo Engelhorn, during a planned visitation in Hout Bay on 2017-04-06. The account describes a prolonged divorce and custody …
Country: South Africa | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: April 6, 2017
View DetailsBrian Mudyiwayana was convicted of murdering five women and one man across the Western Cape between 2016 and 2017. He used false promises of employment and relationships to gain trust, then controlled the narrative after …
Country: South Africa | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Jan. 1, 2016
View DetailsKgomotso Lelo Love Line Abina Kauno, known as Miss Leo from Real Housewives of Cape Town, and her husband Innocent, along with a pastor and church members, were involved in a romance scam syndicate. They …
Country: South Africa | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Jan. 1, 2015
View DetailsAnnie Dewani, a 28-year-old Swedish engineer, was found murdered during her honeymoon in South Africa in November 2010. She was shot in the neck in a taxi driven by Zola Tongo, who was hired by …
Country: South Africa | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Nov. 13, 2010
View DetailsAnnie Dewani, a 28-year-old newlywed, was murdered during her honeymoon in South Africa. She and her husband Shen Divan had a lavish wedding in Mumbai but were reportedly unhappy in their marriage. During their honeymoon …
Country: South Africa | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Nov. 13, 2010
View DetailsElizabeth Martins, an 11-year-old girl described as shy and close to her mother, disappeared after being last seen with Pit Buhertus, her father's employer and a local farmer in Liu Kama, Western Cape. Pit Buhertus …
Country: South Africa | Incident Type: Murder | Date: April 13, 2007
View DetailsDilly Scholtz, a 26-year-old woman from Rhondos, Western Cape, South Africa, was murdered on July 3, 1961. She disappeared while walking 59 meters from her home to her car garage. Her body was found six …
Country: South Africa | Incident Type: Murder | Date: July 3, 1961
View DetailsGabriela Kabrins Alban, a US citizen, was murdered by Diego Nolla, a Guatemalan citizen, in Cape Town, South Africa. They met at university in 2000, had a tumultuous relationship with substance abuse issues, and reconnected …
Country: South Africa | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
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