Mon 06 January 2025:
Thabo Bester is South Africa’s most notorious con man. In 2012, he was locked away for life for murder and rape.
But when in 2022, a fire suddenly breaks out in Bester’s cell, and nothing but a charred body remains, the country’s in shock. Is that the end of Thabo Bester?
This is a story about how a serial rapist worked his way into South Africa’s most exclusive circles and about how he almost escaped justice.
Listen to the premiere episode of True Crime Reports from Al Jazeera.
In this episode:
Glenda Paul, Forensic Investigator at IRS Forensic Investigations
Marecia Damons, Journalist, GroundUp News
Episode credits:
This episode was written and produced by Anna Staufenberg, and hosted by Halla Mohieddeen.
Executive Producers: Ney Alvarez and Sandra Ferrari.
Production Coordinator: Archan Mohile.
Senior Producer: Marthe van der Wolf.
Assistant Producers: Leo Danczak, Sophie McNulty and Catherine Nouhan.
Fact-checking by Ruby Zaman.
Audio editing by Alan Leer.
Music composition by Tom Biddle.
Lead of Engagement: Aya Elmileik.
Engagement Producers: Adam Abou-Gad, Munera AlDosari, and Vienna Maglio.
Al Jazeera’s Head of Audio: Ney Alvarez.
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA
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