Case 213
The Noordhoek ‘Ripper Rapists’
*** Content Warning: extreme violence, sexual assault ***
It was around 2:30 am on Sunday, December 18 1994, when a group of friends stumbled across the bloody and brutalised body of a young woman, lying in the middle of a road in Gqeberha, South Africa. She was the latest victim of Frans Du Toit and Theuns Kruger; two men who the press would come to dub The Noordhoek ‘Ripper Rapists’.
In 1994, the pair violently attacked multiple women in the city of Gqeberha, then known as Port Elizabeth. But everything changed when they abducted 27-year-old Alison Botha.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
BOOKS
I Have Life: Alison’s Journey as told to Marianne Thamm
Gruesome: The Crimes and Criminals That Shook South Africa – De Wet Potgieter
DOCUMENTARIES
ARTICLES
Alison: Possible parole for attackers – News24
Alison has life – and she truly cherishes it – IOL
Parole bid in peril due to social media activity – Eyewitness News
Satanist’s rape trial exposes pizza war – Mail & Guardian