Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas

Anne-Marie Engelbrecht begged for protection against her violent husband many times, but nobody took her seriously. Finally, she took matters into her own hands. 

Tanya Flowerday had a bright future before she met drug addict Ronald Grimsley. 20 years later, her murder is still regarded as one of the cruellest in South African history.

All the evidence points to Karl Greyvensteyn when his parents and brother are shot in their beds. Known to be a pathological liar, Karl complicates the investigation.

The murder of Ralf Krebs in the late 1980s plays out like an episode of a soap opera: marital disputes, violence, sex and female companions.

After André Klynsmith is murdered, it becomes difficult to distinguish truth from lies. Hannah Henning, André's life partner, her son and his friend are all potential suspects. 

In the late 80's and early 90's, a string of young boys disappeared in the Mitchells Plain area. Soon after, the beloved teacher, Norman Simons, is taken into custody for murdering one of the boys.

The unfairness of life becomes tragically clear when two innocent young adults, Shawn Lategan and Maritza van der Merwe, are brutally murdered.

A story of 'obsessive love,' poisoning, and mutilation unfolds in the Zeerust area when Unita Green kills her partner with rat poison. But there are two sides to every story.

Hendrina Louw, her boyfriend Johan Viviers, her guest Julia Fairbanks-Smith, and Julia's 4-year-old child are attacked on Hendrina's farm by the so-called 'Flower Gang.'

Once described as a good Christian guy, former Blue Bull Phindile Ntshongwana shocked his family and friends when he was accused of some gruesome murders. Ntshongwana was arrested for a series of senseless axe murders.

"Life has become cheap." These are the words spoken by the judge in the case after Daniel Botha was beaten and kicked to death in a nightclub in Benoni in 2018 following an argument.

In the mid-90s in Botswana, Ria Wolmarans was murdered. Initially, a burglary is suspected, but when Mariëtte Bosch is arrested and Ria's husband subsequently marries Mariëtte, the case transforms into what is described as a "circus."

William van der Merwe, The Screwdriver Maniac, wreaked havoc in South Africa. He raped nine women over a short period after threatening them with a screwdriver. After many years behind bars, his campaign of destruction was far from over.