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In January 2003, Cape Town was rocked by one of the most brutal mass murders in South African history. Inside a massage parlour called Sizzlers, ten men were bound, tortured, and executed. Nine died. One man — Quinton Taylor — miraculously survived.
This was the Sizzlers Massacre: a crime of staggering cruelty, officially recognised as a hate crime against the queer community. The killers, Adam Woest and Trevor Theys, claimed it was a robbery gone wrong — but the evidence revealed something far darker.
In this gripping episode of Profiler Africa, host Paul Llewellyn is joined by South Africa’s leading true crime voice, Nicole Engelbrecht — author of Sizzlers: The Hate Crime That Tore Sea Point Apart. Through Nicole’s meticulous research and rare survivor testimony from Quinton Taylor, we revisit that night, unpack the leader–follower dynamic behind the violence, and confront the uncomfortable questions the case still raises — especially as one of the killers now seeks parole.
🎧 Listen Now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts
📚 Read the Book: Sizzlers: The Hate Crime That Tore Sea Point Apart by Nicole Engelbrecht
🎙 Nicole’s Podcast: True Crime South Africa — available wherever you get your podcasts
🔗 Support Profiler Africa
Patreon: patreon.com/profilerafrica
Buy Me a Coffee: coff.ee/profiler
📲 Connect with Us
Instagram, Facebook & X: @ProfilerAfrica
Email: [email protected]
💡 Don’t miss an episode — follow & subscribe now, and remember… trust nobody.
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In January 2003, Cape Town was rocked by one of the most brutal mass murders in South African history. Inside a massage parlour called Sizzlers, ten men were bound, tortured, and executed. Nine died. One man — Quinton Taylor — miraculously survived.
This was the Sizzlers Massacre: a crime of staggering cruelty, officially recognised as a hate crime against the queer community. The killers, Adam Woest and Trevor Theys, claimed it was a robbery gone wrong — but the evidence revealed something far darker.
In this gripping episode of Profiler Africa, host Paul Llewellyn is joined by South Africa’s leading true crime voice, Nicole Engelbrecht — author of Sizzlers: The Hate Crime That Tore Sea Point Apart. Through Nicole’s meticulous research and rare survivor testimony from Quinton Taylor, we revisit that night, unpack the leader–follower dynamic behind the violence, and confront the uncomfortable questions the case still raises — especially as one of the killers now seeks parole.
🎧 Listen Now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts
📚 Read the Book: Sizzlers: The Hate Crime That Tore Sea Point Apart by Nicole Engelbrecht
🎙 Nicole’s Podcast: True Crime South Africa — available wherever you get your podcasts
🔗 Support Profiler Africa
Patreon: patreon.com/profilerafrica
Buy Me a Coffee: coff.ee/profiler
📲 Connect with Us
Instagram, Facebook & X: @ProfilerAfrica
Email: [email protected]
💡 Don’t miss an episode — follow & subscribe now, and remember… trust nobody.

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