Profiler: True Crime Africa

The murders began appearing across southern Gauteng. Women were being raped, robbed and killed. As investigators started connecting the dots, a disturbing picture emerged — they were hunting a serial offender.

In this episode, Paul Llewellyn is joined by former SAPS profiler and investigator Lt Col Elmarie Myburgh to revisit the case of Lazarus Tshidiso Mazingane, the man who became known as the Nasrec Serial Killer. Together they walk through the investigation as it unfolded, from the first signs of linkage to the arrest and conviction of one of South Africa's most notorious serial offenders.

They also examine the behavioural themes at the heart of the case: escalation, victim selection, control, behavioural linkage and the investigative lessons that remain relevant today.

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Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron joins Paul Llewellyn and Gérard Labuschagne to unpack South Africa’s collapsing murder detection system.

The discussion explores shocking SAPS detection-rate statistics, overloaded detectives, gang violence, forensic failures, crime intelligence breakdowns, and the growing crisis of public trust in the justice system.

The episode also examines the difference between detection, arrest, prosecution and conviction — and what happens to a society when murder stops carrying consequence.

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Former Hawks Provincial Commander SCI Brig. Danie Hall joins Profiler Africa to discuss 40 years inside SAPS and the evolution of detective work in South Africa.

From serial killer investigations and undercover hitman stings to organised crime and investigative psychology, Hall reflects on the realities of policing, teamwork and violent crime investigations.

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In January 2003, nine men were murdered inside a house in Sea Point, Cape Town, in what became known as the Sizzlers massacre. Only one person survived.

In this episode of Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn speaks to Quinton Taylor — the sole survivor of the massacre — about his life before the attack, the events of that night, and the psychological aftermath of surviving extreme violence.

The conversation explores:

• trauma and survival
• Cape Town’s underground sex industry in the early 2000sfear, resilience, and spirituality
• the long-term psychological impact of violence
• Quinton’s memoir, I Don’t Want to Die

A deeply personal and disturbing firsthand account of one of South Africa’s most infamous murder cases.

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Tonight on Profiler Africa, Paul Llewellyn and co-host Gerard Labuschagne are joined by retired Cape Town detective Jonathan Morris — the man many criminals feared not because he used force, but because he understood them.

Known as the Confessor Cop, Morris built a reputation for getting murderers, gangsters and serial killers to reveal the truth through preparation, patience and psychological pressure rather than brutality. In this episode, he reflects on the cases that defined his career — and the toll they took on him personally.

We discuss:

• how evidence, timing and respect often worked better than intimidation• the Jimmy Maketta serial killer case and securing confessions• the Sizzlers massacre and one of Cape Town’s most horrific crime scenes• inside the Taliep Petersen murder investigation• policing gang violence in some of Cape Town’s toughest areas• the Swanepoel case and solving the murder of a close friend and fellow officer• how detectives were trained to understand violent offenders• the hidden trauma many investigators carry after years on the job• why treating suspects like human beings often helped crack cases

This is more than a crime interview.

It is a rare look inside the mind of a detective who solved some of South Africa’s darkest cases by understanding the people who committed them.

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A date arranged online ended in murder.

This episode explores one of South Africa’s most disturbing killer-couple cases — where shared violent fantasy became real-world homicide.

We examine pair bonding, deviant reinforcement, belonging, identity, and why two offenders together can become more dangerous than one alone.

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One of South Africa’s most followed murder trials.

This episode examines the Van Breda family murders through behavioural evidence, family annihilation psychology, and narrative construction.

We explore why offenders create intruder stories, how scenes are interpreted, and why circumstantial evidence can prove decisive.

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The killer next door.

This episode examines how an outwardly ordinary man was able to harbour violent fantasy, target vulnerable victims, and commit brutal murders while appearing normal to those around him.

We explore hidden offenders, fantasy life, rage, victim selection, and the psychology of dangerous people who hide in plain sight.

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Known as the Axeman of Brighton Beach.

This episode separates myth from reality by examining why Joseph Ntshongwana is best understood as a spree killer rather than a serial murderer.

We explore criminal responsibility, psychiatric defences, mental illness in court, planning behaviour, and how judges assess a guilty mind.

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One of South Africa’s longest-active known serial killers.

This episode examines how Tommy Williams killed across decades while remaining close to many of his victims.

We explore power, control, early violence, social dysfunction, long-term evasion, and the myth of the criminal mastermind.

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