World Of Secrets

The Apartheid Killer: 1. Edward’s Ghost


Listen Later

Who was Edward and how did he die? His body is exhumed in East London, South Africa. His heartbroken family has waited decades to find out what happened to him.

Edward Soenies wasn’t the only one killed in East London after dark in apartheid South Africa in the 1980s. We have spent years investigating.

Hosts Ayanda Charlie and Charlie Northcott begin to unravel what happened. They hear from investigative journalist, Isa Jacobsen and Edward’s sister and son, Marlene and Raymond.

Since this episode was recorded, it has been announced that the “apartheid killer” Louis van Schoor died, on 25 July 2024. There will be more about this later in the series and you will hear interviews with him in future episodes.

Please note, this season of World of Secrets includes descriptions about death and violence, including torture, which some listeners may find distressing. It also contains very strong language.

The audio for this episode was updated on 19 August 2024 to remove an error about the South African army under apartheid.

Season 3 of World of Secrets is a collaboration with the BBC World Service investigations unit, Africa Eye. Here’s a link to the BBC Africa Eye film, which we recommend you watch after listening to this podcast: https://youtu.be/QPB42_uLLh0

If you are in the UK, you can watch on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021dvm

#WorldofSecrets

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

World Of SecretsBy BBC

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

838 ratings


More shows like World Of Secrets

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,395 Listeners

From Our Own Correspondent by BBC Radio 4

From Our Own Correspondent

381 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,899 Listeners

Business Daily by BBC World Service

Business Daily

536 Listeners

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC Radio 4

More or Less: Behind the Stats

868 Listeners

World Business Report by BBC World Service

World Business Report

289 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,051 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

213 Listeners

Newscast by BBC News

Newscast

687 Listeners

Evil Genius with Russell Kane by BBC Sounds

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

311 Listeners

Sea of Lies from Uncover by CBC

Sea of Lies from Uncover

9,952 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

2,975 Listeners

The Binge Cases: Fatal Beauty by Sony Music Entertainment

The Binge Cases: Fatal Beauty

3,566 Listeners

Who Killed Emma? by BBC Radio Scotland

Who Killed Emma?

220 Listeners

British Scandal by Wondery

British Scandal

2,366 Listeners

Sport's Strangest Crimes by BBC Radio 5 Live

Sport's Strangest Crimes

69 Listeners

The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer by Sony Music Entertainment

The Binge Crimes: Finding Mom's Killer

2,961 Listeners

Uncanny by BBC Radio 4

Uncanny

742 Listeners

Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates by Tortoise Media

Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates

3,341 Listeners

Dua Lipa: At Your Service by BBC Sounds

Dua Lipa: At Your Service

986 Listeners

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley by BBC Radio 4

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

467 Listeners

Powerplay by BBC Radio 5 Live

Powerplay

5 Listeners

The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby by CBC + BBC World Service

The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby

830 Listeners

Believe in Magic by BBC Sounds

Believe in Magic

601 Listeners

DELVE by newsroom.co.nz

DELVE

155 Listeners

The Global Story by BBC World Service

The Global Story

204 Listeners

Miss Me? by BBC Sounds

Miss Me?

296 Listeners

Intrigue by BBC Radio 4

Intrigue

150 Listeners

Dead Man Running by BBC Radio Scotland

Dead Man Running

262 Listeners

Crime Next Door by BBC Sounds

Crime Next Door

55 Listeners

The History Podcast by BBC Radio 4

The History Podcast

15 Listeners

Extreme by BBC

Extreme

124 Listeners

The Pitcairn Trials by Audio Always

The Pitcairn Trials

163 Listeners

Scam Factory by Wondery

Scam Factory

414 Listeners

Stalked by BBC Sounds

Stalked

104 Listeners