Headline Murders - Slayings which shook South Africa (Chris Karsten)

Headline Murders: Slayings which shook South Africa.

Ten alarming real-life tales of murder that shocked South Africa are retold with gritty details that were unknown at the time when they made headlines.

The death of former First Lady Marike de Klerk spawned rumours of a political killing and dissension in the family; the story of Casper Greeff, respected dentist and dedicated husband found guilty of paying to have his lovely wife murdered, is one steeped in envy and intrigue; the Bain's Kloof murder is an unsettling account of how poverty and abuse conspired to create human killing machines.

These and seven other alarming real-life tales of murder that shocked South Africa are retold with gritty details that were unknown at the time when they made headlines. With photographs of killers and victims.

The stories lend a human face to people, victims and perpetrators, who in a time of violent crime often become mere statistics.