Exploring Mysterious Disappearances and Unanswered Questions in a South African Town

The Apartheid Killer. All the victims were black and the youngest was just 12 years old. Some relatives are still searching for the graves. They were killed during a three-year bloodbath in the 1980s in the South African city of East London – by one person. After years of investigation, we tracked him down.

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Since this trailer was recorded, the “apartheid killer”, Louis van Schoor, has died. There will be more about this during the series.

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