World of Secrets - The Apartheid Killer: 1. Edward’s ghost
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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
Presenters: Ayanda Charlie and Charlie Northcott
Original investigation by Isa Jacobsen and Charlie Northcott
Researcher: Maddy Drury
Production coordinator: Katie Morrison
Field production: Isa Jacobsen
Mixing: James Beard
Sound design: Jez Spencer
Original music by Anna Papadimitriou
Series Producer: Jim Frank
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Senior Producer: Anne Dixey
Commissioning Editor: Jon Manel
Published on Monday, 22nd July 2024.
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