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The Apartheid Killer: 4. The Hunter Becomes the Hunted

Can the reign of terror of Louis van Schoor be stopped? People were fighting back. Could the anti-apartheid activists halt his killing spree?

Can the reign of terror of Louis van Schoor be stopped? There was a state of emergency in South Africa and resistance to the apartheid regime had intensified. A coalition of activists had him in their sights. African National Congress supporters, lawyers and journalists were fighting to bring the apartheid system to an end and, in turn, bring mass murderer van Schoor to justice. Could they succeed?

Since this episode was recorded, it has been announced that Louis van Schoor died, on 25 July 2024. There will be more about this later in the series. This was a four-year investigation and the interviews with Louis van Schoor were recorded in 2022 and 2023.

Please note, this episode of World of Secrets includes descriptions of violence and torture, which some listeners may find distressing.

Season 3 of World of Secrets is a collaboration with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service investigations unit, Africa Eye. Here’s a link to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer: /programmes/m0021dvm

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