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Episode 244 - The Van Breda Family Axe Murders

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When police rushed to respond to a triple murder in one of South Africa’s most exclusive gated communities, it seemed as though Henri van Breda had had a lucky escape. They found him standing on his family lawn, dead-eyed and covered in blood and urine. According to the neighbours, he had been eerily waving to them while he waited for the police. All understandable, when three of your loved ones have been hacked to death by an axe-wielding maniac.

But as police dug further into the burglary-turned-homicide, things just weren't adding up...

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Episode 244 - The Van Breda Family Axe Murders

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