The epic tale of South Africa's most famous prison break will be screened in two parts later this month.
Thabo Bester is South Africa's most searched person on Google in 2023, with his co-accused Dr Nandipha Magdumana just behind him in fourth place, and the entire country is in the midst of Bestermania and love, murder. , deceit, and corruption. .
On Monday, Showmax released the trailer Tracking Tabo Besterthe true crime documentary South Africa has been asking for ever since. ground up First to break the news was that the convicted murderer and rapist did not burn to death in cell 35 after all, but instead went shopping at Woolworths in Sandton.
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what to expect Tracking Tabo Bester
The four-part investigation will be shown in two halves on Showmax on March 15 and 22, 2024.
The first episode continues ground up Journalists Maresia Damons and Daniel Stein are investigating an anonymous tip that the burned body at Mangan Correctional Center may not have been Bester.
Later episodes will show why Bester was initially called a Facebook rapist and put in prison. She tells how a famous doctor fell in love with a convicted criminal and fled with him to Tanzania, leaving her children behind. And who really died in cell 35?
Interviews will also include inmates at Mangan Correctional Center and prison guards. The family of Katlego Belen Muhoro, whose body was found in cell 35. Nkosinati Sekeleni, Nandifa's older brother. Dr Gerard Labuschagne, a former South African police chief profiler, interviewed Mr Bester, who was arrested in 2012 for rape and murder. The documentary also shows media and social media reactions to the story.
production
Tracking Tabo Bester This piece was created by local true crime pioneers IdeaCandy. IdeaCandy is the production company behind his SAFTA-winning work. devils dopeSanlam Group Financial Journalist of the Year steinheistand Showmax's authentic crime record-breaking production. rosemary hit list.
The trial of Mr Bester, Mr Magdumana and their co-defendants was due to begin in the Free State High Court at the end of February, but has been postponed to June 5, 2024.