Episode 309 - Thabo Bester: Twisted Firestarter
At 2am, on the 3rd of May last year – inmates at Mangaung prison in Bloemfontein, South Africa, were woken up by an explosion. Word spread that Thabo Bester, the infamous “Facebook Rapist”, had set himself and his cell on fire. And all that remained after the dramatic blaze were a lighter, and a body, burnt beyond recognition. But that’s far from the end of the story.
With daily revelations from the trial still hitting headlines, expect a farcical morgue-robbing scheme, a massive-scale web of fraud conducted from inside a prison cell, and a glamorous celebrity doctor who’s not quite what she seems.
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Sources:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65311848
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65365540
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65221385
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65194147
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65260508
https://nypost.com/2023/04/13/thabo-bester-killer-and-rapist-who-faked-prison-death-caught-with-girlfriend/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsFdmBK-MZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1wqvk2C7yo
https://www.groundup.org.za/article/ninth-suspect-in-thabo-bester-escape-appears-in-court/
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/breaking-news/thabo-bester-not-registered-with-home-affairs-april-2023/
Wiki sources
https://www.ubetoo.com/articles/thabo-bester/