In todays episode we highlight the Oscar Pistorius case. He was a professional athlete ( a Global Icon) whom had both his feet amputated at 11 months old and later lost his mother. On Valentines day 14th February 2013 he had fired 4 shots which killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Was there an intruder in the house? OR did he intentionally want to kill Reeva?
In this episode we discuss one of Americas most heinous serial killers- Ted Bundy, born in a working class family in which he was born out of wedlock, he grew up murdering young caucasian attractive women, he tortured them, sexually assaulted and portrayed incredibly sadistic behaviour, he escaped prison twice until he was later sentenced to death.
In todays episode we will be discussing the honeymoon murder of Anni dewani, was her husband a cold blooded murderer that had orchestrated her killing through a fake car hijacking or was it just a random killing? In this episode we detail the mysterious death of Anni Dewani which had gripped headlines across the world, she died on her honeymoon, many had thought that her husband had a part to play in her death due to him struggling with his sexuality, but he is adamant that he had no part to play.
Jyoti Singh was brutally gang raped on a bus by six men, her murder and rape sparked national outrage and protests demanding justice, it made headlines across the world and individuals collectively came together to demand a change in the way in which women are treated in India, this horrific attack has continued to dominate headlines, the rapists were hanged on March 2020, it took eight years for the men who murdered her to be brought to justice: please check out our youtube channel if you would also like to watch us discuss this case: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfSwCuS2Xg9Pghx1e1BGqQ, for India's daughter here is the link to the documentary: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/indiasdaughter
Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Shafilea Ahmed was the victim of an honour killing in which her parents had murdered her as a result of being 'too westernised', she was violently abused mentally and physically, she was drugged and sent to Pakistan to be married to a cousin much older than her, this led her to drink bleach as a result of desperation to not marry this man, she was isolated, lost and terrified, her parents had thought that she was bringing too much shame on the family which ultimately resulted in her death, she was killed for desiring the very basic things that many of us take for granted.
We felt an urgency to speak about the tragedies that are pervading our communities of police brutality against black individuals! We must unite against the stench of racism and educate ourselves about why are black lives not valued, please click the link and sign the petition for justice for George floyd:
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd
please sign the other petitions also in order to educate the individuals around us with regards to racism, white privilege and systemic discrimination.
Banaz was a young, innocent and vulnerable young woman born in Iraq and then later raised in London at ten years of age, she had a life filled with mental, physical and sexual abuse, all she wanted was an ordinary life but this desire resulted in her being murdered by her very own family members, in this episode it will detail the appalling upbringing that she had and the continuous levels of abuse she received. The series of events that led up to her murder will be explored and how she was failed by the police and members of her family.
