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The Apartheid Killer: 2. ‘We Love Louis’

2024/7/29
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Ayanda Charlie和Charlie Northcott:本集讲述了对南非种族隔离时期臭名昭著的连环杀手路易斯·范·斯科尔的调查,探访了他的住所,并采访了他本人及其家人。节目中展现了范·斯科尔住所的简陋以及他本人平静的外表与他犯下的罪行之间的巨大反差。节目还揭示了种族隔离时期南非社会普遍存在的暴力和对黑人生命的漠视,为范·斯科尔的罪行提供了社会背景。 Isa Jacobson:作为一名长期关注此案的记者,Isa Jacobson表达了她对案件的未完成感和焦虑感,以及对范·斯科尔罪行规模的担忧,指出官方记录的受害者人数远低于实际情况。 Marlene:作为受害者爱德华·苏尼斯的姐姐,Marlene讲述了种族隔离时期她亲身经历的暴力事件,展现了当时社会对黑人生命的漠视和白人至上的社会现实,为理解范·斯科尔的罪行提供了重要的社会背景。 Dominic Jones:作为一名在1980年代东伦敦的记者,Dominic Jones提供了范·斯科尔作案手法的重要细节,揭示了他利用无声报警系统在受害者毫无察觉的情况下进行袭击,展现了他精心设计的作案计划和冷酷的杀戮方式。 Sabrina:作为范·斯科尔的女儿,Sabrina从家庭角度讲述了她对父亲的看法,她认为父亲缺乏情感表达和同理心,并且在成长过程中感受不到父爱。她同时提到,父亲在白人社区中被视为英雄,这与黑人社区对他的恐惧形成了鲜明对比。 Sean:作为Sabrina的丈夫,Sean讲述了黑人社区对范·斯科尔的恐惧,以及他对范·斯科尔心理状态的分析,认为范·斯科尔的所作所为是连环杀手的行为。 Louis van Schoor:范·斯科尔本人在采访中承认杀害了19人,但他坚称自己是正当防卫,并否认自己存在种族歧视,声称自己只是在打击犯罪。他将自己的行为合理化,并试图淡化自己罪行的严重性。他展现出一种缺乏同理心和对自身行为缺乏悔意的态度。

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Louis van Schoor, known as the "Apartheid Killer," was a security guard in East London, South Africa, during the apartheid era. He killed numerous black individuals, claiming they were intruders, while being celebrated by the white community. Van Schoor operated with silent alarms and often killed his victims in the dark.
  • Van Schoor killed at least 19 people, all of whom were Black.
  • He operated in East London, South Africa during the apartheid era.
  • He used silent alarms and often killed his victims in the dark.
  • He was seen as a hero by the white community.
  • He claimed to be a crime fighter and justified his killings.

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Who killed Edward and so many others? His name was Louis van Schoor and we found him. Some people see one of South Africa’s most prolific mass killers as a hero. Would the “apartheid killer” admit to the multiple shootings and killings? Hosted by Ayanda Charlie and Charlie Northcott.

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 death and violence, which some listeners may find distressing.

Season 3 of World of Secrets is a collaboration with the BBC World Service investigations unit, Africa Eye. Here’s a link to the BBC 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 BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021dvm

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