Episode 1 - The evidence

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In the first episode of The Inge Lotz Story: A Miscarriage of Justice, producers Matthew Brown and Catherine Rice delve into the murder of 22-year-old Stellenbosch University student Inge Lotz, who was brutally murdered in her apartment 16 years ago. Police immediately zoned in on her boyfriend, Fred van der Vyver. Investigators believed somebody close to Inge had killed her because of the excessive force used when she was murdered.

12 Sep 2021 English South Africa True Crime · News

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