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Episode 75 - The Murder of Poppie van der Merwe

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On the 25th of October 2017, a paramedic spotted a man running toward him in the parking lot of Brits Provincial Hospital. In his arms was the limp body of a young girl. Her name was Poppie van der Merwe and how she came to be deceased in her stepfather's arms was a story beyond comprehension.

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4 Mar 2022 English South Africa True Crime · Society & Culture

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