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Obscura: A True Crime Podcast is a podcast about shining a spotlight on the darker things in life. It’s a podcast that takes a narrative approach to covering true stories. We cover murders, mysteries, missing persons, and more. We cover terrible acts in unflinching detail. Listener discretion is advised. (Part 2) In January 2015, Martin and Teresa Van Breda were enjoying having their oldest son, 22 year old Rudi home from university in Australia. The family’s other two children, 20 year old Henri and 16 year old Marli, also lived with their parents in the town of Stellenbosch in the south west of South Africa. Marli was nearing the end of her high school education. Like Rudi, Henri had also been studying in Australia, but dropped out of university and moved back home in 2014, to take a ‘gap year’ to reconsider his plans.

Like many upper middle class South Africans, the family lived in a secure, gated, luxury housing estate. For all its beauty and cultural diversity, the risks associated with both visiting and living in South Africa are oftentimes confronting. The country is known for its high rates of violent crime, including murder, rape, carjacking, robbery and home invasions. Violent crimes such as home invasions occur not just at night, but at all hours of the day. Many intruders prefer to break into homes when occupants are home, so they can readily hand over concealed valuables while any alarms are deactivated. For many privileged families, opting to live in a gated community with 24 hour security provides reassurance that the risk of home invasions is minimal. Most of the time, that is.

CW: family violence, drug use

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Categories: True Crime

Tags: narrated, serial, Solved, true-crime, unsolved mysteries

In recent years law enforcement agencies have been utilizing a new tool to track down violent offenders and identify Jane and John Does – the family tree. With the help of DNA technology and investigative genetic genealogy, cases that have been cold for decades are now being solved. Victims and their families are finally getting answers and justice. The Ties That Find is a true crime podcast that showcases these victories.

Categories: Society & Culture, True Crime

Tags: cold case, family-tree, forensic genealogy, genealogy, genetic genealogy, jane doe, john doe, Solved, true-crime, whodunnit