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243: Diary of a Death Factory (Vlakplaas) | South Africa
Evidence Locker True Crime PodcastOctober 05, 202600:23:13

243: Diary of a Death Factory (Vlakplaas) | South Africa

For nearly two decades, a nondescript farm outside Pretoria was the epicenter of South Africa’s most covert and brutal campaign of state-sponsored terror. Known as Vlakplaas, it served as headquarters for a police death squad targeting anti-Apartheid activists. Under the leadership of Colonel Dirk Coetzee and later Eugene de Kock – dubbed “Prime Evil” – Vlakplaas was responsible for countless abductions, torture, and murders masked by secrecy and political protection.

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Resources
YouTube
Know more about Vlakplaas where Prime Evil operated (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MucusOfhhNQ)
The gruesome truth behind Vlakplaas and Eugene de Kock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bci8Zmtw8s)
Web
TRC – Final Report – Volume 2 (https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/report/finalreport/Volume%202.pdf)
State v Wouter Basson (https://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/1140/Basson/)
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlakplaas)
Foundation for Human Rights - Nokuthula Simelane (https://unfinishedtrc.co.za/nokuthula-simelane/#Simelane-case-background)  
Lothar Neethling (https://sahistory.org.za/people/lothar-neethling)
Articles
The odd couple: why an Apartheid activist joined forces with a murderer (https://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/jun/06/odd-couple-apartheid-activist-madeleine-fullard-convicted-policeman-eugene-de-kock)
Vlakplaas and the history of Apartheid’s Death Squad (https://sahistory.org.za/article/vlakplaas-and-history-apartheids-death-squad)
Olof Palme assassination: The South African connection
(https://martinplaut.com/2020/06/11/olof-palme-assassination-the-south-african-connection/)
Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
Narrated by Noel Vinson
Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler
Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.