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Sizzlers
In 2003, ten gay men were brutally attacked at Sizzlers, a massage parlour in Sea Point. In a massacre of savage violence, nine of the men lost their lives. Quinton Taylor, the badly wounded sole survivor, managed to identify Adam Woest and Trevor Theys as the two men responsible for what was considered to be one of the worst mass murders in SA. Now Adam Woest is up for parole. For Taylor and those who lost their loved ones, this severe travesty of justice will not happen without a fight.
250 pages, Paperback
Published May 1, 2024
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August 20, 2025
I was nervous reading this, after the lurid brutality splashed all over the media, but Engelbrecht balances the harrowing reality with empathetic and considered insight and detail. There is a clear focus on how many people and families were impacted, including the broader Seapoint and queer community. Our Department of Correctional Service's deeply flawed parole process is exposed for its callous ineptitude.
December 20, 2025
I stopped listening to the podcast maybe 2 years ago. I really enjoyed it but then it started getting too commercialised(my opinion) and I stopped listening to them. Recently this book came to my attention and I hesitated.
but then I dove in. Well written, victim orientated I really enjoyed it. The only thing I would have changed is to have photographs of the victims, it wasn't always easy to find them on Google
but besides that very well done Ms Engelbrecht!
but then I dove in. Well written, victim orientated I really enjoyed it. The only thing I would have changed is to have photographs of the victims, it wasn't always easy to find them on Google
but besides that very well done Ms Engelbrecht!
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