Stellenbosch: Murder Town: Two decades of shocking crimes

by Julian Jansen

In  Murder Town author and journalist Julian Jansen goes behind the headlines. With unprecedented access to police files and hours spent hours talking to victims’ friends and relatives, he reconstructs the full stories, revealing new details of some of the most controversial cases South Africa has known.

261 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 16, 2022

About the author

Julian Jansen was born in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape and grew up in Strand in the Western Cape.

During an 18-year career as a teacher he taught Geography and History at two schools in the Helderberg. There he brought about positive change in the attitudes of ‘naughty’ learners by challenging them physically and mentally during mountain hikes.

Julian Jansen, has been a senior journalist at Rapport in Cape Town for the past ten years. He has 18 years teaching experience and is also a former spokesperson for the MEC for Community Safety in 2009. He is the author of the crime book, The De Zalze Murders : the story behind the brutal axe attacks.

Reviews

[Jenni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Living in Cape Town, South Africa, all of these horrific crimes happened in my Province so I was aware of them all.
I found the book really interesting and well written and researched. Such tragedies were set out so that the reader was able to see the evidence, was given clear descriptions of the purportrators and the reasoning behind the judges decisions ect.
Once again though, I am left wondering why some of these criminals do not serve a 'Life' Sentence.
Very good read.

[Marion Roux · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gruesome - an unusual take on Stellenbosch.

[Gay-Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like it. Made me realise that anyone is capable of anything and innocent people always has to pay the price for others selfishness and sick behaviour.