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The Apartheid Killer: 5. The trial

2024/8/19
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主持著名true crime播客《Crime Junkie》的播音员和创始人。
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路易斯·范·斯科尔：在法庭上，他表现得彬彬有礼，自信地为自己辩护，声称所有杀戮都是出于自卫。他利用自己在法庭上的经验和律师的技巧，巧妙地回应检方的指控，并试图将受害者描绘成罪犯。他否认自己有罪，并坚持认为自己是一个守法公民。 多米尼克·琼斯：作为一名记者，他全程参与了审判，并对审判结果感到失望，认为法官没有看到范·斯科尔谋杀的整体情况，对受害者缺乏足够的关注。 阿方索·哈廷：作为检察官，他试图通过大量证词来证明范·斯科尔犯有谋杀罪，但由于警方的失职和证据不足，他的策略一度失败。他最终通过对爱德华·苏尼斯案的细致调查，找到了关键证据，扭转了审判的局面。 约翰：作为一名受害者，他勇敢地出庭作证，详细描述了范·斯科尔袭击他的经过，并坚持说自己没有攻击范·斯科尔。 法官马伦斯基：作为审判法官，他虽然谴责范·斯科尔的残暴行为，但最终对范·斯科尔判处了相对较轻的刑罚，这引发了争议。他似乎更倾向于相信范·斯科尔的辩护，而对受害者的证词持怀疑态度。 约翰·韦塞尔斯：作为范·斯科尔的辩护律师，他采取了激进的策略，攻击受害者的品格和形象，并试图通过强调受害者曾犯下罪行来动摇他们的证词的可信度。 玛琳·苏尼斯：作为爱德华·苏尼斯的妹妹，她对哥哥的死感到悲痛，并对司法系统未能为受害者伸张正义感到失望。 播音员：播音员概述了整个事件的经过，并对审判结果进行了评论，强调了种族隔离制度下的社会不公和司法不公正。

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The episode sets the stage for Louis van Schoor's trial, detailing his background and the charges he faces, including multiple counts of murder and attempted murder.

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The reckoning of Louis van Schoor. Can justice be done or would he be cleared of the killings? This is the inside story of what was one of South Africa’s biggest criminal trials – van Schoor faces multiple charges of murder. We hear the original audio tapes from the courtroom. The police said that he was justified in using maximum force.

Since this episode was recorded, it has been announced that Louis van Schoor died, on 25 July 2024. There will be more about this in the final episode. This was a four-year investigation and the interviews with Louis van Schoor were recorded in 2022 and 2023.

Please note, this episode of World of Secrets includes descriptions of violence, which some listeners may find distressing.

Season 3 of World of Secrets is a collaboration with the BBC World Service investigations unit, Africa Eye. Here’s a link to the BBC Africa Eye film, which we recommend you watch after listening to this podcast: https://youtu.be/QPB42_uLLh0 If you are in the UK, you can watch on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021dvm

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