by Thinus Ferreira
The South African true-crime docuseries, Strangers You Know, is back for a second season on M-Net (DStv 101) from Sunday 9 January at 20:00 with blood-curling episodes that will unpack the horrific details of the murders of Anene Booysen, Jayde Panayiotou, the Van Breda family, and Karabo Mokoena killed by her boyfriend.
Produced by Combined Artistic Productions, also responsible for M-Net's weekly Sunday investigative magazine show Carte Blanche, the second season of Strangers You Know will once again go deeper in exploring the macabre circumstances around some of the most sensational murders in South Africa where people were killed by someone they knew.
In the second season's four new episodes, viewers will be able to watch insightful
and emotional interviews from the friends and families at the heart of the
story and the analysis of the lead investigators, forensic pathologists, and
prosecutors involved in each case.
The first season of Strangers You Know is now available on DStv Catch Up, with the new second season that will examine the deceit and betrayal
which led to these gut-wrenching crimes which gripped the nation.
"In a country such as ours, where violence especially against women, is
so rife, these are some of the stories that need to be told," says Chwayitisa Futshane, creator, producer and executive producer of Strangers You Know.
"In the second season the series really gets to grips with some of these crimes and if nothing else, our
viewers will be reminded that sometimes the most brutal killers, are the
strangers we know."
M-Net supplied a log sheet with episodes synopses of the four new episodes:
Karabo Mokoena | Sunday 9
January
Karabo Mokoena thought she found
the man of her dreams when she started dating Forex trader Sandile Mantsoe. He
appeared to be successful, intelligent and grounded in his spirituality. But
when Karabo goes missing, her friends and family try to track her down at the
last place she was seen. It soon becomes evident that Sandile is not the Prince
Charming Karabo had first envisioned.
Jayde Panayiotou | Sunday 16
January
In Gqebera circles, Jayde and
Christopher were a match made in heaven. Jayde was a fun, well-loved teacher
and Christopher was the businessman with a plan. But their lives are ripped
apart when Jayde’s body is found in a field outside of town. While Christopher
and his family mourn their profound loss, police set up a sting operation and a
shocking discovery is made.
Anene Booysen | Sunday 23
January
A despicable act of savagery ends
the life of Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen. After the 17-year-old is found
beaten and almost naked on a construction site by a security guard, the public
is baying for blood. With her dying words, Anene whispers the name of her killer
to her mother. What appears to be an open-and-shut case actually raises more
questions about the police investigation and, most importantly, whether the
right man is in prison.
Henri van Breda | Sunday 30
January
South Africans were shaken when the
picture-perfect Van Breda family were brutally attacked in their Stellenbosch
home by an axe-wielding intruder. While the massacre grabbed international
headlines, the police started paying close attention to someone inside the
home. The police slowly piece together the events of that day and a
heart-breaking betrayal is revealed.
