Dr Candice Hansmeyer has spent her career speaking for the dead — first in South Africa’s chaotic mortuaries, now in Canada’s pristine labs.
In this deeply human episode of Profiler Africa, she joins Paul Llewellyn and Prof Gerard Labuschagne to unpack the realities of modern forensic pathology.

Together they explore:

• The stark contrast between South Africa’s crisis and Canada’s calm

• The emotional and ethical pressure of working where death never stops

• Why good science depends on good systems — and good people

It’s raw, intelligent, and unforgettable — a story of death, dignity, and discovery.

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People disappear every day — but what happens when someone is kidnapped for ransom?

This week on Profiler Africa, forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne and host Paul Llewellyn go deep into the world of kidnap-for-ransom, joined by Vincent Swardt, a veteran crisis-response consultant who’s negotiated releases in DRC, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.

Vincent reveals what really happens behind the scenes:
🔸 How kidnappers choose their victims🔸 What goes on during ransom negotiations🔸 Why professional hostage negotiators succeed where police can’t🔸 Why South Africa has become a kidnapping hotspot🔸 How victims survive — and what families must never do

It’s tense, revealing, and grounded in real-world experience — a masterclass in crisis psychology.

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Between 2017 and 2019, five women vanished in Masoyi, Mpumalanga. Their bodies were later found buried on the killer’s own property — a chilling signature of control and dominance.

In this episode, Gerard Labuschagne and Paul Llewellyn are joined by Colonel (Ret.) Kirsten Clark, former SAPS Investigative Psychologist & Criminal Behaviour Specialist, to dissect one of South Africa’s most disturbing serial murder cases.

They explore:
🔸 How the disappearances were linked and the series uncovered🔸 Why burial on home ground reveals the killer’s mindset🔸 Psychological insights from Kirsten’s profile of the accused🔸 How investigative psychology guided the Masoyi task team🔸 What this case says about rural serial offending in South Africa

It’s dark, methodical, and deeply human — a case study in the mind of a killer and the people who stop them.

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