Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas

Anne-Marie Engelbrecht begged several times for protection from her violent husband, but was sent from port to starboard. Finally, she takes matters into her own hands.

Tanya Flowerday's bright future was shattered when she met drug addict Ronald Grimsley. Her murder is described to this day as one of the most brutal in South Africa's history.

When Karl Greyvenstein's parents and brother are shot dead in their beds, all evidence points to him. Karl is indeed described by acquaintances as a pathological liar and this complicates the investigation.

With marital discord, violence, sex and betrayal, the murder of Ralf Krebs in the late 1980s plays out like an episode of a soap opera in South Africa.

After the murder of André Klynsmith, it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the lies. Hanna Henning, André's partner, as well as her son and his girlfriend, are all dragged into the murder case.

Ever heard of the "station maniac"? In the late 80s and early 90s, a string of young boys disappeared in the Mitchells Plain area. Then the beloved teacher Norman Simons was arrested for the murder of one of the boys.

The unfairness of life is rarely as clear as when two innocent young people, Shawn Lategan and Maritza van der Merwe, are inhumanely and brutally murdered.

A story of obsessive love, poisoning and body violation takes place in the Zeerust area when Unita Green kills her male friend with rat poison. But there's always two sides to a story.