Intrigue

Delve into the chilling, twisty true-crime story of South African serial killer Moses Sithole, whose reign of terror on young Black women in Atteridgeville, Boksburg and Cleveland earned him the nickname the ABC killer.

In 1994 Johannesburg, midst the vibrant dawn of democracy and electronic music, young reporter Tamsen De Beer dives into the nightlife scene, eager to make her mark at The Star. Her world darkens when a serial killer, luring women with false job promises, terrorizes Cleveland, then Atteridgeville and the East Rand, leaving a trail of bodies in the horrific Boksburg killing field. Profiler Micki Pistorius and detective Vinyl Viljoen lead an elite SAPS team, while Tamsen's chilling phone calls with the killer, later identified as Moses Sithole, thrust her into the heart of the investigation. As Sithole's gruesome methods and motives from 1989 emerge, survivor Buyi Swakamisu's harrowing escape and testimony prove pivotal. A cunning trap using Sithole's family leads to his capture, but gunfire leaves him wounded and protected from a vengeful society. In prison, an unlikely bond with a corrupt ex-cop sparks a chilling archival interview. As the case builds with DNA, voice analysis, and witnesses, Tamsen, now disillusioned, and Buyi confront Sithole in court, where a monumental sentence sparks celebration. Decades later, Sithole, studying law in prison, plots an appeal, leaving his fate uncertain in this gripping tale of justice and horror.