42 : The Van Breda Murders, Part 02

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast

Justin Drown

True Crime, Personal Journals, History, Documentary, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 27 October 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

(Part 2) In January 2015, Martin and Teresa Van Breda were enjoying having their oldest son, 22 year old Rudi home from university in Australia. The family’s other two children, 20 year old Henri and 16 year old Marli, also lived with their parents in the town of Stellenbosch in the south west of South Africa. Marli was nearing the end of her high school education. Like Rudi, Henri had also been studying in Australia, but dropped out of university and moved back home in 2014, to take a ‘gap year’ to reconsider his plans.

Like many upper middle class South Africans, the family lived in a secure, gated, luxury housing estate. For all its beauty and cultural diversity, the risks associated with both visiting and living in South Africa are oftentimes confronting. The country is known for its high rates of violent crime, including murder, rape, carjacking, robbery and home invasions. Violent crimes such as home invasions occur not just at night, but at all hours of the day. Many intruders prefer to break into homes when occupants are home, so they can readily hand over concealed valuables while any alarms are deactivated. For many privileged families, opting to live in a gated community with 24 hour security provides reassurance that the risk of home invasions is minimal. Most of the time, that is.

CW: family violence, drug use

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0:00.0	Welcome listener, I'm glad you're here.
0:05.6	Take a seat next to the fire.
0:34.1	Let's join...
1:04.1	When the post-mortems were performed, numerous chaplains sustained by the victims appeared
1:14.6	to be large and deep.
1:16.3	The cause of death were underlying brain injuries, resulting from a considerable amount of force
1:21.3	applied to the head.
1:23.1	Rudy's injuries suggested that he was surprised or asleep when he was attacked.
1:27.7	He was struck first as he lay in bed on his right side.
1:31.4	The attacker hacking at the left side of Rudy's head at least four times.
1:36.1	This caused extensive scalpel aspirations, a skull fracture, and blindness in at least
1:41.5	one eye.
1:42.7	The wounds had been inflicted with a tremendous amount of force and a high rate of speed.
1:47.5	Rudy also sustained three minor blunt force trauma wounds to one leg and a wrist.
1:52.7	The brunt of the killer's rage had been directed at Rudy, who held his hands up in a futile
1:57.7	attempt to fend off the blows.
2:00.4	It suffered the most violent attacks out of three deceased family members.
2:04.9	The presence of blood and Rudy's stomach indicated that he didn't die immediately.
2:09.3	Instead, he survived for some time.
2:12.4	Asperading blood in his left lung and stomach as he continued breathing and swallowing until
2:17.2	he eventually lost his fight.
2:19.7	Martin sustained four sharp and blunt force trauma wounds to his head and upper back, and
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