#477: Reeva Steenkamp’s Murderer, Oscar Pistorius, Gets Early Parole
Real Crime Profile
Real Crime Profile / Wondery
4.2 • 10.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Reeva Steenkamp, a 29 year old South African paralegal who graduated top of her class and also had a successful career as a model, was murdered in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013, shot multiple times by her then partner Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius, who at the time was an internationally known professional sprinter and national hero, claimed it was an accident, that he thought he had been defending himself against an intruder breaking into his home. Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide with a term of only five years in prison and a concurrent three-year suspended prison sentence for a separate reckless endangerment conviction. That verdict was later overturned by the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa who convicted him of murder and increased Pistorius' prison term to 13 years and five months on appeal by the state. Now, to the shock and dismay of Reeva's family and loved ones, after only serving half of his sentence, Oscar Pistorius is going to be released on parole with a number of conditions. We revisit this case (which we covered in depth back in June 2016) and the complex circumstances surrounding Pistorius sentencing, Pistorius' contradicting statements as well as new details about what may have happened that terrible night.
You can watch Reeva's mother June's impact statement being read by a family friend here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcAPcxmW2iA
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| 0:00.0 | Life makes sense if you know where you come from. I've had my birth identity stolen from me. |
| 0:06.0 | If you are born from violence, would you want to know? I will not carry the shame and horror of what you chose to do. I chose truth and justice over a lifetime |
| 0:16.8 | of not knowing who I really am. I am Daisy and this is my story. Listen now to the second victim only on audible |
| 0:25.5 | subscription required see audible dot co-dot UK for terms. |
| 0:31.2 | What I'd like to read to you today as a representative of June Sternkamp is her victim |
| 0:41.7 | impact statement and should there be any questions I'm very happy to try |
| 0:47.8 | and answer them at the end of my reading of the statement. She writes as follows, at the time of writing this victim impact statement, |
| 1:00.0 | my memories go back to when my beautiful daughter, Rebecca Sternkamp, was born. |
| 1:07.0 | Rever was born a miracle. |
| 1:10.0 | She entered our lives of the medical experts predicted that I would have difficulty conceiving |
| 1:18.1 | after a miscarriage. |
| 1:20.7 | Barry and I had big dreams for Eber. |
| 1:25.0 | From a young age she became a skillful equestion |
| 1:30.0 | and liked nothing better than helping Barry who manage stables and train race horses. |
| 1:41.0 | From a very young age she had the ability to light up a room with her presence. |
| 1:48.0 | When she fell off a horse at the age of 20 and had to spend months recovering. |
| 1:57.0 | She decided to become a model and use her public profile to garner support for victims of domestic abuse and rape. |
| 2:11.0 | In the 29 years that Rever lived, she developed into a well-rounded young lady, |
| 2:17.0 | completed her law degree and started a successful modeling career. |
| 2:26.0 | She already started using her voice to advocate the plight of those |
| 2:31.0 | that were exposed to domestic abuse and rape. |
| 2:37.7 | It has taken me the past 10 years |
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