Today is Wednesday, May 20th, 2020.

On this day in 1983, a bomb went off in the South African city of Pretoria, killing 19 people and wounding

over a hundred more.

As the dust settled, it was clear that the attack was politically motivated and carried out by the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress. Welcome to today in True Crime, a parcast original. I'm Vanessa Richardson and

today I'm joined by our guest host, Alistair Murden.

Hello today and true crime listeners.

Parcast fans might recognize Alistair's voice

from several Parcast originals,

including our show Kingpins, where he and his co-host

Kate tell exciting stories of organized crime.

Thanks, Vanessa.

Kingpins has been running a daily special for the month of May and let me tell you I have so much

admiration for what you do on today in true crime after working on it.

Oh thank you I've been enjoying your daily episodes and I'm thrilled you can join me for another today.

As you know, you'll discuss some of the historical aspects of today's story while I'll cover the

narrative.

Sounds perfect.

Shall we dive in? Yes. Due to the graphic nature of today's crimes,

listener discretion is advised. Extreme caution is advised for listeners under 13.

Now, let's go back to May 20th 1983 around 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The streets were already packed with people as Freddie Shanguay and Ezekiel Masako drove down Church Street.

It was rush hour in Pretoria, but the two men weren't paying attention to the busy passers-by.

They were focused on the Ned Bank Square Building, the headquarters for the South African

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