Reeva Steenkamp

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Ep 218: When a supermodel fell in love with an Olympic hero, their romance captured headlines. But behind the glamour and success was a story that would end in heartbreak and scandal. This is the Reeva Steenkamp story. Sources for Today's Episode: BBC news Africa Sky News The Telegraph The Independent The Times (Johannesburg) Sunday Times (Johannesburg) The Guardian City Press (South Africa) Daily Mail ABC News AP News 30 for 30: Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Shopify - ● Upgrade your business and get the same checkout as Rare beauty uses. ● Go to SHOPIFY.COM/crimewomen to upgrade your selling today. Wildgrain - Are you ready to bring all your favorite carbs right to your doorstep? Be sure to check out Wildgrain so you can begin building your own box of artisanal breads, pastas, and pastries. For a limited time, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off the first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box - when you go to Wildgrain.com/WAC to start your subscription. Credits: • Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks • Produced by James Varga • Audio Editor, • Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro • Music by Dessert Media Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes: • Patron - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime • Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership. • YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Keywords: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	When a supermodel fell in love with an Olympic hero, their romance captured headlines, but behind
0:35.6	the glamour and success was a story that would
0:38.2	end in heartbreak and scandal.
0:41.1	This is the Riva Steencamp story.
0:43.6	Megan, great to see you.
0:57.1	I've been waiting for this case.
0:59.2	I was waiting for one of us to commit to it, I think, and it's you.
1:03.6	It's you.
1:05.0	Well, do you know why I finally committed to it?
1:07.5	Because it came up on the suggestion list so often?
1:09.5	Well, yes, we've received so many requests
1:11.2	for this case. But once I realized that today's episode would be released a few days before
1:16.0	Valentine's Day, I decided that now was the time to cover it. Because I don't know if you
1:21.0	recall, but this event happened on Valentine's Day in 2013. That's right. Okay. That makes
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