Road Trip: The Murder of Reeva Steenkamp

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Episode 367: In the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013, the world awoke to the shocking news that South African Olympic and Paralympic hero Oscar Pistorius had shot and killed his girlfriend, a 29-year-old paralegal and model Reeva Steenkamp, inside his Pretoria home. Pistorius, celebrated for overcoming the loss of his legs to become a global sporting icon, now stood accused of a crime that would grip and divide a nation. The ensuing investigation and trial, marked by intense media scrutiny, conflicting testimonies, and a dramatic courtroom battle, would raise questions about celebrity, violence, and the quality of justice in South Africa. Sources: Reeva: A Mother's Story | Indigo.caRemembering Reeva Steenkamp: Her inspiring life and tragic deathReeva Steenkamp, my friend, shot by Oscar PistoriusHere is Reeva Steenkamp, not just Oscar's girlfriendThe Reeva I knewAn untold story: all about Reeva Steenkamp1983 - The O'Malley ArchivesSouth Africa — Forced Removals | Overcoming ApartheidFormation and launch of the UDF | South African History OnlineMAJOR NEWS IN SUMMARY; Changing South Africa 1983 (Published 1986)Oscar Pistorius | Biography, Olympics, Conviction, & Facts | BritannicaOscar Pistorius: The strange and dangerous world of the blade runner | MacLeansOscar Pistorius - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete ProfileOscar PISTORIUS | Olympic Athlete ProfileThe Pistorius Case and South Africa’s Gun ProblemTimeline - The trial of 'Blade Runner' Oscar PistoriusReeva's Death 'Ruined' Steenkamp Family, Cousin SaysFamily of Reeva Steenkamp searching for answers about shootingOscar Pistorius trial SABC News on YouTubeDirector of Public Prosecutions, Gauteng v Pistorius (950/2016) [2017] ZASCA 158; 2018 (1) SACR 115 (SCA); [2018] 1 All SA 336 (SCA) (24 November 2017)S v Pistorius (CC113/2013) [2016] ZAGPPHC 724 (6 July 2016)Director of Public Prosecutions, Gauteng v Pistorius (96/2015) [2015] ZASCA 204; [2016] 1 All SA 346 (SCA); 2016 (2) SA 317 (SCA); 2016 (1) SACR 431 (SCA) (3 December 2015)S v Pistorius (CC113/2013) [2014] ZAGPPHC 924 (21 October 2014)S v Pistorius (CC113/2013) [2014] ZAGPPHC 793 (12 September 2014)Inside the Oscar Pistorius trialReeva Steenkamp shooting | The GuardianReeva Steenkamp | WikipediaTrial of Oscar Pistorius | WikipediaWhere Is Oscar Pistorius Now? Inside the Olympian’s Life After Murder Conviction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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