A haunting look into SA's most notorious serial killer

SHOWMAX has just released the gripping trailer for its upcoming true-crime documentary series, The ABC Killer, which takes an unsettling look into the life of notorious serial killer Moses Sithole.

- ALYSSIA BIRJALAL

The series revisits a dark chapter in South Africa's history, offering both a haunting narrative and a fresh perspective on a case that still sends shivers down the spine.

Three decades ago, Tamsen de Beer, a rookie journalist at The Star newspaper, received an unprecedented call that would forever alter her life and career.

The voice on the other end of the line claimed to be South Africa's most prolific serial killer, calling himself The ABC Killer - a name derived from his modus operandi of targeting young, black women across vulnerable areas like Atteridgeville, Boksburg and Cleveland in Gauteng.

In a chilling confession, De Beer recounts her journey in the trailer, stating: “It was like a journey I was on with him. We were bonded in a strange, ugly way. I was hoping he was okay all the time, which is absolutely crazy.”

Her disturbing connection with Sithole came during the same year that the late Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected president.