He was a ghost in the system — a man who moved billions through tenders, bought influence in SAPS, and left a trail of blood behind. In this gripping episode of Crime Central SA, we uncover how Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala rose from cash-in-transit heists to capturing government contracts worth hundreds of millions, and how his empire collapsed under the weight of assassinations, bribes, and betrayal. Stream the full episode below and support our work through https://paypal.me/unsolvedmurderssa.

This week, Lacey is reading some listener tales. Ashley has a story that combines kismet (serendipity?) and true crime. Warning: We recorded this after Cody made us the Cat's Meow cocktail.Have a wacky story of your very own?Please email us at unitedstatesofmurder@gmail.comYou may now join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or

“I told myself: I’m not going down without a fight”-On Friday the 13th, best friends Misty Cockerill and Tanya Smith are walking home from a high school party when they suddenly bump into a stranger, and things quickly go dark. While Misty wakes up in the hospital, investigators arrive at the crime scene and receive a disturbing phone call from a man claiming to be the attacker: time is running out almost as soon as the cat and mouse chase begins. This is what happened in Abbotsford, British

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat take you to Edinburgh Castle, Scotland - the fourth stop on our International Haunted Locations tour and ranking number two on our top five locations. Sitting atop Castle Rock for centuries, this iconic fortress has witnessed battles, betrayals, and countless deaths, leaving behind a chilling legacy of restless spirits.From phantom piper sightings and shadowy soldiers to mysterious cries echoing through the dungeons, the castle’s history is

Why Kohberger Was A Copy-Cat Killer Of The Gainesville Ripper, Danny Rolling! On Christmas night 2022, while most people were celebrating with family, Bryan Kohberger sat at his computer downloading files about one of the most infamous serial killers in American history: Danny Rolling, the Gainesville Ripper. Investigators later revealed that Kohberger, the criminology PhD student accused of murdering four University of Idaho students, had searched for and saved Rolling’s case materials just weeks

The story of Charles Ng and Leonard Lake

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat sail off to Poveglia Island, Italy - one of the most haunted places in the world and the third stop on our International Haunted Locations series. This Island is ranked third on our top 5 list of international haunts. Once a quarantine zone for plague victims and later the site of a psychiatric hospital, the island is steeped in death, disease, and despair. Legends speak of restless spirits, anguished wails, and the dark energy left behind

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat are taking a road trip to Missouri - a state with no shortage of ghosts, legends, and true crime chills.From the famously haunted halls of the Lemp Mansion, where tragedy and suicide still echo through the walls, to eerie sightings of the Missouri Monster (Momo), the state’s paranormal history runs deep. But Missouri isn’t just haunted by spirits - it’s also home to some terrifying true crime, including serial killers who left their mark on

#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales  #officecat #fundraisingstar #catsofTulsa #charitycat #unexpectedhero  "Office Cat Becomes Fundraising Star by Collecting Cash Through the Front Door in Tulsa" tells a heartwarming tale of how a clever feline turned charity work into a community sensation. The office cat, beloved by employees and visitors, somehow manages to gather money dropped at the front door, raising funds for local causes. This delightful story blends

Welcome to another episode of Spooky Gay Bullsh!t, our weekly hangout where we break down all of the hot topics from the world of the weird, the scary, and issues that affect the LGBTQIA2+ community!This week, we cover: a Spanish town halts black cat adoptions over Halloween season, a bat that almost got flushed down the toilet gets released back into the wild, Chicago's infamous rat hole presents a slight mystery, a woman who swallowed eight frogs to cure her back pain (PS - don't ever do that),

From Cat Killer to Cannibal: How Online Sleuths Tracked Down Luka MagnottaWhen someone posts animal cruelty videos online, where's the line between justice and vigilantism? This is the story of how a group of internet sleuths tracked down a man they called the "vacuum kitten killer," only to discover their worst fears were coming true. Luka Magnotta's name became synonymous with one of the most disturbing cases of internet-fueled violence, but his path to murder started long before those first

The Belle Gibson Story

A reading of Edgar Allen Poe's The Black Cat.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/blood-of-a-buckeye--4855824/support.

The Pandemonium team is back, and this week Rachel and Cat journey across the pond for the first stop on our top 5 list of Haunted International Stops for Haunted October.Our number 5 international spot is taking us to the infamous Tower of London.From its beginnings as a fortress to its long history as a prison, execution site, and royal palace, the Tower has seen more blood, betrayal, and intrigue than most places could survive. Ghostly whispers of Anne Boleyn, the Princes in the Tower, and

An elderly woman shoots her neighbor in the face with a flare gun in a shocking showdown over their pets. The fiery incident was caught on surveillance camera! A nurse mows down her co-worker in a cold-blooded hit & run...then claims the victim "fell." Plus, a bride gets hit while getting hitched! Jennifer Gould reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lucky Ducky might have lost a couple of his nine lives, Elizabeth reveals a delicious secret, Andy feels a cold breath right in time for spooky season, and much more! It's all covered on this week’s Nobody’s Listening, Right?Our new 10 Episode True Crime Podcast BETH'S DEAD is out now! Learn more at: https://www.patreon.com/cw/BethsDead Support NLR Join Patreon for bonus episodes! Buy the Merch! Find us on Instagram Find us on TikTok⁠⁠ Watch us on YouTube Shop our Amazon

Grab your snacks and light one up — Ali and Xena are back in the hotbox of hilarity! This week, the besties spiral (in the best way) through the ups and downs of pet parenting — featuring one asthmatic cat, a couple of drama queen dogs, and zero sense of control. Then, they switch gears and get delightfully spooky with the wild case of Jason Shockley and the eerie chaos of the Enfield Poltergeist. It’s true crime meets supernatural nonsense, all filtered through the hazy lens of two high best

Send us a text Today on the Wheel of Crime Podcast, Em and Jenn discuss a string of animal killings in North Carolina. The killings are thought to be done by the infamous cryptid, the Beast of Bladenboro. Support the show

Miss saHHara was born to be a beauty pageant queen. As a child at home in Nigeria she would wrap herself in a mosquito net and sashay along a make-believe cat walk, delivering inspirational speeches to an imagined audience. But when she grew up and started to compete, she found that not only was she rejected from all the mainstream pageants she tried to enter, even trans beauty pageants seemed to celebrate all the cliched cisgender beauty norms. So, Miss saHHara decided to do something about it: She

Neighbors! TRIGGER ALERT!!! This episode has not only an annoying suspected CAT GHOST who loves tipping over anything worth spilling. BUT the hot topic is TRIGGER ALERT ED GEIN! You know, the guy who the Texas Chainsaw movies and Silence of the Lambs was inspired from. So TRIGGER ALERT, TRIGGER ALERT, TRIGGER ALERT! Anyways, check out the Herrmann Family Poltergeist and Ed Gein. HAPPY SPOOKY SEASON.SEND IN YOUR KIDS SPOOKY SCARY BEDTIME STORIES! wwtnpodcast@gmail.com Our episode is sponsored by