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Dr. Micki Pistorius
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Psychologist, author, and South Africa’s first profiler, Dr. Micki Pistorius has a doctorate in psychology, seven books (including Catch Me a Killer), and an Honours in Biblical Archaeology.
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · 6d
Mr Ian Rothman, principal at Northfields Primary school and Dr Micki Pistorius at her Neurodevelopment of Children workshop on 22 October 2025.
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · 6d
Netflix series #Monster The Ed Gein Story provides material for a psychoanalytic explanation of real-life serial killer Ed Gein’s fixation on his mother, overlooked in the series.

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Who was Ed Gein’s Mother in the Rocking Chair?
The current Netflix series, Monster: The Ed Gein Story portrays real life serial killer Ed Gein having conversations with his deceased mother Augusta as if she is alive.
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · 27d
In the late 1920’s American Albert Fish was a paedophile who abducted, tortured and ate children and often tortured himself. On what grounds did the jury find him legally sane to send him to the electric chair?

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Albert Fish, the Real Life Bogeyman Who Devoured Children
Sane or Insane?
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Sep 26
The Cape Flats, located 30 kilometers outside Cape Town has been turned into the Wild West where a scourge of gangster-related killings has erupted in a full-scale war, with children caught in the crossfire and mowed down in their beds.

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The Gangs of Mitchell’s Plein – Interview Mr Kurt Oliver
Earlier this month on 16 September 2025, actor, activist and icon Robert Redford died.
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Sep 12
Throughout mankind’s #history, feet and shoes have always played a significant role in human attraction. Jerry Brudos’ obsession with feet led to four women’s #murders.
Serial killer Jerry Brudos – The man who killed for feet
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Aug 29
The door is open, yet they stay. Lisa Vetten an author who has worked in the field of gendered violence for 30 years, provides insights into #CoerciveControl and why the people caught up in the spiral of entrapment do not escape at the first opportunity that may present itself.
Captive Love, Coercive Control
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Aug 22
August 2025 Women’s Month is nothing to celebrate in South Africa with a spate of women being killed in a tragic trio of muti-murder, a serial rapist and possible serial killer. Are they linked or not?

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Women’s Day Carnage in Eersterust
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Aug 18
Chilling crimes in South Africa: children harmed by those meant to protect them. Dark as Grimm’s tales, yet all too real.

#StopChildAbuse #MickiPistorius

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Who are killing South Africa's children?
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Aug 15
Beheadings, drownings, slavery, abuse — nursery rhyme horrors made real. August 2025 saw a grim rollcall of crimes against children in South Africa. #JusticeForChildren #EndChildAbuse

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They did not live happy-ever-after
A chilling look at South Africa’s early August 2025 headlines, where nursery rhyme horrors became real — children murdered, abused, and betrayed by those meant to protect them.
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Aug 8
Dr. Ernst Strydom, the man who brought hostage negotiations to the South African Police, shares what it really takes to talk someone back from the edge — and the mindset that can save lives.

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Dr Ernst Strydom former Chief hostage negotiator South African Police
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Jul 31
25 years ago, Monique Strydom was kidnapped by a terrorist group and held hostage for 127 days on the remote island of Jolo. In this episode, she shares her extraordinary story of survival, resilience, and hope.

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30 July 2025 - World Trafficking of Persons Day – Monique Strydom Survivor
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Jul 30
Nataraj Muneesamy, Assistant DPP, and I at the launch of the ‘End Human Trafficking in Mauritius’ initiative.

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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Jul 25
Gen. Bushie Engelbrecht breaks his silence on the 1995 Shobashobane massacre and a young Mkhwanazi — now the SAPS chief exposing political assassinations.

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Shobashobane: Former General Bushie Engelbrecht hails Lt-genl Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Jul 23
I helped profile Moses Sithole—the ABC Killer. His trail of terror ran through Atteridgeville, Boksburg, and Cleveland. #TheABCKiller, a 3-part documentary, now streaming on Showmax.
The ABC Killer | Tease Trailer | Showmax Original
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Jul 18
Former Lt-Col Dave Pieterse of The Forensic Hub breaks down forensic ballistics—gunshot residue, trajectory, self-defense vs. staged wounds—drawing on 21 years of experience. Forensic science as the silent witness in court.

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Inside Forensic Ballistics: A Veteran Expert Explains the Science
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Jul 18
Debunking some myths about polygraphs - they are not “lie detector tests”, psychopaths can also fail them, and they can deliver false positives. Yet, they can be useful tools in the sphere of criminal investigations.
The Truth Does Not Mind Being Questioned, A Lie Does… Nietzsche - Dr. Micki Pistorius
Dr. Micki Pistorius debunks myths about lie detectors, polygraphs, and psychopaths, revealing the truth behind tools used in criminal investigations.
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Jul 11
In this episode, Amelia Griesel, a registered and experienced #polygraph examiner, explains how polygraphs function, what they can and cannot reveal, and why expertise is essential in interpreting the data correctly.
The Truth About Polygraphs
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Jul 4
Professor Ryan Blumental, discusses what it means to be a forensic pathologist in Africa, where the belief that spirits imbue talismans and human sacrifices can enhance good fortune and provide protection against evil, still prevails.

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Unveiling Thanatology: Prof. Ryan Blumenthal Forensic Pathologist
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Jun 28
My guest is Angelo Agrizzi, former COO of Bosasa and whistleblower in South Africa’s State Capture scandal. He exposes the inner workings of a corporate cult built on power, corruption, and fear—and how he broke free. A story of truth, betrayal, and redemption.
Podcast with Angelo Agrizzi, Bosasa whistleblower on Corporate Cult Doctrine
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Jun 13
Last week saw the sentencing of Kelly Smith to life for human trafficking after selling her daughter. The same week after 18 years the search for Madeleine McCann flared up. Perhaps Joshlin’s community can find solace that cases of missing children are never closed.
Kelly Smith sentenced to life for human trafficking her daughter Joshlin Smith
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · Jun 6
Former SAPS Colonel Jannie de Lange recounts his chilling experience investigating a serial killer targeting sex workers. As the case unfolds, he’s confronted with a disturbing personal message from the killer — turning the investigation into a deeply haunting pursuit.
Interview Colonel Jannie de Lange – Sometimes they get away with murder
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · May 30
In 2008 South African Morne Harmse wielded a replica of a katana-sword on a school ground, killing a pupil and wounding three more people. Threat assessment expert, Dr Gerard Labuschagne interviewed him in 2019 and finds this attack could have been prevented. In 2022 Morne was released on parole.
Threat Assessment: Revisiting The Morne Harmse Katana Sword School Murder - Dr. Micki Pistorius
There is a Japanese legend that if a Muramasa-forged sword was drawn from its scabbard, the blade’s bloodlust is so great that if the wielder does not kill someone else, he needs to commit suicide bef...
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · May 29
In 2008 South African Morne Harmse wielded a replica of a katana-sword on a school ground, killing a pupil and wounding three more people. Threat assessment expert, Dr Gerard Labuschagne interviewed him in 2019 and found this attack could have been prevented. In 2022 Morne was released on parole.
Interview Dr Gerard Labuschagne: Revisiting Morne Harmse – A Threat Assessment of a school massacre
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · May 12
Signing books with Sherlock Holmes in Exclusive Books, Menlyn, #Pretoria.
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Dr. Micki Pistorius @mickipistorius.bsky.social · May 11
The allegory of mythical Hercules fighting the monster Cerberus resonates in the life-story of #serialkiller Brydone Brandt, who confessed to brutally killing three women and a man, despite professing to be a soft-hearted, kind protector of the innocent. www.patreon.com/posts/serial...
Serial Killer Brydone Brandt, The Tale of Hercules and Cerberus | Micki Pistorius
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