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Director Jasyn Howes leaves no stone unturned in ‘Boetie Boer’

Serial killer docu-series

The proliferation of true-crime docu-series has turned a country that has become desensitised to crime, into an emotionally invested audience. As such, more and more stories on headline-grabbing offences are being made for TV.

Boetie Boer: Inside the Mind of a Monster, on Showmax, is the latest offering from the genre and, while it isn’t a widely known case, it is no less spine-chilling.

Directed by Jasyn Howes, who is also a respected cinematographer, the five-part series uncovers Stewart Wilken’s (aka Boetie Boer) killing spree circa the ’90s, with South Africa ushering in a new era

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