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Cold Cases in South Africa

ColdCaseIndex documents 2 cases in South Africa, dated 2004 to 2013. 0 are recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Leigh Matthews (2004) and the most recent is Reeva Steenkamp (2013).

Regions covered: Gauteng (1).

Status of the 2 cases in this index
  • Solved or convicted 2 (100%)

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2 Homicides

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Conviction 2013

Reeva Steenkamp

Reeva Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model and law graduate, was shot dead through a locked toilet door at the Pretoria home of her boyfriend, Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, on February 14, 2013.

Pretoria Homicide Age 29
Conviction 2004

Leigh Matthews

Leigh Matthews, a 21-year-old student, was kidnapped from the Bond University campus parking lot in Johannesburg on July 9, 2004.

Johannesburg Homicide Age 21
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