Unlocked & (maybe) unsolved: The murder of Inge Lotz

It Happened Here

Sep 01, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 12

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Episode description

Back in 2005 the Shiraz complex in Stellenbosch had just been completed and the first set of tenants moved in, including 22-year-old student Inge Lotz. Inge was whip-smart, studying mathematics and stats at the University of Stellenbosch. She was a dedicated student who liked to stick to a schedule for her academic work, so when she wasn’t answering her phone on the night of 16 March 2005, her mom assumed she was head down in a book. Inge’s boyfriend Fred van der Vyver, however, was not as convinced. He’d been trying to reach Inge for hours. He calls a friend who lived nearby and sent him to check things out at Shiraz. There he'd find the savagely attacked body of Inge, kicking off a case that remains perplexing and unsolved today.

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'I have stopped searching for answers' - Inge Lotz's dad | News24

'Inge has killed herself' | News24

Freddie Boy The Untold Story – A book covering the widely publicised murder trial of Inge Lotz as viewed through the eyes of one of Fred van der Vyver lawyers.

Fruit of a Poisoned Tree: https://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Poisoned-Tree-Antony-Altbeker/dp/1868423336

Hammer an ‘unlikely’ murder weapon in Van der Vyver case | News24

Hawks chase new Inge Lotz murder lead

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Unresolved 2005 murder of 22 year old student Inge Lotz : UnresolvedMysteries

Inge and Fred 'over' | News24

Inge Lotz Archives - The Mail & Guardian