This should have been the end of the story, but sadly Cloete’s reign of violence over those closest to him was not over. After serving 12 years in prison for Jones’s murder, he was released on parole. Within weeks he was in a relationship with Wippenaar.
In episode 96 of True Crime South Africa, we examine this case of serial intimate partner murder and try to understand how Cloete was able to commit three murders before he was eventually jailed for life.
For more episodes click here.
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PODCAST | A serial killer beside you: The crimes of Robin Cloete
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Marilyn Jones and Shannon Wippenaar were very different women. Their backgrounds, locations and lifestyles should have meant their paths would never cross — but 14 years, 500km and one man would change that.
Robin Cloete murdered his fiancé, Jones, in 1993 in Cape Town. In an almost typical intimate partner murder, Jones had decided she no longer wanted to be with Cloete but he refused to accept her decision.
This should have been the end of the story, but sadly Cloete’s reign of violence over those closest to him was not over. After serving 12 years in prison for Jones’s murder, he was released on parole. Within weeks he was in a relationship with Wippenaar.
In episode 96 of True Crime South Africa, we examine this case of serial intimate partner murder and try to understand how Cloete was able to commit three murders before he was eventually jailed for life.
For more episodes click here.
Community Intervention Centre (24-hour trauma helpline): 082-821-3447
Join the conversation on Twitter at #TrueCrimeSA
E-mail the show: info@killeraudiocreations.com
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