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Episode 19 - The Murder of Marlene Mauer

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On the 10th of February 2006, 22-year-old Marlene Mauer left home for her first day of work at a new job. She never came home. Her murderer would be sentenced to 17 years in jail but that wasn't the end of Marlene's story. In December 2019, Marlene's mother would receive a Facebook message that imploded what was left of her world. (24-hour trauma helpline: 082-821-3447). Support the show for just R 15 https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa Support the show for just R 15 · Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn
23 Jan 2020 English Explicit South Africa True Crime · News

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