In December 1994, two men kidnapped, raped, disemboweled, and nearly decapitated Alison Botha on a summer night in South Africa. That was only the beginning.

*Content warning: Kidnapping, Descriptions of Rape, Descriptions of Knife Attack*

Alison. Directed by Uga Carlini, Consulting Producer Alison Botha. Towerkop Creations, 2016. Amazon Prime.

Thamm, Marianne. I Have Life: Alison’s Journey. Penguin Books, 2008. Kindle.

'Do You Think She's Dead?': Inside the Incredible Survival Story of Alison Botha

Alison Botha shocked at the news her attackers will be released on parole

Kruger and Du Toit: Judge recommended 'no parole'

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We've got updates on a few cases we've covered, plus on a couple other well known cases!

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Missing man connected to Baumeister serial killer case identified over 30 years later

Remains found on serial killer's Indiana estate identified as man missing since 1993

30-year mystery solved: Missing man's remains among those found on suspected serial killer's estate

Sister of alleged victim of suspected serial killer speaks out about effort to identify remains

Man convicted of killing Daniel Zamudio in Chile seeks parole

Daniel Zamudio killer's parole request denied by Commission

New search underway tied to Gilgo Beach murder investigation: Sources

Suffolk County Police Department and the FBI team with Othram to identify a 1996 Gilgo Beach murder victim

Gilgo Beach victim Karen Vergata's last call to her dad was on his birthday - the exact day she disappeared in 1996: Report

Long Island murder victim "Jane Doe No. 7" identified as Karen Vergata, 27 years after she went missing

'Sweetest of people': Classmate remembers Karen Vergata, Jane Doe 7

Mom has convictions for killing 4 babies quashed after 20 years in prison: "I suffered abuse in all its forms"

Kathleen Folbigg's ex-husband Craig suddenly drops dead months after she was released from prison and cleared of killing their four children

New DNA testing can be requested by 'West Memphis 3' case defendant Damien Echols, Arkansas Supreme Court rules

Louisiana man sentenced to 50 years in prison, physical castration for raping teen

Stacy Peterson's sister says she believes missing mom's remains are in Illinois canal

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In late 1993, two child abductions rocked St. Louis, Missouri and the surrounding suburbs.

*Content warning: Child abduction, sexual assault of children, murder of children*

St. Louis Post Dispatch coverage of the cases found on Newspapers.com

State vs. Brooks

Death Sentence Given Rapist Who Killed Girl

Artist sketches portrait of what Angie Housman would look like today for her father

Angie Housman's death: How Earl Cox found his victim and how she spent her final days

Major Case Squad Report - Angie Housman

After nearly 27 years, family of Angie Housman witnesses her killer admit guilt

Man serving life for Angie Housman murder admits to molesting another girl

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