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Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester not only orchestrated one of South Africa's most audacious prison escapes but also managed to convince some of Johannesburg's most connected and wealthy media personalities that he was a high-flying billionaire.
While his rape victims struggled to recover from his abuse, the career fraudster who dreamed of a life of affluence, used the social access provided by his married influencer girlfriend, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, to allegedly conduct the multiple scams he used to fund his escape.
In this 45-minute documentary, Deadly Deception: Tangled in the twisted timeline of 'Facebook Rapist' Thabo Bester, News24 tells the story of how Bester went from a life of poverty, abuse and crime to the reinvention of himself as a New York tycoon – all while he was behind bars and serving a life sentence.
