PROFILER
Hosted by Paul Llewellyn and Gérard Labuschagne · plotshift.co.za
4.8from 216 ratings
- 120
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 216
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 654K
- YouTube views
About PROFILER
Profiler Africa is your front-row seat to the darkest corners of South African crime. Hosted by journalist Paul Llewellyn and forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne—former Head of Forensic Investigation at SAPS—this gripping podcast explores the psychology of serial killers, violent criminals, and the justice system that pursues them. 🔎 Exclusive interviews, real crime scene analysis, and untold details from SA’s most notorious cases. 🎧 Subscribe now and uncover the truth behind the killers who stalk the streets.
- Publisher
- plotshift.co.za
- Category
- true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 11 Mar 2019
- Latest episode
- 30 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
11 of 120 episodes have a transcript.
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
45 Mass Killings: What’s Driving South Africa’s Violence? | Julian Rademeyer
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
KEMPTON PARK SERIAL KILLER? How Police Decide If Cases Are Linked | Elmarie Myburgh
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
KEMPTON PARK SERIAL KILLER? Your Questions Answered
Inside a recent episode
45 Mass Killings: What’s Driving South Africa’s Violence? | Julian Rademeyer
Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Lesotho in some ways is similar. Lesotho has an astonishingly high murder rate for a country of its size or kingdom of its size. And people live very, very hard lives. I often say to people when I'm talking about illegal mining and Zamasamas is don't sort of stand there and simply criticize unless you could actually spend a day in the life of that person because it's hard toils. It's back-breaking work. It's bone-breaking work. These are hard men from hard backgrounds. It's a battle for survival in many ways. But I think that's, again, it's part of the problem. I'm also somewhat mystified of what it is in us that makes us, that brings out just daily aggression. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on PROFILER
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Julian Rademeyer
- Elmarie Myburgh
- Mike Bolhuis
- Carlo Schippers
- Kirsten Clark
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 653,503
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 28 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 188 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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- Quality
- 69
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 95
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Questions about PROFILER
Who hosts PROFILER?
Paul Llewellyn and Gérard Labuschagne host the show. Published by plotshift.co.za.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does PROFILER take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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