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title: "They Killed Dulcie – Episode 1: The Scene of the Crime"
description: "On 29 March 1988 five bullets ended the life of South African freedom fighter Dulcie September. She was imprisoned, driven into exile and by the 1980s she spearheaded the anti-apartheid efforts in France, Switzerland and Luxembourg from a small office in Paris. Why was she killed? What is the shadowy network that profited from her murder? Why do her killers roam free?"
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published: "2019-03-28T01:07:34"
updated: "2019-04-03T16:17:13"
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# They Killed Dulcie – Episode 1: The Scene of the Crime

> On 29 March 1988 five bullets ended the life of South African freedom fighter Dulcie September. She was imprisoned, driven into exile and by the 1980s she spearheaded the anti-apartheid efforts in France, Switzerland and Luxembourg from a small office in Paris. Why was she killed? What is the shadowy network that profited from her murder? Why do her killers roam free?

By Sound Africa and Open Secrets · Published 28 March 2019, 03:07 SAST · Updated 3 April 2019, 18:17 SAST

## Content

[SoundCloud audio](https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/595565916%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-gBIOI&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true)

This is the first episode of a podcast series about Dulcie September’s life and assassination. The epic story explores the life of a struggle hero who appears to have been erased. Her murder leads us to a network of arms dealers, spies, politicians, corporations and bankers who continue to profit from her murder.

This first episode begins in Cape Town in the 1930s and ends on a staircase in Paris more than 50 years later. It sets the scene for an eight-part podcast series that winds its way around the world and ends in 2019. Episode 1 is *'The Scene of the Crime’.*

![Image](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/hennie-dulciePart1.jpg)

Subsequent episodes in this eight-part series will be released weekly on *Daily Maverick*. **DM**

*They Killed Dulcie* is made by [Sound Africa](http://soundafrica.org/) and [Open Secrets](http://opensecrets.org.za/). The podcast draws from research by Open Secrets for the book *Apartheid Guns and Money: A tale of profit*.

*This series is made possible through the support of our funders: the Claude Leon Foundation, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southern Africa, Hindenburg Systems, Joffe Charitable Trust, Luminate, Open Society Foundation for Human Rights and Open Society Foundation for South Africa.*