150: Anni Dewani, Part 3: Gugulethu, South Africa

Over the last two episodes, we've followed the story of Anni Dewani from her life in Sweden and complicated relationship with Shrien Dewani, to their lavish wedding in India and the honeymoon in South Africa where everything changed. On November 13, 2010, Anni and Shrien were riding through Cape Town with their driver,  Zola Tongo, when their vehicle was taken over by two armed men. Tongo was released. Then Shrien. Anni was not. The following morning, the 27-year-old newlywed was found dead in the backseat of the abandoned Volkswagen. But what initially appeared to be a random carjacking quickly became something much more complicated. Police identified the men inside the vehicle, and the investigation eventually led back to Tongo himself. He admitted the hijacking had been staged and made an explosive allegation: Shrien Dewani had hired him to arrange Anni's murder. Shrien denied it. And that left one enormous question at the center of this case. Could prosecutors prove that Anni's husband had actually planned her murder—or had the men responsible for her death accused an innocent man in an attempt to save themselves? It would take nearly four years before that question finally reached a courtroom. This is Part Three of the story of Anni Dewani: the trial and the verdict. Listen as we dive into South Africa, the case of Anni Dewani, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to [email protected] We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://magazine.atavist.com/2013/the-honeymoon-murder https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-13226067 https://www.ru.ac.za/perspective/2013archive/dewani_the_story_that_still_grips_a_nation.html https://thecompendiumpodcast.com/blog/the-honeymoon-murder-of-anni-dewani-love-lies-and-south-african-corruption https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29676084 https://www.news24.com/you/news/local/anger-of-murdered-anni-dewanis-father-as-her-killer-is-granted-parole-20220401 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/01/shrien-dewani-inlaws-sue-bisexuality https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/shrien-dewani-finds-love-with-new-boyfriend-years-after-being-cleared-of-wifes-murder-a3903541.html https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-29707082 https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/anni-dewani-murder-where-is-shrien-dewani-now-2024/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/10/shrien-dewani-uk-honeymoon-murder-trial-collapse https://theweek.com/world-news/shrien-dewani/3997/shrien-dewani-will-inquest-resolve-unanswered-questions https://brownhistory.substack.com/p/the-killing-of-anni-hindocha-071 https://theweek.com/world-news/shrien-dewani/61245/anni-dewani-the-dream-girl-murdered-on-her-honeymoon https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/20/shrien-dewani-trial-hears-of-cold-controlling-behaviour https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/08/shrien-dewani-cleared-honeymoon-murder https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00020673.html https://time.com/archive/6951652/south-africas-honeymoon-murder-was-the-husband-involved/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37298304/sister-murdered-mystery-gunman-husband-innocent/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-11-14-the-anni-dewani-murder-ten-years-later/