Reeva Steenkamp and Oscar Pistorius - Part 1 of 3
Added 2026-01-03 19:00:11 +0000 UTCOn February 14, 2013 — Valentine’s Day — the world was stunned by the news that South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius had shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, inside his home in Pretoria.
What followed was one of the most closely watched criminal trials of the 21st century — a case that forced the public to grapple with uncomfortable questions about celebrity, justice, gender-based violence, and how much of a public figure’s private life we ever truly see.
This is not just a story about a famous athlete’s fall from grace. It’s a story about the gap between who someone appears to be and who they are behind closed doors — and how a young woman’s life was cut short in a moment of irreversible violence.
Today's snack: Stellar Pretzels
Sources:
Carlin, John. Chase Your Shadow: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius. Harper, 2014.
The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius, Netflix
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6657450/2025/09/26/oscar-pistorius-reeva-steenkamp-legacy/
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😅 I’ll post a picture in the chat
Rich Bentley
2026-01-04 18:43:56 +0000 UTCHaha I love you got the poster from Michael Peterson. That’s the best 😂
Megan Kellstadt
2026-01-04 13:43:15 +0000 UTC
