From Blade Runner to Blade Gunner: The Rise and Fall of Oscar Pistorius

This week we’re discussing Oscar Pistorius’s meteoric rise to fame in the sporting world and his ultimate downfall after the brutal murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Was this a tragic accident? Or a cold-blooded murder?

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius

https://people.com/where-is-oscar-pistorius-now-former-olympic-runner-8638022

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/12/sport/oscar-pistorius-cnn-documentary-spt-intl/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/13/oscar-pistorius-case-south-africa-athlete-prison-murder-girlfriend-reeva-steenkamp

https://nypost.com/2013/02/21/pistorious-shooting-details-back-murder-theory/

https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/06/oscar-pistorius-murder

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https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/19/world/africa/south-africa-pistorius-affadavit/index.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67518501

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https://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-pistorius-guilty-of-murder-20151203-story.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/04/oscar-pistorius-prosecutors-appeal-against-verdict

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-pistorius-idUSBRE91D0AE20130214/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/21/oscar-pistorius-hilton-botha-attempted-murder

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