The Inge Lotz Murder | Who Did It? | Was it someone she knew? | South African True Crime 

Hi Nicole! So, I was watching some South African movies yesterday and one of them takes place on a farm near Pretoria (got surprised that so many farmers are crazily religious). As I liked the movie, I decided to watch some youtube videos about the city and that's how I accidentally found your channel. I believe you're doing a great job by narrating and giving people an insight into these crimes and not letting them forget the victims. This was a heartbreaking case...:(

Who changed all the locks at the complex that day?? Who has access to all those new keys? That's super suspicious and the first time I've heard that!

OMG! That Fred got away with cold blooded murder! He's a sociopath and that's why he could pass the polygraph administered by an incompetent police force. Those poor parents of the murdered girl. He gets to go on with his pathetic life while family and friends of the victim lose their precious daughter. He was very controlling in the relationship and after she died, he tried to remain in control over her corspe. This was a great detailed video and I appreciate it. I listened to the analysis of this murder on another RU-vid video and it wasn't complete enough. That person said he thought the boyfriend was innocent. He didn't provide enough details. I'm happy I found this coverage finally. I'm satisfied because I suspected it was the boyfriend even when listening to the prior sketchy video. Beware, careful who you date ladies. BTW, he probably changed his clothes before he showed up to murder his victim and changed back into his work clothes before reentering his work place. He slipped out and back through another exit. They know the killer went into her bathroom and cleaned up after he did the deed. I'm sure he got rid of all the blood evidence from his body and probably washed the weapon too. He could have easily dumped the weapon in a trash bin or someplace obscure on the way back to work. I hope Karma gets him.

This guy gave me goosebumps daily after being pronounced innocent. I worked for the same company as he did for decades. I was a trainer at the Campus area on the same premises. Every day just before 4pm, he would enter the mens bathroom. And be there for like +-20 minutes. Security picked up on this and followed him to see what he was doing. He would wash his hands for that period only. Always found it very WEIRD!!!!

Their only child, I can not imagine the pain 💔 Thank you for another great video Nicole.

This is such a sad and frustrating case, the poor parents lost their only daughter and on top of that they never got answers or closure

Nicole Claire your in-depth research into the case is impressive,

very sad for the parents, waiting a long time for a child only to be taken away in tragic circumstances...

Bless her heart. I’m so sorry for her parents..she would probably have kids today and her parents would have a grandchild. Horrible tragedy.. you did a great job narrating. Don’t you find it odd that the contractors liquidated there company after this happened? And the illegal workers are untraceable?

This is just awful. I don’t know what to believe. The police really screwed this up.

Fred got away with murder.

Great work. This is such an intriguing case.

We all know who did it. He might think, and I’m sure her parents feel that he did get away with it. However, one thing is for sure. He doesn’t sleep well at night. Eventually he’ll slip up. The truth will come out. Eventually, he’ll stand in front of his Creator and will have to answer for it. If her parents are not getting justice for her here, I hope they will be there on that day cuz God said: “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

What about the contractor that repaired the broken tiles?🤔

Inge Lotz was NOT found sitting UPRIGHT on her couch!!! She was actually supine, with the back of her head facing the door. Her head was resting on the armrest of the couch, turned toward the wall, (wall is on the right of her face) with her shoulders propped against the lower part of the armrest. Her long hair flowed over the armrest and trailed to the floor, under which was a significantly large pool of blood. Her legs were parted, with her knees tucked in, her left arm resting between her legs. Her feet were virtually together. So, her legs actually formed a parallelogram. The magazine she was reading covered her left foot. The other foot was shoved under the farther couch cushion. Her right arm was curled around her lower belly. Her "spaghetti top" was almost totally soaked in blood. She had on a "pajama" shorts - a kind of soft shorts that women wear for bed, I guess - I don't know. She had not been molested or indecently assaulted. It is quite obvious that the first hammer blow rendered her incapable of coherent response. The subsequent hammer blows killed her. She was dead when the murderer stabbed her in the neck and chest, which means, he FIRST killed her with the hammer, then walked to the "kitchen" to take the knife and stab her. (We assume he did this stabbing with the "missing" knife - something we do not see in other You Tube videos). Firstly, her wound profile seems to reflect that a certain hammer was possibly used - it is called a brick hammer. A brick hammer has a chisel-like profile on the back end that somehow seems to match the elongated wounds. Also, the killer took with him (we assume it is a male) the murder weapons, which means he actually needs them! Also, he cleans them there in Inge's bathroom. Why? Why must the murder weapons be cleaned? If you look up other similar cases you will notice that a killer who takes his or her tools with him usually uses, or relies on these tools, to kill again. I often think that this murder could have been a hit. However, given the circumstances, we ponder the the obvious question - how did her killer enter her apartment? It is patently obvious that she was taken by surprise, despite the fact that there was obviously no signs of forced entry. Basically, a time of death can, fortunately, in this case, be easily determined. Ms. Lotz was last seen exiting a Video Palace store at 15:07. We can assume that she arrived at her apartment at 15:30 or thereabouts. We then need to see whether Ms. Lotz's body was in a state of Rigour Mortis, and what is the level of Livor Mortis. We do not know the answer to that. Only the pathologist that performed the autopsy on Inge. However, Rigour Mortis will set in totally over a period of a few hours, but actually starts in the face first. Livor Mortis might be a better indicator, with signs occurring at an hour or two after death and becoming fixed at about 12 hours. So many things happened on that day - In fact, the locks to her apartment had been changed the day before! A group of tilers had actually entered her apartment to do some repairs. She had an altercation with her partner the precious evening, or morning - not too sure. This is such a strange case, I sometimes lie in bed thinking about it. The window for her killer to have entered her apartment was so narrow. It is as if you know answer but it is just a little out of reach...

I love crime documentaries!!! First time i came across this channel. I find this women very informative. Love watching her now. Shame i watched Inga Lots on Huisgenoot aswell. It is so terribly terribly sad...It is such a shame the person who commited this awful attack was never brought to justice.

It seems plausible that Inge had other lovers besides Fred, the murderer was known to her as she let him in, however he took her remote as wouldn't have been able to let her out, so he knew how it worked. It would definitely have been impossible for Fred to have driven to Stellies and back to Pinelands in the allocated time so he is innocent and should have been paid out by SAPS. The murderer joined Inge to watch the DVD and must have been hoping that she would have left Fred and given him a chance and when he didn't get his way, he exacted his punishment on her. He still saw perfection in her, hence he left her in seated position reading a magazine, The reading could be significant as to how they first met, possibly in the university library, perhaps he wanted to leave her the way he first met her - reading and still saw her dignity, he disfigured her so that she couldn't be with anyone else...the guy was close with her and must have believed that he had a chance with her. Inge might have been leading him on as she was either enjoying the attention or keeping him around as an option or both or saw him as her male shoulder to cry on..he saw differently and thought that he had a chance and took it out on her when he realized that she was taking him for a fool.

Im an IT. The fact he used a computer to send a text message is concerning but also cunning. Why? Well, technically....he could have left that meeting (that started shortly after 1pm) earlier than assumed and been unaccounted for until he meet his friend, Marius Botha. Its evident that he sent Inge a text message, using his work computer, logged in to a cell phone provider’s online platform but its odd, right? Why not just use your cellphone? He was clearly knowledgeable with this online platform so he was likely just as intelligent with remote connection software. Basically, he could have remote connected into his work computer to make it seem like was there. The fact the authorities seem irresponsible and inexperienced prove they could have totally missed this possibility. Then again, not many know about computers and software. Fred was clearly smart so its makes sense why he would know how to do it.

So sad, great job narrating

I really feel that Fred killed Inge.😢😢

Fred's guilty as....!!!!!!!!! He got away with murder!!!!!!

Come on guys. He's a smart guy. They both knew the relationship was ending. He didnt want her to move on and find new love. I seriously think it was him. Go listen to his interviews.

Loves your content and delivery.#new sub

I am very sorry that Inge Lotz murder has not been solved yet; it's just so very sad, frustrating, and upsetting all around! And NOT ONLY just for her family, friends, and all of Inge's loved ones, but also for Inge Lotz herself, and for any of the future victims that this uncaught murderer will come across & hurt as well!!! If she truly did put up a fight & protect herself from this murderer, and yet, she still had all of those numerous wounds, stabbings, and gashes all over her body that were caused by her killer, & mainly to her face, then Yes, this is a very personal & passionate crime! I wonder if they ever got any of the killer's true DNA from scraping underneath Inge's nails since they said she fought back, and if so, I hope they keep it locked away, for long time safe-keeping. We all have been told there was No sexual assault, of any kind done to her body, that had taken place during her murder, AND there was No burglary or robbery of any kind, that had taken place right before Nor right after the murder happened either!!! So then what was the true motive for this murder to happen then?? They should really ponder over that as the investigators putting themselves into Inge"s shoes that terrible night, or the shoes of her killer too!!! I feel, ((and this is all in my own opinion from my studies, classes, professors/ professional case workers showing & teaching me all I know during my studies thus far, so please don't come for me! 🤔🙃)) that yes, of course all investigators & officials working on this case, from the start of it, did ruin their chances of catching the true killer of Inge Lotz then for sure! But that does not mean the true killer cannot be caught still! And if he/she is still out there, wandering free & clear of this murder for right now, well, it won't be that way forever and time will tell!!! Also, they should look into ALL people that had a hatred or dislike for Inge, not just X's of her...but maybe someone that was jealous/envious of Inge, OR just ALL people in her life like that now, or from her past too, that maybe just disliked her even! Maybe she had a jealous schoolmate that wanted to be her, or look like her, or have the boyfriend she had &/or the parents she had &/or the friends she had etc etc. so then they eliminated her during a jealous confrontation. I don't know, but they should have looked at way more suspects, then and now too! B/c ya, maybe a jealous schoolmate, from her past, could have been there during her young school years, studying Inge, and then this schoolmate disappeared for a while,....but then years later popped back into her life unexpectedly! And before Inge could even tell anyone close to her, this envious individual acted out their dark, envious, evil, monstrous and heinous acts onto her!! They just did not look into enough people/suspects during that time, and still have making up to do!!! I just feel it also shows somewhat of a female killer b/c of the numerous stab wounds and gashes to her face, which is almost always a very personal/passionate way that a female killer will go about destroying their victims features & they do so NUMEROUS times in a row. As this killer did to Inge!! Also, the NO sexual assault being done to her body in any way during this crime, well we know that can also just scream that it was a female killer as well, on top of those brutal & purposeful stabbings she made too! And what also is very scary and upsetting, is that this killer was not caught STILL to this day, AND they are out there roaming free from this, but they will probably, most likely do it again. ESP. since there was NO murder weapon left behind, they took it as like a trophy to remember doing the crime by, and to maybe use & get away with it again they might be thinking!!! Just awful and beyond terrible! R.I.P. our sweet angel 😇 Inge Lotz !!!! And please, all her loved ones do not give up, just please keep the faith that her killer will be caught!!!!

That fingerprint is troubling!

Such a tragedy! This case is so weird.

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Been waiting for this one. I feel sorry for this chap, I remember when it was happening I just assumed he was guilty from all the news articles.

Inge was killed by somebody she knew...he entered her apartment ..she let him in..Inge drove to CT delivered the dear johny letter to him..he was angry emotional immature..did not take well to rejection went to Stellenbosch walked in got the knife from the kitchen and taught her a lesson...he got away with it due to sloppy policework..he did not want to show the letter she gave to him to anybody cause she told him off..he lied and said they were good...he felt guilty and supported her parents after the death...he is guilty

I followed this case and from the start me and my mom didn't agree. She believed Fred did it and I didn't, I believe the friend or who said he was a very good friend, did it. Why did he keep on trying to point a finger at Fred and what was he doing there.

Sjo. I wander who did it. Was convinced it was him. Then I watched the 4 part series about it. Now I'm not sure. It seems like she knew the person, was comfortable around him, I would say. Maybe it was her friend???

Contract workers? No, and this because if she had texted her mom after they had worked and fixed the tiles, unless they took her phone were texting on her behalf? I would go more for Fred for the mere fact that his finger print is on the DVD which was hired at the same time he claims to have been at work. His alibis remember were not taking notes knowledgably that they would need to confirm his whereabouts at theb time. Lastly the fact that the law works on facts and not the truth is very frustrating and I would like to see this law or policy that prevents an aquited person to ever be tried for the same crime again even afterevidence surfaces.

What was in the letter Inga wrote and dropped at Fred after his class? If Fred's finger print was on the DVD then he was at her apartment. So our lovely police force messed up again! Can they get anything right.

Very intriguing sad case, the faulty police work, evidence that disappeared, why, how? The crime scene been walked & touched over before a so called investigation could begin, the bruises she had on her arms that her mom noticed, that she covered up, the bad moods of Fred and fighting, he was definitely very jealous, and even tried to control her corps after the murder, so who is the cold blooded killer, was it Fred, the tiling people or the illegit mozambican workers that couldn't be traced??? Alot of things doesn't add up, the investigation comes across as very weak, surely there could be cameras and much more evidence giving away the killer??? And then Fred's fingerprints on the Dvd?? Same with Oscar Pistorius investigation, alot of mistakes from the police side, which makes me wonder what kind of policemen we've got out there, are they working for what they getting paid for?? Surely Piet Byleveld which is now no longer wit us would have been able to solve this mystery, its like the investigators and police are there, but that's it, no one is giving it a 100% indeed very sad, RIP dear Inge 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

How about that best friend of hers? The one she had lunch with? Her Bestie?

My heart absolutely breaks for Inge’s parents. Maybe a lot of time was wasted trying to fit Fred into the crime instead of looking for other possibilities. Saps should have contacted the tilers immediately. No one puts just a thumb print on a surface when u pick it up. It makes no sense. I worked at OM. It is impossible to get past security without the help of more than one person. To get to your car, you pass through the turnstiles and cameras too. Too many dodgy assumptions were made re letters, how he got out of OM, etc. I hope they find the killer one day.

We live in South Africa so you can get away with anything...is there no cameras by the complex at the gate..you can see in his eyes and body lang he is def guilty!!!!abusive relationship he must go to jail for life😠

Guaranteed it was the boyfriend Fred and he got off on a technicality. If it was my child I would make it my life mission to end his.

But who else but Fred should be the main suspect , they fought gee , i should have been a detective

For me the big issue in this case was not just the police, but the media. They crucified Fred from day one and the whole public believed it and saw him as guilty before the trial even began. Furthermore they wrote incorrect stories about how his bloody shoe prints were a match to the floor (Which they weren't) and he had a bloody hammer in his boot. (Which he did not) Every time this case comes up around people they mention these things i.e the hammer, shoes and say how he got away with it, when I mention that it actually was not the case and that it was proven to not be true they call me crazy and laugh. It is astonishing how many people still believe the false information, hence why I say the media crucified him and the public believed it and never bothered following the case where the evidence was shown. Some people who I have spoken to, who actually read up on the case are either 50/50 about it or don't think he did it all. I do not think Fred did it, I agree the murder was personal, 99% of the time when someone is killed in that way it is someone who knows the person. I think it could have been one of her guy friends who desperately wanted to be with her but she was not having it and after trying for so long he lost it. I really hope her family gets the answers they deserve one day. RIP Inge.

Why did he not go see her at flat instead of sending his friend christo

He did it. He is smart and calculating.

Freddy. God knows what you did.

I understand Fred was abusive from other reports but you don't mention that. Unfortunately, she was drawn to an abusive man, Fred. Not saying he did it but she appears to have had low self esteem. So sad, may she rest in peace.

Firstly my sincere condolences to Mr. and Mrs Loyz. Question, Did anyone track any mobile phone movement of Fred or anyone from the so called "Wolf pack" ?? Question Did anyone investigate if there was any CCTV camera footage close by Inge's flat that might determine if Fred or anyone else , Humans are habitual, so Fred would have taken the same route from his office to Inge, did anyone check if there is ANY CCTV en route. There are ways to get to the truth

Police should have investigated other suspects such as the handyman or the neighbours or the close friend

Very bad investigation really. Sorry for this family losing their precious daughter.

Fred did it.. For sure... And no wolf pack..

What I like about your clips are all the details that aren't/weren't really made public by the media. 👍 And the fact hat you don't do your make-up anymore! Sorry, just had to get it of my chest 🙈 Was a bit distracting ... How about a video about the murder of Marike de Klerk, please? And Natasha Maans? 🌺

It was him of course!!

Agree with the below comment, they should have spent more time focusing on neighbors because with the changing of the locks it wouldn't have been possible for an "outsider" to be involved besides the contractors or the company who changed the locks.

So sad! Such a beautiful intelligent girl!! Feel for the parents as Inge was their only child.

I never followed the case for many years but I want to raise a few pointers that is very interesting to me. 1. Did fred have key’s / remote to enter the flat? 2. If so, explain? 3. If Inge opened for him, then there would have been a text / call to asked inge to open the gate / door. 4. You need time to complete a murder like this. There is a possibility that fred could have drove there but its a very difficult one to proof although there are some people that proofed it in some way. 5. The thing that bothers me the most, the guy that claimed to kill her, that guy will talk 2 or 3 stories because he is a drug edict and will try and play a game till proofing guilty. Its very sad that they did not investigate that guy on a deeper level. Unacceptable 6. There is evidence that someone asked him to drop his case. This is very very disturbing. 7. You know; when you are on tik, you open doors in the spiritual realm where you give access to demonic forces that can make you do stuff that you did not even think of doing. You are basically being controlled, because you have given that thing access to take control. A tik user will explain that to you easily. 8. There was a force at work to destroy the precious life of two young people. Everyone thinks about Inge’s life that has been taken but what about Frieds life that was destroyed? What if he was not the killer. 9. Why the 2 messages send by Inge and fred that was a reconciliation message, where there was a peace message. 10. The letter , the 2 page letter, can one get hold of that? 11. I think the stab wounds need to be examine in more details, fiscal and physiological.

There is just no way that a sophisticated man like Fred van der Vyver would have resorted to stabbing her to death! Surely anyone who knows anything about crime and the social dynamics thereof in South African society, would appreciate that knife stabbing is the almost exclusive province of roughnecks and gangsters in South Africa! Not only does Fred not fit this description, he has passed a lie detector test as well!

Beauty and the beast. What did that poor girl even see in that thing?

Inge went on a" lunchdate" between 12h00 and 13h00 with Wimpie...but bought a Steers burger at 15h00???..Were there any proof that she and Wimpie had lunch and where is the restaurant footage?.Where did Wimpie go after his lunch date with her?..Why did she have such a personal talk with Wimpie about her current relationship with Fred?Why did Inge want to pack a cocktail dress in for the week?What was her plans regarding the night she had planned to wear the cocktail dress and where to and with who if it was not Fred?

I looked into Fred’s eyes (ironically in a different church) around 2008… my blood went cold. I immediately recognised him. Black, dead eyes. There’s nothing behind those lifeless eyes. Predatory is how I can best describe it

I would agree with this "club" this because you mentioned that a person called Bram arrived at a friend of Fred's. I am not sure who could have murdered her though maybe Bram because he arrives during the time that Inge has passed.

Hi Nicole Can you also please do a video on the Nasrec serial killer named Lazarus Masingane Thanks

I really spent a lot of time going through anything I can find relating to this case. Fred's fingerprints was on the DVD Inge rented on the afternoon of her murder. The defence tried to suggest the prints, named folien 1, was forged or switched. They tried to explain all aspects of the print to suite the lifted from a glass and not a dvd narrative. They even explained a so called 'lip print' that was made when Fred supposedly drank from a glass in a unnatural (lip sloped, have to hold the glass in a funny way,one 'expert' claiming dry lip and the other wet lip,lip print to big to be a lip),problem with this is one of the fingerprint dusters ,Mariaan Booysens, index finger is a perfect fit for this 'lip rint'. She was a honest witness (not even willing to state that she could remember if the print was indeed folien 1) and in her testimony she claimed she picked up the dvd with a scissor action between her middle and index finger.So wither Fred drank from a glass in some ridiculous manner or the 'lip print' is Mariaans finger in a lated glove. In my opinion there is no mystery to who committed this murder.

The tilers? They could’ve left something behind as an excuse to come back later. Or, a jealous female friend…or a male friend that she had no idea had feelings for her and no longer wanted just a platonic friendship and things turned ugly?

Guilty as sin

Who was witness to the fight the night before and what was said? Was this part of the trial? I missed it?

Tiler but no evidents to arrest him. So sad!!!!!

IMO the police royally screwed up the investigation. Sloppy work. Fly so high Inge. Taken way too soon.

This case still makes me angry 😠

Nicole, great content but the frequent cuts in video/audio makes it difficult to watch and listen to.

Wonder how is it possible that no one at Inge's flat complex never saw something or someone that could give some evidence. I mean how did the person enter? It is as far as I know a security complex.

I always felt it was Fred ..However after watching this excellent video...its obvious that they cannot prove beyond Reasonable doubt that he did it. The defence just didn't have the solid irrefutable evidence that he absolutely did it. Excellent analysis of this case. We still feel its him but the evidence is not there

didn't you do this one before?

Uhmm.... what about the person who changed the locks that day ?

I love the interesting stories you do!! If I may offer so support . Take a breathe in between your sentences.They all run into one another This become one monotonous speaking tone as you speak quite fast. So between one aspect to another,pause a bit. Speak slower. What could help also is switching your tone /inflection so it keeps the listener engaged. I Speak for a living and know having different tones attracts the listener more especially the international audience. Really enjoy your videos

There no way possible to interview the workers. Whoever did it must of had a key if no forced entry and she was caught off guard

What about Fred’s roommate?

The SA police is definitely incompetent and should be re-trained or something, unless they don't wanna do their job. There was this incident that happened at a place I used to stay at in Pretoria where there a person in the middle of the night who was attempting to open a window to one of my relatives room, we woke up and the person ran away, we then called the cops but immediately when they arrived they touched the knife that the person left by window... I was blown away😢

The girl on the thumbnail is beyond beautiful.

Why doesnt he have social media?

Could the murderer have been a woman. A jealous friend who Inga opened her door to. Hell has no fury like a woman scorned. Inga had many male friends and few girl friends and this aspect has never been investigated. I think it was a woman angry and jealous.

He is hiding in the dark.

I think it's him yes. Sadly he got away with murder

She was very pretty, it could be anyone that had contact with her.

Fred who

Not guilty, the rumors are ridiculous.

How weard the Frad that kild my baby sister also used a hammer

Wrong. He stayed ther that previouz nite and he saw her that day!

I suspect the friend Wilma

Thank goodness he didn't get any money

A jealous admirer who knew her? A neighbour within the apartment complex?

Firmly believe it was the boyfriend she was going to break up with. He's way too much of a 'good guy' . However, i think she was staged to sit upright, after being killed somewhere else. If it was the Mozambicans she would probably have been be ®∆ped.

Fred did it

My sister was beaten to death by a Fred vandalinda

Fred is so guilty. Every time I saw him on TV, I cringed and felt extremely sick to my stomach!! He is a monster.

See - CRIME UNCUT on RU-vid to be fully informed of the facts of this brutal case of passion and anger - through scientific and mathematical evidence clearly, carefully and commendably presented. While one appreciates your efforts - your presentation is flawed in myriad instances - while your lack of research, knowledge and indepth facts of this tragic case of the barbaric murder of Inge Lotz, sadly exposes your ignorance of this diabolical murder (anyone can be a good story-teller - but without evidence, truth and facts - that story will always be just fiction) . For example the so called "evidence" of the "lip print on the glass" is in fact a GLOVED FINGER PRINT, made by the police duster, Mariette Booysens left on the DVD cover! Put lipstick on. Press you lip against a glass. A lip has downward STRIATIONS. The proclaimed "lip print on glass" had no such thing! And in the light of this, Fred van der Vyver's lip print was never requested at the trial (a failure of the prosecution and the judiciary)! Wherw is Fred van der Vyver's lip print - to prove or disprove his guilt or innocence? And your statement that Fred van der Vyver can never be tried again for this brutal murder is incorrect. He CAN be tried again if an ERROR OF LAW is established. Better to study all the aspects of the case and to LET THE EVIDENCE SPEAK! Watch the 10+ episodes on CRIME UNCUT. You will find the presentation of pure forensic evidence enabling and settling.

I'm frm Cape Town.. Let me tell u South African police is useless in DIS country.. I don't KNW how dey got deir positions except da few gud ones.....

So she died because of Hypergamy?

Of course some one killed her, she did not off herself... U are very hard to listen to, like a lecture, I was falling asleep... So sorry for the parents, too much religion, makings of a serial killer that and too much militant discipline.

It was the Fred van der Vyver.