Catch Me a Killer — Season 1
To catch a monster, you must get inside his head.
About this season
Follow South Africa’s first forensic and investigative psychologist, Micki Pistorius (played by Charlotte Hope), as she studies the minds of South Africa's serial killers. Catch Me A Killer is an adaptation of Micki's autobiography that details her work as the first female criminal profiler in the country, which is brought to life as the events are depicted in the series.
Episodes (11)
1. The Station Strangler (1)
9.0Aired 12 February 2024 • 47 min
An enthralling premiere of this South African crime thriller. Set in Mitchell's Plain, 1994, a young man goes missing, and the police approach psychologist Dr Micki Pistorius to help with the case.
2. The Station Strangler (2)
9.0Aired 16 February 2024 • 45 min
Chris and AJ arrest the man who has been writing the letters to the press. Micki attends the post-mortem of Joey Adamse - her first; and the case is taking its toll on AJ.
3. Cleveland
8.0Aired 23 February 2024 • 48 min
In Pretoria, Micki meets Brigadier Brink, who puts her onto a new case: another body has just been found in the Cleveland mine dumps.
4. The ABC Killer
8.0Aired 1 March 2024 • 45 min
Micki and Erika are off to work on a new case: fifteen dead women are found in Atteridgeville. But almost immediately, the team are called, as a new body is discovered at a horrifying scene.
5. Donnybrook
7.0Aired 8 March 2024 • 46 min
Micki is summoned to the small town of Donnybrook to assist Detectives Nick and Solomon in trying to get a confession out of a suspect in the next forty-eight hours before he appears in court.
6. The Cape Town Prostitute Killer
Aired 15 March 2024 • 49 min
Micki returns to Cape Town to work on a new case. A serial killer targets prostitutes. A potential suspect emerges, but extracting a confession becomes a race against time.
7. Stewart Wilken
Aired 22 March 2024 • 45 min
In Port Elizabeth, a missing boy sparks a frantic search. Micki arrives to testify in the trial of the 'cannibal killer,' Stewart Wilken. However, the sensationalized press complicates her efforts.
8. The Phoenix Strangler (1)
Aired 29 March 2024 • 49 min
The discovery of a series of bodies in sugar cane fields sends Micki to Durban. With her caseload increasing, her exhaustion and panic attacks increase too. This raises concerns amongst the team for both Micki and her methods.
9. The Phoenix Strangler (2)
Aired 5 April 2024 • 50 min
The case of the Phoenix Strangler continues with more bodies being discovered. Micki makes a breakthrough, and her team faces a perilous situation as they chase down a suspect.
10. The Saloon Killer (1)
Aired 11 April 2024 • 48 min
Micki faces her toughest case yet when she must find a shooter responsible for randomly murdering villagers in KZN.
11. The Saloon Killer (2)
Aired 19 April 2024 • 49 min
Micki presents her course in Cape Town, where she also reunites with AJ.