Editor's Note: The following contains the topic of sexual assault. What happens when a convicted rapist fakes his death, escapes solitary confinement, and lives among the public for a year — right under our noses? That's the case with Netflix's Beauty and the Bester , a true crime docuseries unpacking one of South Africa's biggest crime scandals. In 2022, the country was shaken when a prisoner reportedly set himself on fire in his own cell . Only the corpse wasn't his.

Alternating between past and present, Beauty and the Bester is more than just a juicy true-crime tale — it's a chilling reminder of how charm and sweet-talking can influence unsuspecting individuals. With real-life footage, interviews, and a tangled web of messy relationships, the docuseries shows how cunning ca

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