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0:00It was the dead of night.
0:0227-year-old Allison Boa had just
0:05survived a brutal attack, watching her
0:07attacker's car fade into the distance,
0:10leaving her behind with 37 stab wounds
0:13to her abdomen and 17 to her neck.
0:17Allison thought she should just lie
0:19there and wait for death, but a fierce
0:22will to survive wouldn't let her
0:24surrender.
0:26Realizing her abdominal wound was gaping
0:28open, she tried to use her shirt as a
0:31makeshift bandage.
0:33Then, with extraordinary determination,
0:36she stood up to seek help. However, the
0:39moment she stood up, her head spun and
0:42her vision blurred. She reached up to
0:45her neck and realized something
0:47horrifying. Her head was severed from
0:49its normal position.
0:52Welcome to the ADB Crime Case channel,
0:55where every story is a piece of grim
0:57reality and secrets that seemed long
1:00forgotten.
1:02Today, we're going to explore one of the
1:05most horrifying yet inspiring cases of
1:08survival.
1:09The story of Allison Boa. Don't forget
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1:22>> [music]
1:26>> Port Elizabeth, a coastal city in the
1:29southeast of South Africa, is famous for
1:31its relaxed, pleasant atmosphere.
1:34It was here that Allison Boa was born on
1:37September 22nd, 1967
1:41into the loving arms of her parents,
1:43Clare and Brian Botha. When Allison was
1:4610, her parents separated.
1:50She lived with her mother and brother.
1:52An excellent student, she was always a
1:54high achiever and was even the headgirl
1:57at Collegiate High School for Girls in
1:59Port Elizabeth.
2:01After graduating, Allison spent a few
2:04years traveling before returning to
2:06South Africa to start a job as an
2:08insurance broker. Her life was filled
2:11with joy and hope, surrounded by family
2:14and friends.
2:16But then a cruel twist of fate pushed
2:18her into the path of France Duttois and
2:21Teun's Krueger.
2:23France Dutis, 24, carried a sinful past
2:27from a young age. He had burned down a
2:30school when he was just a teenager.
2:33Over time, his criminal behavior
2:35continued to escalate, specifically
2:38targeting women through violent
2:39assaults.
2:41Although he had been involved in
2:43multiple sexual assault cases, Duttoy
2:46often escaped with light sentences due
2:48to a lax justice system. In contrast,
2:52Theun's Krueger, 23, grew up in a
2:55violent home. His father wasn't a
2:57guardian of the law like Douit's father,
3:00but a career criminal who spent most of
3:02his life in prison.
3:05While Dwight was confident in his
3:07appearance and ability to attract women,
3:10Krueger always felt inferior about his
3:12looks and intellect.
3:15The rejection he felt from women fueled
3:17a deep hatred within him. Both Dtoit and
3:21Krueger felt rejected by society. Their
3:24psychological deviations and ruthless
3:26attitude toward others bonded them into
3:28a dangerous duo. where both were drawn
3:31to Satanism, which made them even more
3:33terrifying. And unfortunately for
3:36Allison Botha, she was about to face
3:39their cruelty. On December 18th, 1994,
3:44Allison Botha enjoyed a sunny day at the
3:46beach in Port Elizabeth with friends.
3:49Afterward, she invited everyone back to
3:52her apartment where they continued the
3:54fun evening with pizza and games.
3:58As night fell, her friends left one by
4:00one, leaving only a friend who didn't
4:02have a car.
4:04Worried for her friend's safety in the
4:06quiet neighborhood, Allison offered to
4:09drive her home. After dropping her
4:12friend off safely, she returned to her
4:14apartment.
4:16Around 3:00 a.m., her usual parking spot
4:18was taken, forcing Allison to park
4:21further away. Just as she parked and was
4:24reaching for her laundry on the
4:25passenger seat, Allison suddenly felt a
4:28warm breath on her as the driver's side
4:31door swung open. A man held a knife
4:34right up to her. The attacker called
4:36himself Clinton, but was later
4:39identified as France Dutat.
4:41He reassured Allison that he only wanted
4:44the car and wouldn't hurt her if she
4:45listened and cooperated.
4:48Trembling, Allison handed him the car
4:50keys. In sheer terror, she silently
4:53watched him get into the driver's seat.
4:56He then picked up another man, Thun's
4:59Krueger, and drove straight out to a
5:01desolate area on the outskirts of town.
5:04On the dark road, the cold stare of the
5:07second man sent shivers down Allison's
5:09spine. When they reached a remote
5:12location, the two men revealed their
5:14evil nature.
5:16They bluntly stated their intention to
5:18force themselves on Allison and asked if
5:20she planned to resist. Paralyzed by
5:23their threats and fear, Allison had no
5:26choice but to shake her head in silent
5:28resignation.
5:30She was shoved hard onto the ground,
5:32which was littered with broken glass,
5:34dirt, and trash.
5:37Fron dutis, the first attacker, began to
5:41torment Allison. Once he was finished,
5:44he pushed her over to Theon's Krueger to
5:46continue. After satisfying their sick
5:49desires, they came to a cold and brutal
5:52decision. They would kill Allison to
5:54silence her.
5:56As they carried this out, they strangled
5:59Allison, trying to suffocate her. This
6:03act caused Allison to lose control of
6:05her bowels and soil herself. This
6:08natural reaction, which seemed shameful,
6:11unexpectedly became a factor that saved
6:13her life. Even so, Allison passed out,
6:19but she was still breathing.
6:21Seeing this, the two criminals decided
6:24to use a more brutal method, attacking
6:26her with a knife. They stabbed Allison
6:2937 times in the stomach. Not stopping
6:33there, in a final effort to take the
6:35poor girl's life, they dealt another 17
6:38blows to her neck, tit in her days,
6:41through the fading mist of
6:43consciousness. Allison saw an arm
6:46vaguely swinging in front of her face.
6:49Accompanying it was a wet sound that she
6:51later realized was the sound of her own
6:53flesh being severed. She recalled, "All
6:57I could see was an arm moving across my
7:00face. His movement made a sound, a wet
7:03sound. He was slitting my throat. I
7:06didn't feel pain, but it wasn't a dream.
7:10"Is she dead yet?" one of them asked.
7:13The other replied, "No one could survive
7:16this." Believing Allison had taken her
7:19last breath, Fran Duttois and Theun's
7:22Krueger quickly got into her car. The
7:25two chatted as they drove back to the
7:27city, confident they had erased all
7:30traces. But using their real names and
7:33leaving Allison at the scene turned out
7:35to be their fatal mistake.
7:38Allison lay motionless on the ground,
7:40her body covered in wounds. But
7:42miraculously, she was still breathing.
7:46Certain she was on the brink of death,
7:49she decided to leave a final message.
7:52Using a trembling finger, she scrolled
7:54two names in the dirt. France and
7:57Theunes.
7:59Below the names of her killers, she
8:01wrote, "I love you, Mom." Desperate but
8:05not giving up, Allison noticed
8:07headlights flickering in the distance.
8:10If she could make it to that road, she
8:12might have a chance at survival.
8:15Fighting through excruciating pain,
8:17Allison summoned every ounce of strength
8:20she had left to move.
8:22In her days, she tried to hold her
8:24intestines inside her abdomen.
8:27Finding her denim shirt nearby, she
8:30wrapped it around herself to hold her
8:32insides in place. At first, Allison
8:35tried to crawl, but realizing it was too
8:38slow, she decided to stand up and walk.
8:42As soon as she stood, Allison felt her
8:45head fall backward and her vision
8:47blurred. The fatal slashes to her neck
8:51had caused severe damage. She had no
8:54choice but to stumble forward, one hand
8:56holding her organs, the other trying to
8:59keep her head from falling too far to
9:01the side.
9:03Allison later recalled.
9:05I pulled my head forward with my other
9:07hand, and my vision returned.
9:10Finally, luck smiled upon Allison.
9:14Exhausted after her long, painful
9:16journey, she was still lucid enough to
9:18choose a spot where she would be easily
9:20seen.
9:22She collapsed in the middle of the road,
9:25right on the white line.
9:27She vaguely remembered a car
9:29approaching, slowing down, and then
9:32driving away upon seeing her naked,
9:34bloodied body.
9:36Then another car appeared.
9:39Inside was a group of young friends from
9:41Johannesburg on vacation, including
9:44Tionard, a veterinary student.
9:48Horrified by the gruesome sight. Tion
9:51and his friends immediately stopped to
9:53help the woman lying in the road, Tion
9:56jumped out, took Allison's trembling
9:58hand, and comforted her.
10:02In the chaos, using his veterinary
10:04knowledge, he administered first aid to
10:06her neck wound. using his own shirt as a
10:09bandage to staunch the bleeding. To keep
10:12Allison conscious, Tiaan kept asking her
10:15simple questions. Unable to speak,
10:19Allison could only communicate by
10:21squeezing his hand. Once for yes and
10:24twice for no.
10:26Tion later remembered, "God put me on
10:30that road that night for a reason."
10:33He spent 45 minutes by Allison's side
10:36talking to her and comforting her until
10:39the ambulance arrived. Even though the
10:41drive should have only taken 15 minutes,
10:44the shocked expressions on the
10:46paramedic's faces when they saw Allison
10:48said it all. No one thought she could
10:51survive. When she was loaded into the
10:54ambulance, Allison refused to let go of
10:57Tion's hand, so he rode with her to the
10:59hospital.
11:01The medical staff was astounded by the
11:03severity of Allison's wounds.
11:06Dr. Alexander Angelov, who treated her
11:09directly, later shared that he had never
11:12seen such a severe case in his 16 years
11:15of practice, although she had over 50
11:18wounds. Miraculously,
11:20none of them hit major organs or
11:22arteries.
11:24Because Allison's stomach had been empty
11:26beforehand, her abdominal cavity didn't
11:29develop sepsis, a dangerous complication
11:33common in similar cases.
11:35Furthermore, even though her open wounds
11:38were full of dirt, she didn't get an
11:40infection.
11:42Defying all odds, Allison survived a
11:45three-hour surgery. Due to the damage to
11:48her throat, she had to breathe through a
11:51tube.
11:52Although she couldn't speak, Allison was
11:55still able to identify her two attackers
11:58from photos provided by the police.
12:01She remembered every detail of the
12:03attack, which greatly aided in the
12:05capture of Douit and Krueger.
12:09With their thick criminal records,
12:11arresting Duit and Krueger wasn't
12:13difficult. Police caught them the very
12:16next day and brought them in for a live
12:18lineup. To ensure Allison's safety, the
12:22police used a one-way mirror, the first
12:25time this technology was applied in
12:27South Africa, to shield her from the
12:29view of the two attackers.
12:32Even though they had tried to change
12:33their appearance, Allison easily
12:36recognized them.
12:38Known for their savage crimes, the two
12:41attackers faced multiple serious
12:43charges, including kidnapping, rape, and
12:46attempted murder. When interrogated
12:48about the case involving Allison, Due to
12:52assumed the police were investigating
12:54her murder. So S when he was informed
12:57that Allison was still alive, he quickly
13:00confessed to the crime and handed over
13:02one of the victim's rings.
13:05Then Dit unexpectedly claimed he was
13:08possessed by demons and demanded an
13:11exorcism.
13:12Surprisingly, authorities granted this
13:15request and sent a clergyman to perform
13:17the ritual. However, even an exorcism
13:21couldn't help Dutat and Krueger escaped
13:23justice.
13:25On June 12th, 1995, the trial of Dutat
13:29and Krueger officially began. One
13:32defense attorney withdrew for ethical
13:34reasons after learning the details of
13:36the case.
13:38Allison bravely faced her two attackers
13:40and testified against them.
13:43Alongside her, other victims stood up to
13:46testify, including a female student whom
13:49Dut had sexually assaulted and a
13:52pregnant woman who had been subjected to
13:54similar acts by both men. Just days
13:57before the brutal attack on Allison, the
14:00two criminals had warned a victim not to
14:02call the police, but she did exactly
14:05that right after being released.
14:07This action may have made them
14:09determined not to leave any witnesses
14:11alive in the future.
14:14Tragically, after being arrested for the
14:16attack on the pregnant woman, Krueger
14:19had been quickly released.
14:21A third woman who testified had narrowly
14:24escaped a similar fate.
14:27Around the time of Allison's attack, she
14:30noticed two men following her while she
14:32was parking. Quickly locking her car
14:34doors, she avoided an attack.
14:38Later, through news reports about
14:39Allison's case, she realized those two
14:42men were the very ones who had stalked
14:44her that night. With undeniable evidence
14:48and powerful testimony from the victims
14:50on August 7th, 1995,
14:53the final verdict was delivered. Fron
14:56Dutat and Theon Krueger were found
14:58guilty on all horrific charges. Appalled
15:02by the brutality of the case, Judge
15:04Chris Jansen sentenced Duty to life in
15:07prison while Krueger received a life
15:10sentence plus 25 years.
15:13Judge Jansen emphasized, "I need to
15:16state clearly, they are a threat to
15:18society and should never be released."
15:22However, under South African law, all
15:25prisoners convicted before October 2004
15:28are eligible for parole.
15:31After the trial, Allison Boa fell into
15:34depression, which was understandable
15:36after what she had endured. But a ray of
15:39hope arrived when she reconnected with
15:41an old friend, someone who had also
15:44experienced psychological trauma.
15:47Their bond grew, leading to marriage in
15:50February 1997.
15:53They had two sons together.
15:55The fateful meeting with Allison Boa
15:57also had a profound impact on Tion.
16:01The young man who saved her life
16:03realized his true calling lay in saving
16:06people. Tion decided to change his
16:09career path, leaving veterinary medicine
16:11to pursue human medicine.
16:14He and Allison stayed in touch and
16:16became close friends. Tion was even
16:19present to support her during the birth
16:21of one of Allison's sons.
16:24The horrific experience of yestery year
16:26became the motivation for Allison to
16:28rise up and inspire others.
16:32In 1998, she published her memoir, I
16:35have life, recounting her extraordinary
16:38survival story.
16:40The book quickly became a global
16:42phenomenon, translated into seven
16:45languages and becoming a best-seller.
16:48Since then, Allison has become a
16:51renowned motivational speaker, traveling
16:54everywhere to share her story and
16:56empower other victims.
16:58Following the resounding success of the
17:00book, Allison was approached by a
17:03production company to adapt her story
17:05for the big screen. She agreed to
17:08collaborate with director and
17:09screenwriter Ugga Carlini, who was
17:12captivated by Allison's story after
17:14hearing one of her inspiring speeches.
17:17During filming, France contacted Carini
17:20via a warden's cell phone. Despite
17:23having caused excruciating pain to
17:25Allison and many other women, he
17:28brazenly requested an interview in
17:30exchange for a letter of forgiveness
17:32signed by Allison along with a share of
17:35the profits from her book and speeches.
17:38He justified this by claiming that
17:40without him, she wouldn't have a story
17:43to tell. This outrageous proposal was
17:46immediately rejected. The film was
17:48completed and released in 2016, becoming
17:52the first film in South African
17:53cinematic history to be selected for the
17:56Dances with Films Festival in Los
17:58Angeles. In 2016, Nelson Mandela
18:02Metropolitan University awarded Allison
18:04Botha a prestigious council award in
18:07recognizing her contributions to
18:10empowering the community.
18:12As for the perpetrators, France Dutis
18:16served time at a maximum security prison
18:18in the Free State while Theons Krueger
18:21was held at Cmax Prison in Ptoria,
18:24one of the most heavily guarded prisons
18:26for dangerous criminals.
18:29However, a shocking update has shaken
18:32the public. In July 2023,
18:35both France Dutis and Tun Krueger were
18:39officially granted parole and released
18:41after 28 years in prison despite
18:44societal concerns.
18:47The case of Allison Botha is a testament
18:49to the extraordinary power of the will
18:52to survive and the human ability to
18:54overcome adversity. Her story is not
18:58just a reminder of the horrific cruelty
19:00humans can inflict on one another, but
19:03also a lesson in courage, resilience,
19:06and the ability to find light in the
19:08darkness. From a terrifying tragedy,
19:12Allison rose to become an inspiration
19:14for millions around the world. Her story
19:17urges us to cherish life, fight for
19:20justice, and never give up hope, even in
19:24the most difficult circumstances.
19:27What do you think about Allison Botha's
19:29story? Has the justice system truly
19:32delivered justice for her and the other
19:34victims? Share your thoughts in the
19:37comments section below. And if you found
19:39this video meaningful, please hit like
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