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returned to scene. Agitated that the victim's body had been disturbed, he put her in his car and drove around with the corpse for some time until he returned to the original scene, dragged her body further into the woods, and inserted a stick into her vagina. Schoeman's body later was rediscovered by homeless people. Investigators located her two friends, and they agreed to be interviewed after being assured that their line of work would not cause them legal trouble. They provided a vague description of the offender, which did not result in any leads, and
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services, and the two drove off, leaving the other two prostitutes by the roadside. Brandt eventually pulled over in a remote area, where he inserted a wine bottle into
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cut up the mattress he killed him on, and then dumped it, along with Morris' body, into a large dustbin outside of the boarding house. Other residents heard the pair's scuffle and quickly found Morris' body upon searching for him. They immediately called the police, who found Brandt walking along the street in bloodstained clothes. They arrested him without hesitation.
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two people, but he refused, instead offering his would-be victims a place to live. He became roommates with a woman named Julia, and her boyfriend. However, he quickly evicted the boyfriend due to his poor hygiene habits. Late that year, Brandt claimed he saved a young boy planning to run away from
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