Murderer who faked his own death to escape prison arrested after living 'lavish lifestyle' for almost a year

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Murderer who faked his own death to escape prison arrested after living 'lavish lifestyle' for almost a year
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Murderer Thabo Bester died in a fire in his South Africa prison cell last May, reports claimed. But then DNA samples showed the body burned beyond recognition wasn't his.

Thabo Bester, 35, was dubbed the"Facebook rapist" as he used the site to lure at least two women he was convicted of raping. He was also found guilty of killing one.

But then reports surfaced of him being seen in Johannesburg and DNA samples showed the body burned beyond recognition in the cell was not his.

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