Murder, Mystery & Makeup
World Famous Olympian turned murderer?? Did He Do it or Honest Mistake?
Tue, 11 Mar 2025
Hi friends, happy Tuesday! Even though both his legs were amputated as a child... Oscar Pistorius overcame all odds and went on to become both a Paralympic AND Olympic sensation. I mean... Oscar had the entire world in the palm of his hands. That is until one day... when it all came crashing down. In the early morning hours of Valentine's Day 2013, Oscar's gorgeous girlfriend, Reeva, was shot and killed. And Oscar was the one who fired the gun. But the question became... did he do it in cold blood or was it all a horrible mistake? Also, let me know who you want me to talk about next time. Hope you have a great rest of your week, make good choices and I'll be seeing you very soon xo Bailey Sarian *I sometimes talk about my Good Reads in show. So here's the link if you want to check it out. IDK. lol: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/139701263-bailey* ________ FOLLOW ME AROUND *Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3e3jL9v* *Instagram: http://bit.ly/2nbO4PR* *Facebook: http://bit.ly/2mdZtK6* *Twitter: http://bit.ly/2yT4BLV* *Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2mVpXnY* *Youtube: http://bit.ly/1HGw3Og* *Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3cC0V9d* *Discord: https://discord.gg/BaileySarian* RECOMMEND A STORY HERE: [email protected] Business Related Emails: [email protected] Business Related Mail: Bailey Sarian 4400 W. Riverside Dr., Ste 110-300 Burbank, CA 91505 _________ Get your first visit for only five dollars at https://apostrophe.com/MAKEUP when you use our code: MAKEUP. Discover your inner detective when you download June’s Journey for free today on iOS and Android. Personal styling for everyone—get started today at https://stitchfix.com/makeup.
Chapter 1: Who is Oscar Pistorius and what is his background?
right, we always do, with the birth of a baby boy who would go on to be known as the Blade Runner. Oscar Pistorius was born November 22nd, 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa. His family wasn't the wealthiest by any means, but they were comfortable when he was growing up, like the family lived a decent middle-class life. So when Oscar was born, I guess it was clear from like the start that his life
would be anything but ordinary. He was born with a congenital birth defect known as fibular hemimelia. Try not to laugh, but if only you knew how long I've been sitting here trying to get that word out of me. So basically what I'm trying to say is he was born without the fibula in both of his legs. Now the fibula is kind of important. It's like one of the two long bones in your lower leg.
Chapter 2: What challenges did Oscar Pistorius face growing up?
Now it's a crucial bone because it supports the larger tibia. And without it, walking can be a severe challenge. Now this condition, fibular hemimelia, I guess it's like, it's pretty rare. And it happens early in pregnancy between like the sixth and the eighth week when the limb buds are forming. Now the exact cause I guess is like, it's still a mystery.
It's possible that it has something to do with the activation of the genes responsible for forming the baby's legs. But they don't really know. No one really knows. For some, the condition is mild affecting just like one limb. and it can be corrected with surgery. But in Oscar's case, the deformity was pretty severe. So I guess his feet were also malformed.
He had just like two toes on each foot, the big toe and the index. So upon the doctor's recommendation, the parents, you know, they had to make a tough decision and they decided to just have Oscar's legs amputated. From like halfway between the knee and the ankle at just 11 months old. You know, the doctor just assured it was going to be like the best option for him.
So Oscar was fitted with prosthetics before he turned two years old. And then by 17 months, he was walking. But Oscar's life wasn't all like hardships and challenges. Like things were good. He came from a loving family. His parents, they ended up getting divorced when he was like seven years old. And you know, divorce can be like really tough on kids.
But for Oscar, I don't wanna say it wasn't bad, because I'm sure it hurt in some way, but like he was lucky that both of his parents remained actively involved in his life. I know, shocker. I was like, wow, rare in these stories, huh? So Oscar would mainly live with his mother And his mom was said to be like strong, supportive.
You know, she also made sure that he maintained a relationship with his father. There were like no strict rules about visitation with daddy. And all of the kids were encouraged to spend time with, with both parents. So Oscar's parents, they wanted him to spend his kid years in his teenage years, like any other kid his age.
So they sent him to a mainstream school instead of going to like a school for children with special needs. And it was said from a very young age, he developed a passion for sports. So it was said in school that he just threw himself into a variety of activities. from tennis to cricket, soccer, gymnastics, wrestling, you name it, Oscar was all up in it.
He would even go on to compete in triathlons and he would lift weights with his dad. I mean, nothing was stopping this guy. He ended up getting his very first medal in wrestling. I don't know how, but like, again, nothing was stopping this guy. If you've been following me for a long time, then you know my struggle with the hormonal breakouts along my jawline.
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Chapter 3: How did Oscar Pistorius become a Paralympic and Olympic sensation?
I've done a couple of YouTube videos on it where I shared like my skincare routine and I showed pictures also of how bad my skin got. Like I wasn't trying to be cute with one or two pimples and being like, oh my God, I'm breaking out so bad, no. my whole jawline was filled with these painful, painful hormonal cysts. And it happens every time I get really stressed.
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To get started, just go to apostrophe.com slash makeup and then click get started. Then use our code makeup at sign up and you'll get your first visit for only $5. A big thank you to Apostrophe for sponsoring today's episode. Now let's get back to the story. So as a teenager, Oscar attended Pretoria Boys High School. It was an English language boarding school.
And when he was here, he found himself in like a whole new world. It was the first time he was living outside of Johannesburg. And while he, he definitely had to participate or like endure the typical hazing of a boarding school. For the most part, he was largely like accepted by his peers.
So Oscar started playing rugby and water polo, you know, very serious sports, especially for someone like, not trying to be mean, but you know, like he had prosthetic legs, but he was making it fricking work, okay? Nothing was stopping this kid. By this time when he was playing these sports, he was using a much lighter hooked shape prosthesis But, you know, these weren't really perfect.
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Chapter 4: Who was Reeva Steenkamp and how did she meet Oscar Pistorius?
You know, Oscar was about to take the world by storm. So after this first race, I think Oscar, like, you know, he had a goal now. He had a goal. So he threw himself into intense training. He ended up qualifying for the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, where he ended up winning silver in the 100 meters and, 100 meter? 100 meters. He won silver. And then he got gold in the 200 meters.
So he set a new world record. Do you know how hard that is to do? Yeah, you know how hard it is to do. Like what? This guy? He did. He was doing it. He set these new world records. Oscar was not satisfied. He wanted to compete outside of the disabled races. In 2005, he competed in the South African Championships and he ended up coming in sixth in the 400 meters.
It was like his first race against abled bodied athletes. Sixth place, I mean, that's pretty damn good, right? And like, he didn't stop there. By 2007, he was competing internationally, finishing second in the Gold Gala 400 meters race, which was in Rome.
But you know, like you win some, you lose some because he ended up competing in another race in Sheffield where he would end up like finishing last. As Oscars fame grew, so did the scrutiny. People started to question like, hey, are his prosthetic legs giving him an unfair advantage? You know, they bounce, feet don't bounce. You know, they're just like looking for reasons to pick it apart.
In 2007, the International Amateur Athletic Federation, or IAAF, they expanded their rules to ban any quote, technical device that incorporates springs, wheels, or any other element. You know, their reason was like, they believe that it gave the athlete an advantage essentially.
To Oscar and like a lot of people, it felt like they were specifically targeting Oscar, his cheetahs and like anything like that. The IAAF, they said it was because like there was these new shoes out that had springs in the bottom of them. And they were like, no, no, we did this because we want to make sure those shoes don't make it in to the competition.
But again, a lot of people thought like, hmm, just seems like it's against Oscar. Oscar, you know, when he heard this, he fought back. He got a team together. He got a team of like scientists together to prove that his prostheses did not give him a fair, unfair advantage. Sorry, unfair advantage.
So the ruling was essentially overturned, which would allow Oscar to compete, but the controversy really never died down. People really thought it was truly unfair. So despite, you know, the ongoing debate, Oscar made history in 2012 by qualifying for the 400 meters and the four by 400 relay at the Summer Olympics in London. First double amputee to compete in the Olympic Games.
Pretty groundbreaking, you know? Now he didn't win, but his participation in itself, again, was groundbreaking because he was the first double amputee to race in the Olympic games. Right? So Oscar, he had carried like the South African flag in the closing ceremony. And then he went on to win gold in the four by 100 meters. And he won silver in the 200 meters at the 2012 Paralympics.
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Chapter 5: What happened on Valentine's Day 2013?
So he's kicking ass. Okay. Just wouldn't seem like Oscar Pistorius was like on the top of the world really. His life took a dark and tragic turn. Reva Steenkamp was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1983. Now she was stunning. She was beautiful. She was intelligent. She was able to juggle a law degree and be like a successful model. Wow, you know?
By 2007, she had moved to Johannesburg after being chosen as like the face of Avon in South Africa. Avon the makeup company. So she was now the face of Avon. Now at this time, her career was on the rise. She had big plans. She even like applied to the bar in New York. 2011, hoping to qualify as a legal advocate by 2013.
I guess she and her friend had discussed possibly starting a law firm that would be meant to help abused women. So then November, 2012, Reva and Oscar, they ended up meeting. I guess they met through like mutual friends. They were at some kind of car event. They were introduced and they must've just hit it off. Their relationship, like it became public pretty quickly.
Both at this time were well-known figures in South Africa and they were good looking, you know, and they just attracted a lot of media attention. By all accounts, they were both deeply in love, you know? And it wouldn't be long. It was like months later. Their love story comes with like a devastating end. Just like months later. It's where it gets a little funky right here.
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