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Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (/ p ɪ ˈ s t ɔːr i ə s / pist-OR-ee-əs, Afrikaans: [pəˈstuəriœs]; born 22 November 1986) is a South African former professional sprinter and convicted murderer. He first was convicted of culpable homicide of his then girlfriend, before the ruling was upgraded to murder upon appeal.
Jan 5, 2024 · Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, was released from prison on parole on Friday, more than a decade after shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a killing...
Jan 5, 2024 · Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been freed on parole from a South African jail, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Officials confirmed Pistorius was "at home" on...
Jan 5, 2024 · Former sporting superstar Oscar Pistorius might be the most famous killer in the world. The former Paralympic champion left prison in South Africa on Friday on parole, having served half of...
Jun 4, 2024 · Pistorius is a former professional athlete who gained fame as a sprinter in both the Paralympic and Olympic Games. Born in South Africa in 1986, Pistorius became a double-amputee at 11...
Jul 22, 2024 · Oscar Pistorius is a South African sprinter who, at the 2012 London Games, became the first amputee to compete in an Olympic track event. In 2015 he was convicted of murdering South African model Reeva Steenkamp and was later sentenced to more than 13 years in prison.
May 12, 2024 · On May 12, the CNN series “How it Really Happened” will explore the life of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter who was convicted in the murder of his girlfriend,...
Jan 5, 2024 · Oscar Pistorius, the South African athlete hailed as an inspirational figure until he was convicted of killing his girlfriend, was released on parole on Friday after more than seven years in...
Nov 24, 2023 · Oscar Pistorius, a once-inspirational figure who gained international fame as an Olympic sprinter for South Africa before he was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, will be released on parole,...
Nov 24, 2023 · Oscar Pistorius could be granted parole on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 after nearly 10 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. The double-amputee Olympic runner was convicted of a charge comparable to third-degree murder for shooting Reeva Steenkamp in his home in 2013.
