In 2018, the quiet town of Stella, South Africa was shaken to its core when two teenage girls were found dead in their high school dormitory — a tragedy that stunned the close-knit community and set off a nationwide media storm. What followed was an intense investigation that peeled back the layers of small town life, revealing the pressures, assumptions, and missteps that shaped the story long before it reached the courtroom.

Stella Murders revisits this haunting case with rare access, emotional interviews, and a compassionate eye. Through the perspectives of journalists, investigators, and families, the documentary traces how the deaths of Sharnelle Hough and Marna Engelbrecht sparked a wider conversation about justice, media influence, and trust in law enforcement in modern South Africa.