Top 10 Charlize Theron’s Less-Than-Ideal Life Story

7 The Night Of The Murder

Charlize, then 15 years old, had just returned from boarding school when her father arrived home drunken and angry on June 21st, 1991. Charlize was old enough to understand that her parents had a difficult marriage. However, in South Africa, divorce was not an option.

According to testimony, her father said: “Tonight, I’m going to murder you both with my shotgun.” Then, Theron’s dad fired again, this time into her bedroom. Her mother then grabbed her own gun and shot both men. Her husband was killed and her brother-in-law was wounded by the shots.