9 9 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁hack ed ▁and ▁be aten ▁to ▁death ▁on ▁his ▁Vent ers dor p ▁farm , ▁alleg edly ▁by ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁employees . ▁Conserv ative ▁Af rik an ers ▁have ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁killing ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁pattern ▁of ▁farm ▁invas ions ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Background ▁Ter re ' B lan che ' s ▁grand father ▁fought ▁as ▁a ▁Cape ▁Reb el ▁for ▁the ▁Bo er ▁cause ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War , ▁while ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁and ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Comm ando . ▁ ▁The ▁pro gen itor ▁of ▁the ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁name ▁( trans lat able ▁as ▁either ▁' white ▁land ' ▁or ▁' white ▁earth ' ▁in ▁French ) ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁H ug uen ot ▁refuge e , ▁Est ienne ▁Ter re bl anche ▁from ▁Toul on ▁( Pro v ence ), ▁who ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁Cape ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 4 , ▁fle eing ▁anti - Pro test ant ▁per sec ution ▁in ▁France . ▁The ▁Ter re bl anche ▁name ▁has ▁generally ▁retained ▁its ▁original ▁sp elling ▁though ▁other ▁spell ings ▁include ▁Ter re ' B lan che , ▁Ter re ▁Bl anche , ▁Ter bl anche ▁and ▁Ter bl ans . ▁ ▁Born