Popular South African serial killers are known for their extra barbarous and brutal crimes.
One of the major reasons emigrants have departed from the country is the high crime rates.
Children run a large number of households in the rural parts of SA.
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This is as a result of abandonment or death of parents.
Thousands live in poorly developed towns where rape and murder are nothing new.
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There are a couple of men who have committed the most brutal murders in South Africa.
He then started attacking couples where he would murder the men as the women watched.
He would then rape the women and kill them after he was done.
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Initially, the police thought that two separate people were making the killings.
After thorough investigations, they realized that it was one killer all through.
During his trial, he pleaded not guilty.
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Luckily, surviving female victims emerged and testified against him.
He was declared guilty of 114 of 134 charges and sentenced for a total of 1,340 years behind bars.
His victims were only white people, and this caused much distress during the peak years of apartheid.
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When living in the streets, he got a tattoo of the name Jesus on his upper lip.
This was the characteristic that surviving victims would remember when asked to describe their attacker.
Their bodies were thrown in dams.
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Maketta was captured after his phone was collected at a crime scene.
He wrote letters to his family, where he would confess to murders and rape in detail.
He was found guilty of 47 charges, including 19 counts of rape and 16 murders.
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Five of his victims were between 60 and 70.
Jimmy will be eligible for parole in 2031.
This was close to his home in Westonaria, South of Johannesburg.
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Upon arrival, he would rape and kill them.
Luckily, two women were able to survive the terrifying encounter with the murderer.
One of them testified that he offered her a ride and was prophesying over her on their journey.
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He then drove to an isolated place where he ruthlessly attacked her.
Jack Mogale was convicted of 52 charges on February 17, 2011.
This followed the ruling of 16 life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole.
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After being arrested and sent to jail, other inmates began sexually abusing him as well.
He was released in 1994, and this is when his reign of terror began.
He told his victims that he was a businessman who would assist them in seeking employment.
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He would then take them to a secluded place where he would rape and strangle them.
There are times when he would ring the victims family.
In less than one year, he had already committed 30 murders.
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One of the womens 2-year-old sons body was found lying a few meters from hers.
He had died from thirst and hunger.
On December 5th, 1997, he was sentenced to a total of 2,410 years imprisonment.
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On admission to prison, Sithole was discovered to have contracted HIV.
This is a tiny, evil-spirited, hairy, half-animal/half-human.
If one were to meet him and look in his eyes, he/she would die at that moment.
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Additionally, no man can refuse to grant him his wishes.
Elifasi was a weak sangoma(medicine man).
While seeking the guidance of another sangoma, he claimed to have been possessed by a Tokoloshe.
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In this state of possession, he went on an 18-month killing spree.
His first crime was raping and killing a young girl in the presence of his mistress.
As she called the police, he managed to escape.
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After mutilating and murdering five children, he was caught but still managed to escape.
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After escaping, he managed to stay in the loose for one month before being captured.
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In his trial, he claimed to be innocent as it was the Tokoloshes doings.
However, two psychologists refused to believe him as they claimed that he got sexual gratification from inflicting pain.
Eventually, he was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to death through hanging.
Several local Zulu chiefs requested to be present during the hanging to ensure that the evil spirit had departed.
He can speak seven languages, including English, French, Xhosa, and Afrikaans.
He also possesses great skills in playing a couple of musical instruments.
With his job, he knew the best ways to manipulate and influence young boys.
In 1994, a total of 11 bodies were found.
His victims were women seeking employment in the sugarcane fields.
To destroy the evidence, he would light up the area.
He was arrested in August 1997 shortly after his DNA matched that one taken from one of the victims.
Vengeful villagers locked his family inside their house and set it on fire.
They got lucky as a neighbor came to their rescue.
They later rushed to the police station for safety.
He was sentenced to 506 years of imprisonment.
In July 1995, he got arrested for attempted murder.
Christopher would invade a home and shoot all the men present.
The females that refused to cooperate would be shot dead; then, he would commit necrophilia.
All these crimes happened between a span of six months.
On January 7th, 1997, he was sentenced to 140 years imprisonment.
He was sentenced to 220 years in prison, which was equivalent to 16 life sentences.
All his victims were children, except for one woman.
Most of his victims were young boys and female prostitutes.
His murderous activities began in 1990 until he was captured in January 1997.
He also killed Henry Bakers, who was the son of his second wife.
During an interview with the police, he confessed to having had intercourse with the boy’s decomposing corpse.
He also attested to eating out the nipples of one of his victims.
As a result of committing multiple murders and sodomy, he received seven life sentences.
Clearly, theSouth African serial killerswho made it to this list did the unthinkable and unimaginable.
The serial killers South Africa have had indeed tortured their communities and made people live in fear.
All we can do is hope that the killer is captured before causing any more chaos.
She graduated from the University of Nairobi with a degree in Mass Communication in December 2014.
In 2023, Ruth finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
She has worked for Briefly.co.za for five years now.
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