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Serial Killers

A mother, a wife – and a multiple murderer
Friday
/ 28 July 2023

A mother, a wife – and a multiple murderer

Ted Botha tells of the death of the serial killer’s first husband Alfie Cowle in this edited excerpt from his book ‘Daisy de Melker’

By Ted Botha
How to catch a serial killer – and why South Africa is good at it
Article
/ 5 July 2019

How to catch a serial killer – and why South Africa is good at it

The country may have the third highest number of repeat murderers, but the police’s elite profiler unit has never lost a single case

By Sarah Smit and Kiri Rupiah
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Article
/ 4 May 2011

Vavi: Colonialism, apartheid created serial killers

Colonialism, apartheid and international mining houses created serial killers and rapists, said Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.

By Johannesburg
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Article
/ 16 March 2011

Serial murder accused awaits fate

Judgement was expected in the trial of serial rape and murder accused Jack Mogale in the South Gauteng High Court on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 January 2011

Jubilation as sugar-cane serial killer sentenced

A court has sentenced serial killer Thozamile Taki to 13 life sentences — one for each of the women he killed — plus a further 208 years.

By Noluthando Mkhize
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Article
/ 24 December 2010

‘Those who abuse women have no place in our society’

The guilty verdict given to sugar-cane serial killer Thozamile Taki proves that those who abuse women have no place in society, the ANC in KZN says.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 22 December 2010

Mthethwa attends judgement in sugar-cane murders case

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa was in court on Wednesday as judgement was handed down in the case against serial murder accused Thozamile Taki.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 December 2010

Sugar-cane murders: Accused awaits fate

Alleged sugar-cane serial killer Thozamile Taki will know his fate on Wednesday as judgement is expected to be handed down in the Durban High Court.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 December 2010

‘Crossbow cannibal’ jailed for prostitute murders

A man who dubbed himself "the crossbow cannibal" was jailed for life on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to the gruesome murder of three women.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 November 2008

Cops find man hacking head off victim

Police caught an Engcobo serial killer hacking off the head off one of his victims in the front yard of his home, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 23 June 2008

Murder, he wrote

A Macedonian journalist suspected of kidnapping, raping and killing elderly women before writing reports about the murders died in prison on Monday.

By Zoran Andonov

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