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’
Serial Killers
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
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Vavi: Colonialism, apartheid created serial killers
Colonialism, apartheid and international mining houses created serial killers and rapists, said Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.