Samuel Mfeka

Serial killer
6known / alleged victims
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Case Facts
Gender
male
Country
South Africa
Location
Carletonville, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Date of birth
???
Characteristics
rape
Victim profile
Women
Method of murder
Strangulation
Date(s) of murder
1993 - 1996
Years active
1993–1996
Date of arrest
September 8, 1996
Status

Unknown

Case Summary

Name

Samuel Bongani Mfeka

Background

Samuel Bongani Mfeka was arrested on September 8, 1996, in KwaZulu Natal on a rape charge. While in custody, he pointed out six areas where the bodies of women who had been raped and strangled were hidden.

The offence

Samuel Bongani Mfeka was linked to the rape and strangling of six women. The police also questioned whether he was connected to the case attributed to the "Nasrec Strangler", in which 15 bodies were attributed to that suspect.

Investigation

While in custody, Samuel pointed out six areas where the bodies of women who had been raped and strangled were hidden. A police source stated that four of the bodies were found within easy distance of the suspect's house in a rural area in KwaZulu Natal.

A police spokesman announced that Mfeka was also being questioned in relation to the 15 bodies attributed to the "Nasrec Strangler". Although he had not been officially charged with the killings attributed to the "Nasrec Strangler", detectives spotted similarities between both killers.

Detectives searched for another man who may have been an accomplice of the suspect. He too was wanted for questioning in connection with the Nasrec murders.

Arrest

At arrest in September 1996, he confessed six counts.

Timeline

  • 1993 — The first murder was linked to the discovery of a body in Carletonville.
  • November 1994 — Another body was found in the veld in Vrede.
  • 1993-1996 — Four other bodies were found in the Kranskop area.
  • 8 September 1996 — The last body was found in an advanced state of decomposition.

Other details

  • Sex: M
  • Race: B
  • Type: T
  • Motive: Sex
  • Dates: 1993-96
  • Venue: KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
  • Victims: Six
  • Method of offence (MO): Rape-slayer of women; also suspect in the "NASREC STRANGLER" case
  • Disposition: Confessed six counts at arrest, Sept. 1996

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