Samuel Bongani Mfeka
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Samuel Bongani Mfeka | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 6+ |
Span of crimes | 1993–1996 |
| Country | South Africa |
| State | KwaZulu-Natal |
Samuel Bongani Mfeka is a South African serial killer, who was arrested on 8 September 1996, in KwaZulu-Natal for rape.[1][2]
While imprisoned he gave the locations of six places, where he had hidden six bodies of women he had strangled and killed.[3] He was sentenced to life in prison.[4]
His first murder was in 1993. The last body was found on 8 September 1996, in a state of advanced decomposition. According to police, four bodies were found between his home and around KwaZulu-Natal. Mfeka was also questioned about the fifteen bodies left behind by the Nasrec strangler, although he was not officially accused.