For almost a year between 2005 and 2006, Moffat Park was terrorised by a serial killer. The man who moved unseen among the community became a phantom to feared as victim after victim fell at his hands, but when his masked was pulled off, the very mundane truth of his identity would perhaps be even more horrifying than his crimes.
Between 2005 and 2006, residents of Moffat Park, in the south of Johannesburg, were hunted by one of their own.
The South African Police Service would deny that a serial killer was on the loose — until the fifth victim was discovered. For those who used the park as a thoroughfare, though, it had clearly become a hunting ground for a man who would not stop until he was caught.
When the offender, in his early 30s, was eventually apprehended, one of the SAPS members who had been tracking the man was horrified at just how close to him he had been the entire time.
In episode 92 of the True Crime South Africa podcast, we delve into “the Moffat Park serial killer” Richman Makhwenkwe’s horrendous crimes — and how a team of forensic pathologists helped bring him to justice.
SHOWNOTES:
Host: Nicole Engelbrecht
Producer: Nicole Engelbrecht
Music: Snippet (with permission) from Prime Circle’s Evidence
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