Global InformationJohn Phuko Kgabi information
John Phuko Kgabi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 Union of South Africa |
| Died | (aged 35) Pretoria Central Prison, Pretoria, South Africa |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Other names | "The Ritual Killer" |
| Conviction(s) | Murder x6 Attempted murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death x6 (murder) 5 years (attempted murder) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 6 (convicted) 11 (accused) 14 (possible) |
Span of crimes | 1974–1978 |
| Country | South Africa |
| State(s) | Gauteng, Limpopo |
Date apprehended | 26 November 1978 |
John Phuko Kgabi (1944 – 6 February 1980), known as The Ritual Killer,[1] was a South African serial killer and a former police officer who murdered between six and at least eleven young girls in Atteridgeville and Limpopo. A sexually-motivated killer, he would cut his victims' throats and then masturbate on their corpses. Convicted and sentenced to death, he was hanged in 1980.
- ^ "'Ritual killer' sentenced six times". Times Leader. 22 June 1979 – via Newspapers.com.