Hello, my Freaky Darlings! Today's serial killer is a blast from the past. During 1936 and 1937 Cornelius Burger, a man in his mid-thirties, killed five prostitutes and dumped their bodies on the road between Johannesburg and Potchefstroom. He took their handbags as souvenirs and kept them in a cupboard at his home so he … Continue reading Cornelius Burger
Month: September 2012
Devious inspiration
Hello my Freaky Darlings, Today I have a special treat for you. Nerine Dorman has popped in to talk about the inspiration for her latest novel, Inkarna. So ... without any other further ado, here's Nerine. “Where did you get the inspiration for you novel?” This is the question nearly all authors have learnt to … Continue reading Devious inspiration
Moses Sithole
Hello, my Freaky Darlings! Today's serial killer is Moses Sithole, who committed the ABC Murders. They were called the ABC murders because of where the victims were killed - Atteridgeville, Boksburg, and Cleveland (a suburb in Johannesburg). Moses was born in Vosloorus, a suburb in Boksburg on the 17th of November 1964. His father died … Continue reading Moses Sithole
Boetie Boer
Hello, my Freaky Darlings! Today's serial killer is Stewart Wilken aka Boetie Boer. Stewart was charged with 10 counts of murder, five counts of sodomy and possible acts of cannibalism and necrophilia on the 3rd of February 1997. He was a hefty fisherman and the prime suspect in a series of sexually motivated killings of at … Continue reading Boetie Boer
Joan De La Haye 