Elias Xitavhudzi
Elias Xitavhudzi was a serial killer who murdered 16 men and women in Atteridgeville, South Africa, in the 1950s. Xitavhudzi was a South African and targeted only whites in a strictly-segregated community. His killing spree caused a local sensation during the peak years of South Africa's apartheid regime.
Elias Xitavhudzi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elias Xitavhudzi Atteridgeville, South African Union |
| Died | 14 November 1960 |
| Cause of death | Hanging |
| Other names | Pangaman |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 16 |
Span of crimes | 1953–1959 |
| Country | South African Union |
Prior to his capture, he acquired the nickname "Pangaman" (panga being a local word for the machete with which he mutilated his victims). Following his conviction, he was sentenced to death and hanged on 14 November 1960.
Xitavhudzi was the second in a series of at least a half-dozen serial killers to have plagued the township of Atteridgeville.[1]
See also
References
- Newton, Michael (2006). The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. Infobase. pp. 207, 246. ISBN 9780816069873.
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