Jimmy Maketta

Jimmy Maketta
Born Jimmy Maketta
1964/5
South Africa
Conviction(s) 16 counts of murder
19 counts of rape
Details
Span of crimes
 April–December 2005
Country South Africa
State(s) Cape Town

Jimmy Maketta (born 1964/5) is a South African rapist and serial killer who in 2007 pleaded guilty and was convicted on 16 counts of murder, 19 counts of rape.[1] A state psychiatrist described him as a psychopath.[1]

Maketta described how, from April to December 2005, he would attack farm labourers from a hill on Friday evenings near the township of Philippi, Cape Town.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Serial killer guilty on 47 counts". News24.com. 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Maketta: 'rapist watching from a distance'". News24.com. 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2009-08-19.


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