#atteridgeville

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True Story…

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Johannes Mashiane (?-1989)

Johannes Mashiane, also known as The Beast of Atteridgeville, was a South African serial killer who murdered 13 victims before committing suicide in 1989. He was being chased through Pretoria by police when he threw himself underneath a bus. Mashiane’s crime span began in 1977 when he killed his girlfriend. He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and was released in 1982. Following his release, he began his murder spree, raping and killing at least 12 young boys by strangulation or stoning. One victim is known to have survived.

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Elias Xitavhudzi (?-1960)

Elias Xitavhudzi, also known as Pangaman, was a South African serial killer who killed 16 people in Atteridgeville, South Africa, in the 1950s. Xitavhudzi targeted white people only in the then-segregated community. His killing spree was at the peak of apartheid in South Africa. He got the nickname “Pangaman” – a panga being a type of machete with which he would mutilate his victims. Xitavhudzi was arrested when he attempted to sell the watch of one of his victims. In prison he quickly confessed to his crimes and was convicted of 16 murders. He was sentenced to death and hanged on November 14, 1960. He was one of a series of serial killers to have come out of the Atteridgeville area.

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