Samuel Sidyno
| Samuel Sidyno | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Samuel Sidyno 1962 South Africa |
| Other names | Capital Park Serial Killer |
| Criminal penalty | 7 Life Sentences, effectively 40 years |
| Killings | |
| Victims | 7 |
Span of killings | 1998–1999 |
| Country | South Africa |
Date apprehended | 6 January 1999 |
Samuel Sidyno is a South African serial killer who was convicted in 2000 of 7 murders and sentenced to 7 Life Sentences in prison.[1] His victims all came from the Pretoria area of Gauteng.
Sidyno undertook a murderous rampage starting November 1998 and culminating with his arrest on 6 January 1999. He killed and disposed of his victims in the Capital Park hills of Pretoria, a deserted area of hills near the city centre and Pretoria Zoo.
His victims included two adult women; Paulinah Ledwaba and Elizabeth Senwamadi. He also killed five youths, only two of whom could be identified; Ronald Maoka and Emmanuel Mavuka. Sidyno assaulted and strangled his victims before re-clothing them and covering their bodies with brush. He was noted for removing his victims shoes and placing them neatly next to their bodies.[2]
On 30 August 2000, Sidyno was convicted of the seven murders. He was sentenced by Judge Johan van der Westhuizen on 5 September 2000 to seven life terms with a recommended 40 years in jail before he could be paroled. The judge said an expert on serial killers had described Sidyno as a psychopathic, sadistic sexual murderer, adding that Sidyno could therefore not be rehabilitated.[1]