Norman Afzal Simons
Station Strangler
Active for 9 years
(1986-1994) in South Africa
1
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
22
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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- 7 Timeline Events
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- 11 Books Written About Norman Afzal Simons
- 3 External References
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Norman Afzal Simons a South African serial killer rapist and primary school teacher known as the Station Strangler. Simons was convicted of only one of twenty-two cases of murder and sodomy of young children near Cape Town, South Africa. Simons victims were all young boys aged between 9 and 13 from the Cape Malays community. He was employed as a teacher at Alpine Primary School in Beacon Valley, Mitchell's Plain. He converted to Islam in 1993, taking on the name Avzal, but converted back to Christianity in 1994. Simons was considered intelligent and spoke seven different languages.
Norman Afzal Simons Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer Norman Afzal Simons (aka) Station Strangler, was active for 9 years between 1986-1994, known to have ( 1 confirmed / 22 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: South Africa
Norman Afzal Simons was born on January 12th 1967 in Cape Town, city in the Western Cape, South Africa. He had at least one older stepbrother, an alcoholic Rastafarian who was murdered in 1991, Norman was not involved. Norman Afzal Simons was sexually, physically, and psychologically abused at some point of his life.
Norman Afzal Simons a homosexual, pedophile male citizen of South Africa, with religious ties and/or beliefs connected with the Islam religion, organization or belief system. He completed 16 years of school, received a college degree. He never married. He had no children.
In 1986 (Age 18/19) Norman Afzal Simons started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to strangle, rape, and murder his victims. At least one victim was tied, bound, or otherwise restrained during the crime. He positioned or posed at least one body after death. At the time of his crimes he was living with alone in Beacon Valley, Mitchell's Plain, South Africa, where he was known to work as a serial killer.
Profile Completeness: 85%
serial killers by profile completenessNorman Afzal Simons has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.
Norman Afzal Simons a known:
( 651 killers ) SERIAL KILLER
The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium.
( 308 killers ) RAPIST
Rape is usually defined as having sexual intercourse with a person who does not want to, or cannot consent.
( 251 killers ) STRANGLER
Strangulation is death by compressing the neck until the supply of oxygen is cut off. Stranglers kill by Strangulation.
Norman Afzal Simons
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-02-15 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Norman Afzal Simons |
| Nickname: | Station Strangler |
| Victims: | 1 - 22 |
| Years Active: | 1986 - 1994 |
| Ages Active: | 18/19 - 26/27 |
| Active Countries: | South Africa |
| Convicted Of: | murder |
| Life Span: | 1967 - |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Citizenship: | South Africa |
| Sexual Preference: | homosexual, pedophile |
| Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
| Astrological Sign: | ♑ Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 20 |
| Birth Month: | January |
| Marital Status: | never married |
| Children: | no children |
| Living With: | alone in Beacon Valley, Mitchell's Plain, South Africa |
| Occupation: | serial killer |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | Jan 12, 1967 |
| Given Name: | Norman |
| Birth Location: | Cape Town, city in the Western Cape, South Africa |
| Birth Order: | N/A |
| Siblings: | at least one older stepbrother, an alcoholic Rastafarian who was murdered in 1991, Norman was not involved |
| Raised By: | N/A |
| Birth Category: | N/A |
| Mother: | N/A |
| Father: | N/A |
| Cognitive Ability | |
|---|---|
| IQ: | N/A |
| Highest School: | 16 years of school |
| Highest Degree: | college degree |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | N/A |
| Convicted: | N/A |
| Sentence: | life imprisonment |
| Prison Location: | Drakenstein Maximum Correctional Facility in Paarl, Western Cape province of South Africa |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | FALSE |
| Previous Jail: | FALSE |
| Previous Prison: | FALSE |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | N/A |
| Cause of Death: | N/A |
| Death Location: | N/A |
| Killed In Prison: | N/A |
| Suicide: | N/A |
7 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Norman Afzal Simons
The 7 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Norman Afzal Simons. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| Jan 12 1967 | Norman Afzal Simons was born in Cape Town, city in the Western Cape, South Africa. #19670112 |
| 1986 (Age 18/19) | Norman Afzal Simons started his serial killing spree. #1986 |
| Jan 12 1987 (Age 20) | 20th Birthday |
| 1994 (Age 26/27) | Norman Afzal Simons ended his serial killing spree. #1994 |
| Jan 12 1997 (Age 30) | 30th Birthday |
| Jan 12 2007 (Age 40) | 40th Birthday |
| Jan 12 2017 (Age 50) | 50th Birthday |
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The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Norman Afzal Simons (1986-1994).
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| 37 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
| physically abused | TRUE | 231 | ||
| psychologically abused | TRUE | 224 | ||
| sexually abused | TRUE | 226 | ||
| rape | TRUE | 453 | ||
| bound | TRUE | 406 | ||
| strangle | TRUE | 443 | ||
| posed body | TRUE | 365 | ||
| living with children | FALSE | 268 | ||
| father drug abuse | FALSE | 192 | ||
| mother drug abuse | FALSE | 195 | ||
| problems in school | FALSE | 221 | ||
| teased in school | FALSE | 218 | ||
| physically defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| speach defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| head injury | FALSE | 299 | ||
| drug abuse | FALSE | 226 | ||
| alcohol abuse | FALSE | 226 | ||
| psychologist | FALSE | 258 | ||
| forensic hospital | FALSE | 257 | ||
| previous crimes | FALSE | 367 | ||
| previous jail | FALSE | 352 | ||
| previous prision | FALSE | 336 | ||
| previous killed | FALSE | 208 | ||
| kill at killers home | FALSE | 320 | ||
| kill at victims home | FALSE | 323 | ||
| used weapon | FALSE | 453 | ||
| used gun | FALSE | 451 | ||
| torture | FALSE | 426 | ||
| stalk | FALSE | 418 | ||
| blindfold | FALSE | 363 | ||
| sex with body | FALSE | 430 | ||
| mutilated | FALSE | 447 | ||
| ate part of body | FALSE | 451 | ||
| drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
| totem body part | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem personal item | FALSE | 354 | ||
| robbed | FALSE | 418 | ||
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| 1733630600 | Serial Killer Stranglers | Kevin Smith | 164 Total Including Juana Barraza | 164 |
| 1733630619 | Serial Killer Rapists | Kevin Smith | 266 Total Including Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour | 266 |
| 0425196402 | Serial Killers | Peter Vronsky | 24 Total Including Yang Xinhai | 24 |
| 0312964293 | I Have Lived in the Monst... | Robert K. Ressler | Norman Afzal Simons | 2 |
| 1770223622 | Missing & Murdered | Alan Morris | Norman Afzal Simons | 1 |
| 1780233817 | An Eye for an Eye | Mitchel P. Roth | Norman Afzal Simons | 1 |
| 1291006168 | The Glencaple Murder's | Paul Weightman | 61 Total Including Serhiy Tkach | 61 |
| 149096679x | 100 of the Most Famous Se... | Alex Trost | 17 Total Including Serhiy Tkach | 17 |
| 0816069875 | The Encyclopedia of Seria... | Michael Newton | 108 Total Including Anatoly Onoprienko | 108 |
| 1326136690 | African Serial Killers -... | Sabrina Avakian | 5 Total Including Sipho Agmatir Thwala | 5 |
| 1351224212 | XXX International Congres... | Michele Robert | Norman Afzal Simons | 1 |
Norman Avzal Simons (born 12 January 1967), also known as the "Station Strangler", is a South African rapist and serial killer who was convicted in 1995 on one count of murder and one count of kidnapping Elroy van Rooy, age 10. He was sentenced to 35 years (25 for murder and 10 for kidnapping) in prison.
External References
- Q7051899 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 28, 2018.
- Norman Afzal Simons on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Oct 28, 2018.
- Juan Ignacio Blanco, Norman Afzal SIMONS on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Oct 28, 2018.
Internal References
Norman Afzal Simons is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #20 of 20[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers active in South Africa
- #55 of 55[ Page 4 ] of Capricorn Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #56 of 56[ Page 4 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in January
- #181 of 651[ Page 13 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
- #183 of 651[ Page 13 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #250 of 250[ Page 17 ] of Serial Killer Stranglers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #307 of 307[ Page 21 ] of Serial Killer Rapist sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #547 of 651[ Page 37 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
- #651 of 651[ Page 44 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
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