Bulelani Mabhayi a South African serial killer and rapist known as the Monster of Tholeni. Mabhayi killed eleven women and nine children in the Eastern Cape of South Africa from 2007 to 2012. Nineteen victims were murdered in the village of Tholeni and one victim in another nearby village. Mabhayi would breaking into homes and rape some of his victims killing all of them with an axe or panga. His victims ranged in aged from 14-months-old to 79 years of age. Bulelani Mabhayi was found guilty of twenty counts of murder, six rapes and ten burglaries. In 2013, Bulelani Mabhayi was sentenced to twenty-five years to life imprisonment.
Serial Killer Bulelani Mabhayi (aka) Monster of Tholeni, was active for 6 years between 2007-2012, known to have ( 20 confirmed / 20 possible ) victims. This serial killer was active in the following countries: South Africa
Bulelani Mabhayi a male citizen of South Africa.
In 2007 Bulelani Mabhayi started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to rob, stalk, rape, mutilate, and murder his victims. He was known to kill at the home of the victim. At the time of his crimes he was living with himself, alone in Tholeni, Butterworth, Eastern Cape, South Africa, where he was known to work as a serial killer.
He was arrested on August 12th 2012, convicted on September 3rd 2013, sentenced to life imprisonment, twenty-five life terms at a prison in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. He was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during his lifetime.
Bulelani Mabhayi has been listed on Killer.Cloud since February of 2019 and was last updated 5 years ago.
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.
Rape is usually defined as having sexual intercourse with a person who does not want to, or cannot consent.
Stalking means following someone secretly to watch them. Serial Killer Stalkers stalk victims prior to killing them.
General Information | |
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Name: | Bulelani Mabhayi |
Nickname: | Monster of Tholeni |
Victims: | 20 - 20 |
Years Active: | 2007 - 2012 |
Active Countries: | South Africa |
Convicted Of: | murder |
Characteristics | |
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Gender: | Male |
Citizenship: | South Africa |
Sexual Preference: | N/A |
Marital Status: | N/A |
Children: | N/A |
Living With: | himself, alone in Tholeni, Butterworth, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Occupation: | serial killer |
Childhood Information | |
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D.O.B.: | N/A |
Birth Location: | South Africa, republic in Southern Africa |
Birth Order: | N/A |
Siblings: | N/A |
Raised By: | N/A |
Birth Category: | N/A |
Mother: | N/A |
Father: | N/A |
Cognitive Ability | |
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IQ: | N/A |
Highest School: | N/A |
Highest Degree: |
Incarceration | |
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Arrested: | Aug 12, 2012 |
Convicted: | Sep 3, 2013 |
Sentence: | life imprisonment, twenty-five life terms |
Prison Location: | a prison in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa |
Executed: | N/A |
Previous Crimes: | N/A |
Previous Jail: | N/A |
Previous Prison: | N/A |
Death Information | |
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Death Date: | N/A |
Cause of Death: | N/A |
Death Location: | N/A |
Killed In Prison: | N/A |
Suicide: | N/A |
The 4 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Bulelani Mabhayi. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
Date | Event Description |
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2007 | Bulelani Mabhayi started his serial killing spree. #2007 |
2012 | Bulelani Mabhayi ended his serial killing spree. #2012 |
Aug 12 2012 | Bulelani Mabhayi arrested. #20120812 |
Sep 03 2013 | Bulelani Mabhayi was convictedand sentenced to life imprisonment, twenty-five life terms at a prison in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. #20130903 |
The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Bulelani Mabhayi (2007-2012).
17 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
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Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
kill at victims home | TRUE | 323 | ||
used weapon | TRUE | 453 | ||
rape | TRUE | 453 | ||
stalk | TRUE | 418 | ||
mutilated | TRUE | 447 | ||
robbed | TRUE | 418 | ||
kill at killers home | FALSE | 320 | ||
used gun | FALSE | 451 | ||
torture | FALSE | 426 | ||
blindfold | FALSE | 363 | ||
bound | FALSE | 406 | ||
strangle | FALSE | 443 | ||
sex with body | FALSE | 430 | ||
ate part of body | FALSE | 451 | ||
drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
posed body | FALSE | 365 | ||
totem body part | FALSE | 365 |
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5392066259 | Blue beard | Charles Perrault | Bulelani Mabhayi | 2 |
Bulelani Mabhayi (born 1974), also known as the "Monster of Tholeni", is a South African serial killer and rapist who has been sentenced for the murder of 20 people.
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