Khangayi Sedumedi

Century City Serial Killer

  Active for 5 years
(2011-2015) in South Africa

4

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

6

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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  4. General Information
  5. Characteristics
  6. Childhood
  7. Cognitive Ability
  8. Incarceration
  9. Death
  10. 5 Timeline Events
  11. Serial Killers Active During Spree
  12. Boolean Statistical Questions
  13. 1 Books About Khangayi Sedumedi
  14. 6 External References
  15. Internal References

Khangayi Sedumedi (born Kangai Sedumedi) a South African serial killer and rapist known as the Century City Serial Killer. Sedumedi targeted unemployed young women who he would kidnap, rob, rape and murder between 2011 and 2015. One of his victims was a 15-year-old girl. Sedumedi pleaded guilty to twenty-one charges including eight rapes, four murders, four robberies, two kidnapping and assault. In 2015, Sedumedi was arrested, following the discovery of a mass grave of six bodies Acre Road near Cape Town's Century City railway station. Authorities found some of his victims’ belongings at his home, stating that DNA and cellphone records also linked Sedumedi to the crimes. In 2016, Khangayi Sedumedi was sentenced to seven terms of life imprisonment plus forty years.

Khangayi Sedumedi Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer Khangayi Sedumedi (aka) Century City Serial Killer, was active for 5 years between 2011-2015, known to have ( 4 confirmed / 6 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: South Africa

Khangayi Sedumedi He was raised by his grandmother. His father, Adam Wapaka, a Shona man. His mother, Jacqueline Sedumedi, disappeared in 1990, Khangayi (Age 13).

In 2011 Khangayi Sedumedi started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to rob, rape, and murder his victims. At least one victim was tied, bound, or otherwise restrained during the crime.

He was arrested on January 7th 2015, convicted on June 9th 2016, sentenced to life imprisonment, seven terms plus forty years imprisonment at a prison in Cape Town, South Africa.

Profile Completeness: 48%
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Khangayi Sedumedi has been listed on Killer.Cloud since July of 2019 and was last updated 5 years ago.

Khangayi Sedumedi a known:

Khangayi Sedumedi
Serial Killer Profile:

Updated: 2019-07-17 Collected by Killer.Cloud
General Information
Name: Khangayi Sedumedi
Nickname: Century City Serial Killer
Victims: 4 - 6
Years Active: 2011 - 2015
Active Countries: South Africa
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Sexual Preference: heterosexual
Marital Status: N/A
Children: N/A
Living With: N/A
Childhood Information
D.O.B.: N/A
Birth Location: N/A
Birth Order: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Raised By: his grandmother
Birth Category: N/A
Mother: Jacqueline Sedumedi, disappeared in 1990, Khangayi (Age 13)
Father: Adam Wapaka, a Shona man

Cognitive Ability
IQ: N/A
Highest School: N/A
Highest Degree:

Incarceration
Arrested: Jan 7, 2015
Convicted: Jun 9, 2016
Sentence: life imprisonment, seven terms plus forty years imprisonment
Prison Location: a prison in Cape Town, South Africa
Executed: N/A
Previous Crimes: N/A
Previous Jail: N/A
Previous Prison: N/A

Death Information
Death Date: N/A
Cause of Death: N/A
Death Location: N/A
Killed In Prison: N/A
Suicide: N/A
5 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Khangayi Sedumedi

The 5 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Khangayi Sedumedi. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date Event Description
2011
Khangayi Sedumedi started his serial killing spree. #2011
2015
Khangayi Sedumedi ended his serial killing spree. #2015
Jan 07 2015
Khangayi Sedumedi arrested. #20150107
Sep 18 2015
court appearance #20150918
Location: the Goodwood Magistrates Court in Cape Town, South Africa

Prosecutors requested a postponement until November 30 to allow them time to prepare documents and set a date for the matter to be transferred to the Western Cape High Court.

Jun 09 2016
Khangayi Sedumedi was convictedand sentenced to life imprisonment, seven terms plus forty years imprisonment at a prison in Cape Town, South Africa.  #20160609
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Boolean Questions:
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rape TRUE 453
bound TRUE 406
robbed TRUE 418


Books that Mention Khangayi Sedumedi

Book: African Americans and Criminal Just... (mentions serial killer Khangayi Sedumedi)
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African Americans and Criminal Justice: An En...

1 Books that mention Serial Killer
Khangayi Sedumedi

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031335717x African Americans and Cri... 3
External References
  1. Shamiela Fisher, NPA satisfied with sentencing of CT serial rapist on ewn.co.za, Retrieved on Jul 17, 2019.
  2. Catherine Rice, Century City Killer’s modus operandi revealed on www.iol.co.za, Retrieved on Jul 17, 2019.
  3. Roland Thabo Mpofu, Century City killer was my good pal on www.iol.co.za, Retrieved on Jul 17, 2019.
  4. Eric Ntabazalila, Serial Rapist and Murderer sentenced to 7 life sentences plus 40 years on www.npa.gov.za, Retrieved on Jul 17, 2019.
  5. Shamiela Fisher, Man arrested for Century City murders on ewn.co.za, Retrieved on Jul 17, 2019.
  6. Shamiela Fisher, 'Century City killer' case transferred to WC High Court on ewn.co.za, Retrieved on Jul 17, 2019.
Internal References

Khangayi Sedumedi is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

  1. #17 of 20[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers active in South Africa
  2. #29 of 59[ Page 2 ] of Recent Serial Killers sorted by Most Recent
  3. #210 of 307[ Page 14 ] of Serial Killer Rapist sorted by Confirmed Victims
  4. #266 of 651[ Page 18 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
  5. #420 of 651[ Page 28 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  6. #446 of 651[ Page 30 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
  7. #532 of 651[ Page 36 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
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