Moses Sithole (born 17 November 1964) is a South African serial killer and rapist who committed the ABC Murders.
[4] At one point, President Nelson Mandela visited Boksburg in person to appeal for public assistance in apprehending the killer.
[3] In August 1995, Sithole was identified as having been seen with one of the victims, but he disappeared shortly after SAPS investigators learned details of his previous rape conviction.
In October 1995, Sithole contacted South African journalist Tamsen de Beer and identified himself as the wanted murderer.
[3] During a phone conversation with De Beer, he said that the killings were carried out in revenge for his unjust imprisonment and claimed 76 victims, twice as many as those reported.
[3] Local authorities subsequently cornered Sithole in Johannesburg, shooting the suspect when he attacked a constable with a hatchet.
[3][5] After De Beer was subpoenaed, she testified at the Pretoria High Court where her evidence was key in the conviction of Sithole.