Norman Afzal Simons, known as the Station Strangler, is a South African murderer, rapist and suspected serial killer in Cape Town in the late 20th century.
[citation needed] He was assessed as an intelligent individual, who enjoyed playing classical music and spoke seven languages, including English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and French.
[5] He collected his moniker after it became apparent that most of his victims were lured away from train stations (Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo had a similar modus operandi).
[8] Forensic psychologist and criminal profiler Micki Pistorius was brought in to assist in the investigation in 1994, and was able to point to Simons as the killer.
On 9 December 2008, Regional Magistrate Marelize Rolle stated that she believed prima facie evidence showed Simons was probably responsible for the deaths of at least six of the other victims.
However, the Parow Community Police Forum chair, who was part of regular meetings before Simon's release, said that he had behaved well and was adhering to his parole conditions.