Jimmy Maketta

Jimmy Maketta
Born	Jimmy Maketta 1964/5 South Africa
Convictions	Murder (x16) Rape (x19)
Details
Span of crimes	April –December 2005
Country	South Africa
State	Cape Town

Jimmy Maketta (born 1964/65) is a South African rapist and serial killer who in 2007 pleaded guilty and was convicted on 16 counts of murder and 19 counts of rape. ^[1] A state psychiatrist described him as a psychopath. ^[1]

Maketta described how, from April to December 2005, he would attack farm labourers from a hill on Friday evenings near the township of Philippi, Cape Town. ^[2]

See also

• List of serial killers in South Africa
• List of serial killers by number of victims

References

1. "Serial killer guilty on 47 counts". News24.com. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
2. "Maketta: 'rapist watching from a distance'". News24.com. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2022.