January 12, 1967 - Norman Afzal Simons
Simons operated in Cape Town during the early 1990s, a period of significant social upheaval in South Africa, and was linked by investigators to a series of child murders in the Mitchell's Plain area that stretched over several years. His conviction rested on a single case, though the scale of the suspected crimes and the vulnerability of his victims — predominantly young boys from disadvantaged communities — drew sustained public and media attention.
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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. He was convicted in 1995 of the rape and murder of 10-year-old Elroy van Rooyen in 1995 and sentenced to 35 years in prison. He became eligible for parole in July 2023 and was released on parole and under 24-hour monitoring in November 2023.
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