Hearts of Darkness

Serial Murder in Africa

by Michael Newton

Violence and mayhem in Africa is astonishing, with an average of 49 people murdered daily, while acquiring one of the highest rates of rape on Earth. It is among the worst nations for child and baby rape, as many sexual predators believe only young children are "clean and healthy.”

In such an atmosphere, serial killers flourish. Hearts of Darkness presents 63 notable African cases, arranged chronologically by the years when specific slayers were active—or, in the case of those still unidentified, when they were known to operate.

No names or facts have been altered.

The truth is grim enough.