Top killer: Moses Sithole was convicted of 38 murders and 40 rapes in 1997. In 1995, Sithole contacted The Star under a fake name and confessed his crimes. Pistorius’s profile predicted that Sithole would contact the media. Pistorius profiled some of South Africa’s most prolific serial killers, including Moses Sithole, who committed at least 38 murders and 40 rapes. Labuschagne worked on 110 serial killer cases at the police’s investigative psychology unit, set up by forensic psychologist Micki Pistorius (Liza van Deventer/ Foto24/Gallo Images)Īcclaimed South African forensic psychologist and author Micki Pistorius met Ressler in 1995, a year after she founded the IPS. Five days after this profile went public, authorities in Florida arrested Bundy.
He said Bundy hung out at bars, ski resorts, beaches and other locations where young people gathered. Ressler, who is credited with coining the term “serial killer”, believed Bundy looked for young women with long hair parted down the middle.
The profile of American serial killer Ted Bundy, compiled by the FBI’s Robert Ressler, led to his capture in 1978. The profile allows police to start guessing a killer’s next move, so they can catch them. Local profilersįorensic psychologists work with the police to profile and track down offenders. His conversation goes from the difficulties of what was a sometimes thankless job to the small triumphs of being part of a team tasked with helping to solve some of the country’s most serious crimes. Talking about the gulf between the way things are done in the movies and how it works in real life, Labuschagne’s words snap with derision.
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