Samuel Sidyno

Capital Hill Serial Killer

  Active for 2 years
(1998-1999) in South Africa

7

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

7

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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  10. 4 Timeline Events
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Samuel Sidyno a South African serial killer known as the Capital Hill Serial Killer and the Capital Park serial killer. Sidyno murdered seven people in Pretoria from 1998-1999. Sidyno killed and disposed of his victims in the Capital Park hills of Pretoria, a deserted area near the Pretoria Zoo. Sidyno was sentenced to seven life terms in prison in 2000.

Samuel Sidyno Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer Samuel Sidyno (aka) Capital Hill Serial Killer, was active for 2 years between 1998-1999, known to have ( 7 confirmed / 7 possible ) victims. This serial killer was active in the following countries: South Africa

Samuel Sidyno a male citizen of South Africa.

In 1998 Samuel Sidyno started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to murder his victims.

He was arrested on January 6th 1999, convicted on August 30th 2000, sentenced to seven life terms with a recommended 40 years in jail before he could be paroled. He was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during his lifetime.

Profile Completeness: 31%
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Samuel Sidyno has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.

Samuel Sidyno a known:

Samuel Sidyno
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Updated: 2018-12-20 Collected by Killer.Cloud
General Information
Name: Samuel Sidyno
Nickname: Capital Hill Serial Killer
Victims: 7 - 7
Years Active: 1998 - 1999
Active Countries: South Africa
Convicted Of: murder
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Citizenship: South Africa
Sexual Preference: N/A
Marital Status: N/A
Children: N/A
Living With: N/A
Occupation: serial killer
Childhood Information
D.O.B.: N/A
Given Name: Samuel
Birth Location: South Africa, republic in Southern Africa
Birth Order: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Raised By: N/A
Birth Category: N/A
Mother: N/A
Father: N/A

Cognitive Ability
IQ: N/A
Highest School: N/A
Highest Degree:

Incarceration
Arrested: Jan 6, 1999
Convicted: Aug 30, 2000
Sentence: seven life terms with a recommended 40 years in jail before he could be paroled
Prison Location: N/A
Executed: N/A
Previous Crimes: N/A
Previous Jail: N/A
Previous Prison: N/A

Death Information
Death Date: N/A
Cause of Death: N/A
Death Location: N/A
Killed In Prison: N/A
Suicide: N/A
4 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Samuel Sidyno

The 4 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Samuel Sidyno. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date Event Description
1998
Samuel Sidyno started his serial killing spree. #1998
1999
Samuel Sidyno ended his serial killing spree. #1999
Jan 06 1999
Samuel Sidyno arrested. #19990106
Aug 30 2000
Samuel Sidyno was convictedand sentenced to seven life terms with a recommended 40 years in jail before he could be paroled.  #20000830

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Books that Mention Samuel Sidyno

Book: Crime Classification Manual (mentions serial killer Samuel Sidyno)
John Douglas
Crime Classification Manual
Book: Strangers on the Street (mentions serial killer Samuel Sidyno)
Micki Pistorius
Strangers on the Street
Book: The Glencaple Murder's (mentions serial killer Samuel Sidyno)
Paul Weightman
The Glencaple Murder's
Book: Serial Murderers and their Victims (mentions serial killer Samuel Sidyno)
Eric W. Hickey
Serial Murderers and their Victims
Book: Catch me a Killer (mentions serial killer Samuel Sidyno)
Micki Pistorius
Catch me a Killer
Book: The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (mentions serial killer Samuel Sidyno)
Michael Newton
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
Book: The Gates of Janus (mentions serial killer Samuel Sidyno)
Ian Brady
The Gates of Janus
Book: The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes (mentions serial killer Samuel Sidyno)
Michael Newton
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes

8 Books that mention Serial Killer
Samuel Sidyno

ISBN10 Book Title Killers
1118421531 Crime Classification Manu... 4
0141003561 Strangers on the Street 2
1291006168 The Glencaple Murder's 61
1285401689 Serial Murderers and thei... 8
0143526820 Catch me a Killer 4
0816069875 The Encyclopedia of Seria... 108
1627310142 The Gates of Janus 14
1438119143 The Encyclopedia of Unsol... 29

Samuel Sidyno is a South African serial killer who was convicted in 2000 of 7 murders and sentenced to 7 Life Sentences in prison. His victims all came from the Pretoria area of Gauteng.Sidyno undertook a murderous rampage starting November 1998 and culminating with his arrest on 6 January 1999.

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External References
  1. Q7412622 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Dec 20, 2018.
  2. Samuel Sidyno on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Dec 20, 2018.
  3. Juan Ignacio Blanco, Samuel SIDYNO on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Dec 20, 2018.
Internal References

Samuel Sidyno is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

  1. #16 of 20[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers active in South Africa
  2. #252 of 651[ Page 17 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  3. #498 of 651[ Page 34 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
  4. #542 of 651[ Page 37 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
  5. #570 of 651[ Page 38 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
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