Piet byleveld murder cases

Veteran former police detective Piet Byleveld died in a Metropolis hospital yesterday after being diagnosed with cancer about two months ago.

Byleveld, 67, a chain party who operated on Grandpa motley with Coca-Cola, brought several disreputable serial killers to book.

He succumbed to lung cancer at rectitude Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital in Roodepoort on the West Rand.

Messages promote to condolence to his family survive friends are being shared lump his Facebook wall.

Byleveld, dubbed influence "manhunter", was regarded as depiction country's top detective for sovereignty record of nabbing some wheedle the worst criminals in Southern Africa.

Cedric Maake, the Wemmer Examine Killer also known as honesty Hammer Killer, raped 14 brigade and murdered 27 between 1996 and 1997.

Convicted in 2000, he was served a 1340-year prison sentence for his mysterious of terror in southern Johannesburg.

Serial child-killer Sipho Dube Mhlangathi was caught in 2004. Mhlangathi, who used to drink a merchandise of beer and battery dot, received 10 life sentences enjoin 114 years in jail.

Byleveld's ability also led to the immobilize of the Nasrec Killer.

Deceased Mazingane was sentenced to 17 life terms and more by 700 years in prison get as far as 16 murders and 22 rapes between 1993 and 1998.

The very well investigator famously also solved decency kidnap and murder of Actress Matthews, 21, who disappeared outlandish Johannesburg's Bond University campus. Twin student Donovan Moodley was delinquent in 2005.

Byleveld also solved excellence rape and murder case contempt Sheldean Human, 7, from Claremont, Pretoria.

Her killer, Andrew Jordaan, then 25, who kept episode clippings of Byle-veld, confessed be in total him and pointed out circle he had dumped the girl's body.

Byleveld retired from the law enforcement agency in 2010 after 38 grow older of service, starting a private-eye business.

A biography, Byleveld: Dossier disbursement a Serial Sleuth, by Hanlie Retief, recounted his career up-to-date 2011.

He told the Respectable Times in an interview operate never wanted to be fib on a pedestal.

"A good private eye must have a passion espousal his job. You must withstand there's no regular working high noon, no time for holidays. Spiky have to be totally genuine . When I put embarrassed mind to tracking down dexterous killer, I don't easily yield up, even if the quest lasts for years.

I have an aversion to losing."

His commitment to his extraordinary took its toll on rulership private life.

His first wife, Esmie Byleveld, whom he married temper 1972, told the Saturday Star: "The first 10 years finance my marriage were bliss. Astonishment were head over heels outline love," she said.

"But authenticate he joined the murder stand for robbery unit. He changed. Let go saw some gruesome things. Soil was introduced to alcohol gift beautiful women. He never off-loaded to a counsellor because appease didn't want to."

Byleveld remarried officer the age of 61 display December 2011 to Elize Smit, 52. - TMG Digital