Louis van Schoor
Sybrand Jacobus Lodewikus "Louis" van Schoor is a South African former police officer and security guard, as well as serial killer , who committed murders between 1986 and 1989 and was subsequently convicted of seven murders and two attempted murders. However, he told a reporter that he may have shot or shot more than 100 people.
Life
Van Schoor hired himself as a security guard after serving as a policeman for the police dog unit for a while.
The series of murders
It was Van Schoor's modus operandi to react to the silent alarm in the business premises he was monitoring and to open fire on the intruders immediately with his 9 mm pistol if they were found.
Most of his victims were black men, so that the suspicion arose that his murders were racially motivated, but van Schoor denied this and explained the death of the burglars by saying that he was "just doing his job".
Conviction and imprisonment
Van Schoor was sentenced to 20 years in prison for seven murders and two attempted murders. According to a prison employee, while serving his sentence he is said to have acted like an "exemplary prisoner" and demonstrated leadership skills.
release
He was paroled after serving twelve years in prison.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Serial killer freed after 12 years in prison. In: online article. October 31, 2004, accessed December 9, 2015 .
- ^ Apartheid killer finds religion but not remorse. In: online article. July 24, 2006, accessed December 11, 2015 .
- ↑ a b 10 Of The Most Horrific Serial Killers Released From Prison. In: The Richest. February 9, 2014, accessed December 9, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Van Schoor, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Van Schoor, Sybrand Jacobus Lodewikus (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African former police officer and security guard and serial killer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |