Township Terror
2001 saw a terrifying sequences of crimes committed for drug money. Mass killings, rapes, hijackings and armed robberies were frighteningly commonplace. In 2005 the self-confessed killer Asanda Baninzi was handed 19 life sentences and an additional 189 years after pleading guilty to a checklist of appalling crimes. We investigate the motivation for committing such crimes, and how the police tracked their man down.
2001 saw a terrifying sequences of crimes committed for drug money. Mass killings, rapes, hijackings and armed robberies were frighteningly commonplace. In 2005 the self-confessed killer Asanda Baninzi was handed 19 life sentences and an additional 189 years after pleading guilty to a checklist of appalling crimes. We investigate the motivation for committing such crimes, and how the police tracked their man down.
Related Titles
Related Articles
View All
The Evolution of the Psychopath: How Realistic Are Your Favorite Scary Characters?
The psychopath has been an archetype throughout cinematic history, evolving over time along with our perceptions of mental health. By evaluating these characters, we can get an…
Slipping Through the Crack: How Biases Let Women Psychopaths and Criminals Go Unnoticed
Are women less likely to be psychopaths and criminals, or have biases in both medical and social realms skewed the numbers? Current research suggests past beliefs are wrong. Women…
Was Shakespeare the Father of True Crime Dramas? Quite Possibly.
True crime entertainment is almost as old as printing. The first known play based on a real-life murder appeared in late 16th-century London. There’s good reason to think the…
Serial Killers In America: Quotes From The Darkest Criminal Minds
Serial killers have always been a subject of both curiosity and fear. Though motives of serial killers are as various as their grisly crimes, we can begin to understand the inner…
Raising a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Ted Bundy and the Making of a Serial Killer
Ted Bundy is one of history’s most notorious serial killers, and fascination surrounds him. But what made him become a killer? We’ll take a look at the details of his childhood…
Jack the Ripper and Other Notorious Cold Cases: Our Obsession with Unsolved True Crime
From Jack the Ripper to the Zodiac Killer, from Black Dahlia to JonBenét Ramsey, Americans are fascinated by unsolved murders that are the subjects of dozens of films and…