| Samuel Sidyno | |
| Birthname: | Samuel Sidyno |
| Alias: | Capital Park Serial Killer |
| Birth Place: | South Africa |
| Victims: | 7 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Beginyear: | 1998 |
| Endyear: | 1999 |
| Apprehended: | 6 January 1999 |
| Penalty: | 7 Life Sentences, effectively 40 years |
Samuel Sidyno (born 1962) is a South African serial killer who was convicted in 2000 of 7 murders and sentenced to 7 Life Sentences in prison.[1] 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. He killed and disposed of his victims in the Capital Park hills of Pretoria, a deserted area of hills near the city centre and Pretoria Zoo.
His victims included two adult women; Paulinah Ledwaba and Elizabeth Senwamadi. He also killed five youths, only two of whom could be identified; Ronald Maoka and Emmanuel Mavuka. Sidyno assaulted and strangled his victims before re-clothing them and covering their bodies with brush. He was noted for removing his victims shoes and placing them neatly next to their bodies.[2]
On 30 August 2000, Sidyno was convicted of the seven murders. He was sentenced by Judge Johan van der Westhuizen on 5 September 2000 to seven life terms with a recommended 40 years in jail before he could be paroled. The judge said an expert on serial killers had described Sidyno as a psychopathic, sadistic sexual murderer, adding that Sidyno could therefore not be rehabilitated.[1]