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Filling the Empty Emotional Piggybank, South Africa’s Black Widow Killers – Daisy de Melker and Rosemary Ndlovu

Feb 14 2025

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Filling the Empty Emotional Piggybank, South Africa’s Black Widow Killers – Daisy de Melker and Rosemary Ndlovu

General research on Black Widow killers concur they commence their criminal careers at the age of 25 years, and target spouses, partners, family members, their children and anyone they might have formed a personal relationship with. They may kill someone threatening to expose them. They are quiet killers and go undetected for long periods because […]

by Dr. Micki Pistorius

DR. MICKI PISTORIUS

Psychologist, Author & Profiler

After earning my BA, I worked for eight years in print and television journalism. Then, I was accepted into the University of Pretoria’s psychology program, where I earned a doctorate and became a psychological profiler for the South African Police Service. After resigning from that position, I returned to journalism, writing and producing documentaries before opening my own psychology practice. I continued lecturing internationally and authored seven books, including the bestseller Catch Me a Killer. In 2010, I pursued an Honours degree in Biblical Archaeology…

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Filling the Empty Emotional Piggybank, South Africa’s Black Widow Killers – Daisy de Melker and Rosemary Ndlovu

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