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Piet Byleveld — the pathetic, scrawny runt who brought down monsters
Piet Byleveld carved a career out of apprehending serial murderers by winning their confidence and building a meticulous case, writes Chris Barron
Piet Byleveld, the detective who brought down South Africa's most feared serial killers, was on duty at the Brixton Murder and Robbery Squad one Saturday in December 1991 when the phone rang.
It was a waiter at the Boksburg Hotel who said he'd just overheard two men discussing a murder in Knysna.
An American student had disappeared two months before on the Outeniqua hiking trail near Knysna, and Byleveld wasted no time.
When he arrived at the hotel, Tony Wessels, 30, and Juan Havenga, 17, were still at the bar.
He arrested them, searched their car and found three knives, an axe and a revolver. Then he took them to the Boksburg police station where Wessels threatened to kill him.
"I'm from Brixton Murder and Robbery," said Byleveld.
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