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If there is anything the acclaimed Netflix series Mindhunter has taught us, it is that serial killers love to brag about their murderous actions. They love to tell and retell their murderous stories which helps them relive them.
Apparently, reliving these moments is gratifying for them.
Cult
This Kenyan serial killer is no different. After he was arrested in June 2010 together with his gang in the kidnapping and murder of a nine-year-old boy, Philip Onyancha had even bigger crimes to confess to. He told the police that he had killed 17 women and that he had targeted to kill 100. As he had been recruited into a cult as a teenager that had promised him great riches after hitting the 100 mark, he was determined to keep going.
He then led police to the various locations including swamps and cheap lodges where he had supposedly committed these crimes and disposed of the bodies. From the video footage, he can be seen enthusiastically leading the detectives and explaining his murders with vigour. He can also be seen smiling and even waving to the cameras in some of these instances and even in court.
Media frenzy
When the media caught wind of the story, they covered it extensively as we would expect and based on public interest in it. Onyancha…
