E98: Elifasi Msomi

This week, Wendy & Beth discuss Elifasi Msomi, who between 1953 and 1955, hacked 15 people to death in the valleys of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He said he was driven by an evil being known as the tokoloshe. We share some listeners letters (4:37), dive into some stats (12:15), followed by a deep dive into the setting of South Africa (13:20). Then we get into Msomi’s early life and the lore of the tokoloshe (31:00), the timeline (40:50), and the investigation & arrest (43:42). We talk about "Where are they now?"(47:31), our Take Aways and what we think made Msomi snap (48:58). As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (53:45) and we wrap up with some shout outs (57:27). Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive y’all, it's crazy out there! Sponsors (31:06) Andstillivote.org https://andstillivote.org/ #andstillivote Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/civilandhumanrights Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civilrightsorg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/civilrightsorg EveryPlate.com https://www.everyplate.com/ Code: FRUIT3 Where to find us: Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/ We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspod Please send any questions or comments to fruitloopspod@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294. We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show! Want to Support the show? You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from. We would love it if you gave us 5 stars! You can make a donation on the Cash App https://cash.me/$fruitloopspod Or become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron page https://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspod Articles/Websites Good, Meaghan. (02/10/2017). 1956: Elifasi Msomi, witch doctor. Executed Today. Retrieved 10/13/2020 from https://www.executedtoday.com/2017/02/10/1956-elifasi-msomi-witch-doctor/ Murderpedia. (n.d.). Elifasi Msomi. Retrieved 10/13/2020 from https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/msomi-elifasi.htm Killer Cloud. (n.d.). Elifasi Msomi. Retrieved 10/13/2020 from https://killer.cloud/serial-killers/show/68/elifasi-msomi The Basics. (10/24/2013). South Africa’s Ten most prolific Serial Killers. Retrieved 10/17/2020 from https://getthebasics.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/south-africas-ten-most-prolific-serial-killers/ dbpedia. (n.d.). Elefasi Msomi. Retrieved 10/17/2020 from http://dbpedia.org/page/Elifasi_Msomi Darklight News. (09/24/2020). Opinion: Man Claims to be possessed... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices