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Jun 5, 2019 · The group which called themselves Electus per Deus (Chosen by God) murdered 11 people between 2012 and 2016. On Monday, Cecilia Steyn, 38, Zak Valentine, 34, and Marcel Steyn, 21, were found guilty by Judge Jacob Francis.
- Riaan Grobler
Devilsdorp is a South African four-part true crime documentary television series directed by David Enright and narrated by Jana Marx. It depicts and analyses the 11 killings in Krugersdorp, West Rand by the group Electus per Deus (Chosen by God) between 2012 and 2016, dubbed the Appointment Murders and the Satanic Murders.
Sep 12, 2021 · 12 min. Eleven murders over a period of four years sent shockwaves through the Krugersdorp community and made headlines nationwide. Eventually, these murders were connected to Cecilia Steyn and her...
Jun 5, 2019 · Electus per Deus was a group of murderers who targeted members of a religious group called Overcomers Through Christ. They killed 11 people between 2012 and 2016 for revenge, greed, and religious extremism.
- Toni Jaye Singer
- CECILIA DIDN’T REALLY ‘KNOW HER ENEMY’ Ria Grunewald, the leader of the religious group Overcomers Through Christ, was determined to rescue people from the evil grips of occultism.
- ALTER EGOS AT HOME IN A TEDDY BEAR. Xena is one of the many alter egos Cecilia is claimed to have spawned as a result of developing dissociative identity disorder as way to cope with her alleged traumatic upbringing in the Satanic church.
- FAKE PEOPLE, REAL MANIPULATION. Journalist Jana Marx, who narrates Devilsdorp, wrote a book about the case called The Krugersdorp Cult Killings: Inside Cecilia Steyn’s Reign of Terror (LAPA Publishers).
- COUSIN ARRESTED FOR BOYFRIEND’S CRIMES. Coetzer reveals in Devilsdorp that she personally knew one of the victims of the appointment murders, Kevin McAlpine, who was the son of a family friend.
The group increasingly fell under her charismatic spell and eventually became an organisation called Electus Per Deus (Latin for ‘Chosen by God’) led by Steyn. Between 2012 and 2016, she directed her followers to slaughter 11 people, telling them they were performing God’s work. But Steyn’s real motives were revenge and financial gain.
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Sep 3, 2023 · Barnard was part of a group, called Electus per Deus (Chosen by God), who murdered 11 people between 2012 and 2016. MUST READ | The Krugersdorp killings explained: Who was murdered, how, and why. After his arrest, Barnard pleaded guilty to 13 charges, including murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances, and turned State witness.
