Kenyan Serial Killer Confesses to 42 Murders, Including Wife
Kenyan serial killer Collins Jumaisi Khalusha arrested for murdering 42 women, including his wife. Police found evidence at his home and a second suspect was arrested. IPOA investigates police complicity and neglect. Kenyan police face criticism for alleged abuses.
According to Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, the 33-year-old suspect, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, was captured on Monday, July 15, at around three in the morning, close to a Nairobi pub where he was watching the Euro 2024 final.
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) chief Mohamed Amin called Khalusha a “psychopathic serial killer” who had no regard for human life. According to Amin, Khalusha admitted to carrying out the killings between 2022 and this past Thursday, July 11.
According to Amin, the suspect admitted to seducing, murdering, and dumping 42 female corpses at the landfill. “Regrettably, he claimed his first victim was his wife, whom he strangled before dismembering and dumping her body at the same location.”
Amin went on to say that Khalusha was apprehended after a joint DCI and national police operation that was sparked by the analysis of a victim's phone. It is said that Khalusha was enticing another victim when he was apprehended.
Amin claims that Khalusha acknowledged having sex with a few of his victims. When police searched Khalusha's home, which was only 100 meters from the dump site, they found several items that may have been used as evidence, such as a machete, nylon sacks, rope, industrial rubber gloves, a pink handbag, and underwear for women.
It was discovered that eight of the victims who had been located so far had confirmed genders, and that autopsies on them were set for Monday, July 15.
Amin revealed that a second suspect was also taken into custody for having a victim's phone in his possession.
President William Ruto, who is dealing with widespread protests against government policies that have led to multiple deaths, is under increased pressure as a result of the discoveries, which have also increased scrutiny of Kenyan police.
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched an investigation into potential police complicity and neglect in the serial killer case, as the discovery of the victims' bodies was made near a police station, raising questions about possible police inaction or involvement in the gruesome murders.
Kanja, who took office a week ago, declared that all of the police officers at the police post next to the dump site will be transferred in response to the recent protest-related violence.
As volunteers dug through the enormous piles of trash in an attempt to find more bodies, tensions at the crime scene grew during the course of the weekend. When they tried to take a bag they had recovered from the pit to the police station, there was a brief uproar and tear gas was used on them.
Kenyan law enforcement has consistently faced criticism from human rights organizations for alleged abuses, including excessive force, extrajudicial killings, and operating death squads, but despite these accusations, few officers have been held accountable for their actions.
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