Denis Kazungu lured his victims into his rented home, where he raped, robbed, and killed them, the Rwandan Investigation Bureau alleges
Police in Rwanda arrested suspected serial killer Denis Kazungu on Tuesday for allegedly murdering more than ten people and burying their bodies in his kitchen, the Rwandan Investigation Bureau (RIB) has reported.
“He is detained at the Kicukiro RIB station while the investigation continues to determine” the exact “number and identities” of those he killed, the RIB said in a statement. If Kazungu, 34, is found guilty, he will face life in prison under Rwandan criminal laws.
Investigators reportedly discovered the crime after Kazungu was evicted from his rented house in the Kicukiro district, a suburb of the capital, Kigali.
The suspect had no nearby neighbors, and the closest residents lived at a distance of approximately 100 meters, according to local media outlets.
Investigators said the suspect lured his victims, the majority of whom appeared to be sex workers, to his home before robbing and murdering them. Detectives also reportedly unearthed the bodies of men.
“He operated by luring his victims, mostly prostitutes, to his home, where he stole their phones and other personal belongings before strangling them and burying them in a pit dug in his kitchen,” RIB spokesperson Thierry Murangira told Rwandan newspaper the New Times.
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– Sept 5, 2023: DENIS KAZUNGU KILLED AT LEAST 12 WOMEN AND BURIED THEM IN HIS KITCHEN. Kazungu would use his girl friend to call some women to come over his rental house. Women would come but never get out. Neighbors reported… pic.twitter.com/f1v1jszbvM
