Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 14 August 1997

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In the night of 15-16 December 1995, 14 victims, including Edith and Patrick Vuarnet, overdosed on sedatives before being shot dead by André Friedli and Jean-Luc Lardanchet. Then the bodies were doused with petrol and set ablaze before the two men shot themselves in the head.
(23 December 1995)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 14th of August 1997 28 years ago
29-year-old serial killer Sipho Thwala aka The Phoenix Strangler aka The Phantom Sniper aka The Canefield Killer is arrested by heavily armed policemen on suspicion of killing at least 19 young women in the Besters squatter camp in Phoenix, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.