# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/elias-xitavhudzi
# Generated: 2026-08-15T14:49:37.249Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/elias-xitavhudzi"
name: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
slug: "elias-xitavhudzi"
description: "Elias Xitavhudzi was a South African serial killer who murdered 16 women in Atteridgeville, South Africa, in the 1950s. Xitavhudzi targeted only whites in the then-strictly segregated community. His killing spree caused a local sensation during the peak years of South Africa's apartheid regime. Prior to his capture, he acquired the nickname \"Pangaman\"."
tagline: "South African serial killer"
gender: "male"
deathDate: "1960-11-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.47
  momentum:             4.731216746385768
  historical:           10.96436533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%A5%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AF%D8%B2%D9%8A"
    title: "إلياس إكسيتافدزي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Xitavhudzi"
    title: "Elias Xitavhudzi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2635142"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump