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‘People insult us like we’re killers’: cult mastermind Cecilia Steyn’s dad on how Devilsdorp has opened old wounds

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Cecilia Steyn claimed to be a 42nd generational witch and led the cult group Electus per Deus (Chosen by God). (PHOTO: Gallo Images/ Netwerk24/ Showmax)
Cecilia Steyn claimed to be a 42nd generational witch and led the cult group Electus per Deus (Chosen by God). (PHOTO: Gallo Images/ Netwerk24/ Showmax)

If it wasn’t a true story, it would be too far-fetched to believe. A cult rooted in Satanism, a manipulative leader with the power to keep people under her spell and a devoted group of followers who would stop at nothing to do her bidding. 

Even murder. In fact, especially murder. By the time the law eventually caught up with them, 11 people would be dead after a bizarre four-year killing spree in the town of Krugersdorp and surrounding areas in Gauteng.

This dark and twisted episode in South Africa’s history had made headlines for years, in turn fascinating and appalling the public. Now it’s the subject of a four-part docu-series on Showmax and it’s a show everyone is talking about.

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