Stewart Wilken

Stewart Wilken (born 11 November 1966), known as the Boetie Boer, is a South African serial killer, who was active in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth.

Early life Stewart Wilken was born on 11 November 1966 in Boksburg, South Africa. His father abandoned him and his two-year-old sister in a telephone booth when he was around six months old.

A domestic worker found the children and took them to the home of her employer, a man known as "Doep", who inflicted extreme physical and sexual abuse on Wilken over a period of around 18 months. His sister disappeared. When Wilken was around two, a couple called the Wilkens who lived next door adopted him, finding him malnourished and infested with lice. They named him Stewart Wilken, but he called himself "Boetie Boer" ("brother farmer"). The family moved to Port Elizabeth.

He did not do well at school, and behaved violently both at school and at home on occasion, leading to frequent punishment. He started smoking marijuana at the age of eight, and was sexually abused by a clergyman at the age of nine. was released by Showmax in October 2023. Directed by Jasyn Howes, the series features interviews with Wilken himself, as well as the family of one of his victims, Georgina Zweni, and his own surviving children, Sonika and Sergius. Certain events are recreated by actors, with Wilken played by Raven Swart.

Wilken's case is also featured in episode 7 of the Showmax drama series about Micki Pistorius, Catch Me a Killer, released in February 2024.