Gideon Nieuwoudt

Age: 54

Summary: police colonel who confessed to a role in the death of South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and was convicted of killing three black policemen and their informer in 1989, three anti-apartheid activists in 1985, and numerous other anti-apartheid activists.

Cause of Death: Cancer

Born: 1951

Died: August 19, 2005

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa