Mailoni brothers
Zambian serial killer trio
The Mailoni Brothers were a trio of serial killers and gang members in Zambia, consisting of brothers, Mika, Stephano, and Fabian, alias Tunda. They were suspected to be behind a number of murders around the Luano Valley of Central Province and were on the run for a number of years. They were gunned down and killed by a team of Zambia Army Commandos in 2013. They were stated as officially having killed 12 people since the start of their crime spree on April 27, 2007.
Early life
The brothers were born to mother Janet Njimu and an unnamed father (who died in 1986 of unknown causes), the exact details of their conceptions and birthdays being uncertain.
Raised in Luano Valley during their childhoods and suffering from illiteracy with dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs, the three abruptly embarked on a 6-year-long murder spree for reasons that are still unknown. At the time of their deaths, Mika was 35 years old, Fabian was 31, and Stephano was 27, placing their dates of birth between 1978 and 1986. The trio had another brother, Nelson, who was the sole surviving son of Janet in the aftermath of the murders. According to Janet, the brothers' first violent altercation was against their own brother, Nelson, who was beaten by the brothers.
Before the beginning of the murder spree, Tunda had married a woman, Eredina Mondoka, in 1997 and had four children: Mwape, Miniver, Christine, and an unnamed son who was born between the births of Miniver and Christine.
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