Joseph Kappen

**Joseph William Kappen** (30 ga Oktoba 1941 - 17 ga Yuni 1990), wanda aka fi sani da Asabar Night Strangler, ya kasance Mai kisan gilla na Welsh wanda ya kashe 'yan mata uku a Llandarcy da Tonmawr, kusa da garinsu na Port Talbot, a 1973. An kuma zargi Kappen da aikata kisan kai na huɗu a watan Fabrairun shekara ta 1976.&nbsp;

Wadanda Kappen ya tabbatar da wadanda duk 'yan mata ne masu shekaru goma sha shida wadanda ya ja hankalin su cikin motarsa a daren Asabar a Briton Ferry da Swansea. Dukkanin ukun an kore su zuwa yankunan karkara inda aka yi musu fyade, sannan aka kashe su ta hanyar maƙurewa. Ba a taɓa kama Kappen ba saboda laifukansa kuma ya mutu daga Ciwon daji na huhu a shekarar 1990.

Kappen sananne ne saboda kasancewa mutum na farko da aka gano bayan mutuwarsa a matsayin mai kisan gilla ta hanyar Bayanan DNA na iyali. Shi ne kuma mai kisan gilla na farko da aka rubuta a tarihin Welsh.

## Tarihi
An haifi Joseph Kappen a ranar 30 ga Oktoba 1941 kuma yana da 'yan uwa shida. Aure na iyayensa ya rushe lokacin da yake matashi kuma mahaifinsa ne ya tashe shi a Port Talbot, wani gari mai masana'antu a Wales wanda ya mamaye manyan masana'antun ƙarfe.

Kappen ya fara jan hankalin 'yan sanda don ƙananan laifuka yana da shekaru 12. Ya ci gaba da tara fiye da talatin da aka yanke masa hukunci saboda satar mota, satar man fetur, fashi da hari, kuma ya shafe shekaru a ciki da waje daga kurkuku. Kappen ya yi aiki a matsayin direban mota ko bas, sannan kuma a matsayin mai tsaron gida. Bai taɓa zama a cikin aiki na dogon lokaci ba kuma an bayyana shi a matsayin mai zaman kansa.

A shekara ta 1962, Kappen ya sadu da matarsa ta farko, Christine Powell mai shekaru 17, kuma sun yi aure a watan Fabrairun shekara ta 1964. Kwanaki goma bayan aurensu, an tura Kappen kurkuku saboda fashi. Christine ta haifi 'yar sannan kuma ta haifi ɗa, Paul, bayan Kappen ya yi mata fyade bayan an sake shi daga kurkuku. Christine daga baya ta shaida cewa Kappen yana cin zarafin ta kuma zai yi mata fyade a kowane mako biyu. A wani lokaci, ya kashe kare na iyali a gaban ɗansa yayin da yake tafiya a kan rairayin bakin teku da ke kusa saboda "ya tsufa sosai".

An san Kappen da bin 'yan mata matasa a kai a kai a lokacin auren, tare da aikinsa a matsayin mai tsaron gida wanda ya ba shi damar yin hulɗa da su. Lokacin da yake aiki a matsayin direban bas an san shi da yin amfani da hutunsa don kusantar 'yan mata matasa a kan kore na ƙauyen a Llandarcy .  A shekara ta 1964, Kappen ya yi ƙoƙari ya tilasta wa kansa a kan wata yarinya 'yar shekara 15 a gidansa na Sandfields amma ta tsere. A watan Fabrairun 1973, wani mutum mai kama da Kappen ya ɗauki mata biyu masu ba da izini kuma ya kai su wata hanya mai nisa da ke kusa da su kafin su yi ƙoƙari su yi wa su duka fyade amma kuma sun sami nasarar tserewa; wadanda abin ya shafa ba da rahoton Labari ba kamar yadda wani ya yi tunanin za ta shiga matsala da mahaifinta.

## Kisan kai na 1973
A ranar Asabar 14 ga Yulin 1973 Sandra Newton, mai shekaru 16, ta ɓace bayan wata dare a Briton Ferry .  Kwanaki uku bayan haka an gano jikinta an yi mata fyade kuma an maƙure ta a wani yanki na ƙauye da ke da nisan kilomita. An sace Newton bayan ya yi ƙoƙari ya tafi gida bayan ya ziyarci wani kulob din dare a wannan dare. An maƙure ta da rigarta kuma an zubar da ita a cikin rami kusa da ma'adinin kwal a Tonmawr .  An yi ƙoƙari kaɗan don ɓoye jikin, tare da barin shi a ƙofar rami. 'Yan sanda sun yi zargin cewa wani mutum ne ke da alhakin saboda cikakken ilimin yankin da mai kisan zai buƙaci ya san wurin zubar da kaya mai nisa.

Watanni biyu bayan haka a farkon sa'o'i na Lahadi 16 ga Satumba 1973  Geraldine Hughes da Pauline Floyd, dukansu suna da shekaru 16, sun tashi zuwa gida bayan daren Asabar a wani kulob din dare a Swansea.  Kashegari da safe an same su da mutuwa, an gano jikinsu an yi musu fyade kuma an maƙure su a cikin gandun daji na Llandarcy mai nisan kilomita biyar. Ya bayyana cewa wata yarinya ta yi ƙoƙari ta tsere daga wanda ya kai mata hari kuma ta sanya shi yadudduka daga hanya kusa da inda mahaifinta ke aiki amma wanda ya kai ta hari ya kama shi kuma ya kashe shi. Kisan ya haifar da tsoro a cikin al'umma kan ko mai kai hari zai sake kai hari. Kodayake sun faru a kusa, a lokacin, kisan Hughes da Floyd ba su da alaƙa da irin wannan kisan Newton.

### Bincike na farko
Ba da daɗewa ba 'yan sanda suka tabbatar da cewa an ga Hughes da Floyd suna tashi zuwa gida a cikin fararen Austin 1100 a daren da suka ɓace. 'Yan sanda sun bi layin bincike da yawa amma, kamar yadda lamarin ya faru a binciken' yan sanda a lokacin, an tattara duk bayanan sirri da bayanai a kan takardu masu yawa, wanda ya rikitar da binciken. Kamfanin Port Talbot ya dauki ma'aikata 13,000, dukansu dole ne a dauke su a matsayin wadanda ake zargi. Dukkanin gina babbar Hanyar M4 da ke kusa da ita da kuma baje kolin Neath da ke gudana ya nuna cewa dole ne a yi la'akari da daruruwan ma'aikata masu tafiya, da kuma baƙi masu yawa da waɗannan abubuwan suka kawo yankin. Masu bincike sun yi ƙoƙari su gano mutanen da ke da Austin 1100 a yankin, amma yana nufin cewa dole ne a ziyarci direbobin sama da 10,000 kuma a yi musu tambayoyi. Makon aiki na kwana uku da gwamnatin Burtaniya ta sanya wa kowa da kowa a duk faɗin ƙasar, sakamakon karancin makamashi, ya kara rage albarkatun binciken kuma ya hana binciken.

Koyaya, ɗaya daga cikin mutanen da aka bincika a matsayin wani ɓangare na tambayoyin game da Austin 1100 shine Kappen, wanda ya mallaki wannan samfurin abin hawa. Lokacin da 'yan sanda suka zo gidansa don yin magana da shi, sun sami Austin dinsa yana kan tubalan tare da cire ƙafafunsa, tare da Kappen yana da'awar cewa ba zai iya aikata kisan ba saboda motarsa ba ta dace da hanya ba. Koyaya, a cikin kwanaki bayan kisan, an shigar da motar Kappen a matsayin tana kan hanya ta hanyar 'yan sanda da ke gudanar da ayyukan tsayawa da dubawa. Wannan zai karyata wannan da'awar, amma ba tare da tsarin kwamfuta don yin amfani da shi ba, masu bincike ba su lura da wannan gaskiyar ba a lokacin. Kappen ya kuma yi iƙirarin cewa ya kasance a Neath fair a daren kisan, kuma matarsa, Christine Powell, ta ba shi hujja ta ƙarya, wanda daga baya ta ce ya zama ruwan dare a gare ta lokacin da 'yan sanda suka bincika mijinta. Daga ƙarshe, saboda haka, ba a ci gaba da bin Kappen a matsayin wanda ake zargi a lokacin ba. A tsakiyar shekara ta 1974 an rage binciken.

### Sake buɗe bincike
'Yan sanda sun yi fatan cewa ci gaba a Gwajin DNA zai taimaka wajen warware kisan kai, kuma a cikin 1998 akwai ci gaba mai mahimmanci lokacin da aka ware bayanan DNA na mai kisan ta hanyar gwaji a kan tufafin Hughes da Floyd. A shekara ta 2000 an ɗora bayanin martaba zuwa bayanan DNA don ganin idan ya dace da duk wani mutumin da aka kama ko aka tuhume shi tun 1995 (shekarar da aka fara karbar DNA daga mutanen da aka kama da laifuka), kodayake ba a yi wasa ba. Koyaya, abubuwan da suka faru a cikin DNA sun haifar da cikakken sake bincike game da kisan kai, mai taken Operation Magnum .  A watan Janairun shekara ta 2001 an sake gina kisan gillar Llandarcy a kan BBC One's Crimewatch . 

A wannan lokacin, akwai hasashen kafofin watsa labarai da ke danganta mai kisan gilla Fred West da kisan gishirin yayin da ya taɓa aiki a Llandarcy, amma 'yan sanda sun fitar da wannan da sauri bayan an bincika DNA.[1] Da farko an gano mutane 35,000 masu sha'awa don gwajin DNA, amma an yi amfani da mai ba da bayanan tunani don rage adadin zuwa jerin fifiko na 500.[2][3] Kashi hamsin daga cikin wadannan shaidu ne, dangi na wadanda abin ya shafa, iyaye mata, saurayinsu da duk wanda ya fito fili a cikin binciken farko, kuma sauran sanannun masu aikata laifuka ne.[3] An lissafa Kappen a matsayin wanda ake zargi da lamba 200, kuma masu bincike sun ziyarci abin da suka yi imanin cewa adireshinsa ne a Port Talbot a watan Agustan 2001 amma sun gano cewa ya mutu daga Ciwon daji na huhu a watan Yunin 1990, kodayake tsohuwar matarsa, Christine Powell, wacce ta sake shi a 1980, har yanzu tana zaune a can.[3]￼

Watanni biyu bayan haka, gwaji a kan tufafin Sandra Newton ya bayyana cewa an kashe ta ne daga wannan mai kisan kai kamar Hughes da Floyd, ma'ana cewa an haɗa kisan gilla uku a hukumance a karo na farko kuma ya nuna cewa duk ukun an kashe su ne ta hanyar mutum ɗaya da ba a san shi ba.

## Manazarta

## Haɗin waje

* Kisan kai Wanda ake zargi a Burtaniya Kimanin Laifi: *Labaran BBC* na 2002 da ke mai da hankali kan kisan da Joseph Kappen ya aikata
* ''Labarin labarai'' na Guardian na 2003 game da Kappen