Elmarie Myburgh

Elmarie Myburgh studied Criminology and Psychology at the Potchefstroom University for CHE.

She was appointed in the South African Police Service in 1994 and has been stationed at the Investigative Psychology Section since 1997 where she is employed as a Criminologist. She currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and is the longest serving law enforcement profiler in the world. During her career she has completed various courses on crime scene assessment, criminal behaviour analysis, offender profiling, investigative interviewing, and violence risk assessment and management.

She has been actively involved in numerous serial murder and serial rape investigations in South Africa and neighbouring countries. She often testifies in the High Court as an expert on behaviour of serial offenders, violence, and recidivism.

She also assists the Parole Boards in doing violent risk assessments on violent offenders who are serving life sentences when they become eligible for parole.
She provides training regarding psychologically motivated crimes to local and foreign law enforcement agencies and professionals. She has presented and co-presented on the above mentioned topics at various national and international conferences, including AfATAP annual conferences.