Emile Cilliers, found guilty of trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute, was described as a cold, calculated, man who would stop at nothing to serve his own needs and satisfy his voracious sexual appetite.
He was "very dangerous, coercive and manipulative" yet also charming and proved irresistible to the many women with whom he embarked on relationships.
The Army sergeant was athletic and with a successful military career and a loving family, he appeared to have it all.
But throughout his life, the 38-year-old physical training officer had one recurring achilles heel which proved his downfall - his weakness for the fairer sex.
Born into an Afrikaans family in the remote mining...