SHE WAS SO KIND

SHE had so much going for her – a congregation enchanted by her open style and outgoing personality, two little girls she adored, many friends, a full life.

So when Dutch Reformed minister Liezel de Jager (38) was found slain in the driveway of her home in Amanzimtoti, Kwa-Zulu-Natal, the community was in shock. An autopsy confirmed she’d died by strangulation. Nothing had been stolen – her keys, cellphone and handbag were all found at the scene.

There were so many unanswered questions – and the mystery deepened when her widower, Werner de Jager (43), went missing 10 days after her murder.

For four days authorities searched for him until he was