The man alleged to have shot dead seven relatives on a farm in the Koue Bokkeveld on February 20 appeared briefly in the Ceres Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Johnny Jooste, 35, is alleged to have killed his wife Elmien and their two children, Sanyay, 3, and Blake, 6, as well as his wife's three sisters, Sophia Swarts, Janetta Jacobs and Cornelia Visagie.
Sophia's husband Barend also died in the shooting spree on the farm.
Jooste's 13-year-old daughter escaped the killing spree and is the only surviving member of the man's immediate family.
Magistrate Kobus Lombaard postponed the hearing to April 12 for further investigation. Jooste was remanded in custody. - Sapa