Fugitive Dirk Prinsloo, who skipped bail and fled to Russia about three years ago, feels that his "end is possibly near".
This was revealed in his latest correspondence via email sent to some members of the media, in which he wrote "thank you" messages to his father, his brothers and even to his deceased mother.
After being on the run for nearly three years, Prinsloo recently broke his silence with a series of emails, which were initially directed to the National Prosecuting Authority, in which he proposed to return to South Africa to face his trial under certain conditions.
The NPA made it clear that it would not entertain his demands and stated that it was not even sure whether Prinsloo himself was the author of the correspondence.
It is, however, certain that Prinsloo is the author, especially as his latest correspondence is accompanied by a photograph (taken some time ago) of himself on horseback.
Prinsloo wrote: "I write this, possibly my last letter, to the people who made a special and good impact on my life..."
In a message to his brothers, he said: "The time has arrived where I must deal with a very hard and dangerous project, and it seems that my end is possibly near."
He said this may in fact be very much like in the three films which had made an impact on his life - Braveheart, Legends of the Fall and A River Runs Through It.
"I have to face an enemy which is stronger than me - not because of their wits, character or skill, but stronger simply because they have guns and numbers and I don't have either..."
Prinsloo, in an earlier email, had mocked Interpol for not being able to catch him. In his latest letter, Prinsloo said the "enemy" he was referring to wasn't "directly Interpol".
He wrote: "I showed the world why Interpol is an illusion of efficiency and power, and why real criminals will have a picnic to evade all efforts by Interpol to capture and contain any such real criminal."
Prinsloo said he was very "fortunate to have been able to anticipate his end", as many people leave life and their loved ones behind without having said important things to them.
In thanking his brother Hannes for "his unselfish help", he told him to "be strong" and to "find the simple things to make him happy".
Prinsloo said: "The biggest pleasure is to be found in simple things, provided you are not attached to earthly fame and fortune."
In thanking his father for his love and support, Prinsloo wrote: "You never blamed me for the last couple of years' catastrophe which I brought over our family."
Prinsloo concluded his letter by "thanking his enemies".
"Thank you to all my enemies who made me realise my own character strength and ability to take loss, destruction, indignation, lies and deceit. Without your help I would never have realised my own personal developmental potential. But, in the end, you failed in your aims, because I proved to be unbreakable by you."
Prinsloo "vanished" in May 2006 in the middle of the sex trial he is facing with his former girlfriend, Cezanne Visser.
He left Visser, also known as Advocate Barbie, to face the court alone.
Visser blamed their sexual shenanigans - several allegedly aimed at children from an orphanage - on Prinsloo.
She told the Pretoria High Court that she was under his spell and that she could not say no to Prinsloo's demands.
A psychologist testified that Visser had displayed strong symptoms of being an emotionally battered woman.
The trial has been postponed to June 15.