TOPSHOT - People gather and point in the direction of the crime scene where the body of a woman was discovered in Boksburg on September 17, 2026. South African police are racing to crack the killings of at least nine women whose bodies have been found east of Johannesburg in two months, the latest on August 17. The country has one of the world's highest homicide rates but the discovery of the women's bodies, partially naked and battered, has sparked fresh anxiety and raised fears that a serial killer or group of killers may be operating in the area. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP via Getty Images)