From ABC killer to Phoenix Strangler: Serial killers who terrorised SA
The bodies of eight women have been found in Ekurhuleni since July, several of them naked or partially clothed.
In September 2007, a woman's head was discovered in a dog in Shayamoya township, Umzinto, KwaZulu-Natal, marking the start of 13 murders by Thozamile Taki. Taki had promised women jobs before killing and stranding them, burying the bodies in sugar cane fields and tea plantations. Nearly two decades later, another wave of women's bodies surfaced in Ekurhuleni, reigniting memories of Taki's reign of terror.
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia stated that the gruesome killings were unacceptable, and a high-level team was formed to investigate the cases. Police have not yet determined if all the recent deaths were committed by a single killer.
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