Johannes Mashiane, infamously known as "The Beast of Atteridgeville," was a South African serial killer active between 1982 and 1989. His criminal activities began in 1977 when he murdered his girlfriend, resulting in a five-year imprisonment. 

After his release from prison in 1982, Mashiane committed a series of heinous crimes, murdering at least 12 young boys between 1982 and 1989. His modus operandi involved either strangling or stoning his victims. In October 1989, while being pursued by police in the Pretoria suburb of Marabastad, Mashiane committed suicide by jumping under a bus.