North Carolina Town on Edge After 9 Women Disappear
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}August 13: A billboard shows information about 9 women who are missing or dead in Rocky Mount, N.C. Since 2005, nine women who lived at the frayed edges of the poor community here have fallen victim to what some consider a serial killer. Six of their bodies were found decomposing along rural roads just a few miles outside town; three women are still missing. (Photo: AP)
August 13: Stephanie Jones, Founder of M.O.M.S., Missing or Murdered Sisters, is seen with photos and information about 9 women who are missing or dead in Rocky Mount, N.C. Jones, a 28-year-old nursing student who knew two of the victims, founded a group that is raising money to publicize the slayings and search for the victims. (Photo: AP)
August 13: Stephanie Jones, Founder of M.O.M.S., Missing or Murdered Sisters, is seen with photos and information about women who are missing or dead in Rocky Mount, N.C. (Photo: AP)
July 27: Tynatta James, sister of murder victim Ernestine Battle, is seen holding a portrait of her sister in Rocky Mount, N.C. Since 2005, nine women who lived at the frayed edges of the poor community here have fallen victim to what some consider a serial killer. Six of their bodies were found decomposing along rural roads just a few miles outside town; three women are still missing. (Photo: AP)