Yang Xinhai Explained

Yang Xinhai
Native Name Lang:zh-hans
Alias:The Monster Killer
Birth Date:17 July 1968
Birth Place:Zhengyang County, Zhumadian, Henan, China
Death Place:Luohe, Henan, China
Cause:Execution by shooting
Victims:67
Country:China
States:Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Shandong
Beginyear:1999
Endyear:2003
Apprehended:3 November 2003
Conviction:Murder (67 counts)
Rape (23 counts)
Penalty:Death

Yang Xinhai (; July 17, 1968 – February 14, 2004), also known as Yang Zhiya, and Yang Liu,[1] [2] [3] was a Chinese serial killer who confessed to committing 67 murders and 23 rapes between 1999 and 2003. He was sentenced to death and executed. He was dubbed the "Monster Killer" by the media. He is the most prolific known serial killer in China since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Biography

Yang was born on July 17, 1968, in Zhengyang County, Henan. His family was one of the poorest in their village. The youngest of four children, Yang was clever and introverted. He dropped out of school in 1985, at age 17, and refused to return home, instead travelling around China and working as a laborer.[1] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Crimes

In 1988 and 1991, Yang was sentenced to labor camps for theft in Xi'an, Shaanxi and Shijiazhuang, Hebei.[4] In 1996, he was sentenced to five years in prison for attempted rape in Zhumadian, Henan and released in 1999.[4] [8]

Yang's killings took place between 1999 and 2003 in the provinces of Anhui, Hebei, Henan and Shandong. At night, he would enter his victims' homes, and kill all of the occupants—mainly farmers—with axes, hammers, and shovels, sometimes killing entire families. Each time he wore new clothes and large shoes.[8] [9] [10] [11]

In October 2002, Yang killed a father and a six-year-old girl with a shovel and raped a pregnant woman, who survived the attack with serious head injuries.[3]

Arrest, trial and execution

Yang was detained on November 3, 2003, after acting suspiciously during a routine police inspection of entertainment venues in Cangzhou, Hebei. Police took him in for questioning and discovered that he was wanted for murder in four provinces. Yang was sentenced to death by the Luohe City Intermediate People's Court, Henan, on February 1, 2004. At the time of his sentencing, official Chinese media believed he had carried out China's longest and grisliest killing spree.[12] [13] Yang was executed on 14 February 2004 by firing squad.[14]

Motive

According to some media reports at the time of his arrest, Yang's motive for the killings was revenge against society as a result of a break up.[2] [9] Allegedly his girlfriend had left him because of his previous sentences for theft and rape.[2] [9] Later media reports claimed that his enjoyment of robbery, rape and murder was the motive.[3] [12]

While Yang never formally provided a motive, he was quoted as saying:

"When I killed people I had a desire. This inspired me to kill more. I don't care whether they deserve to live or not. It is none of my concern ... I have no desire to be part of society. Society is not my concern."[12] [15]

List of his serial murders

Totals: 26 incidents, 67 murders, 23 rapes, 10 intentional serious injuries

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Man arrested over serial murders of 65 people . 2003-11-18 . China Daily . 2008-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012013318/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/18/content_282569.htm . 2008-10-12 . dead .
  2. News: Man arrested on suspicion of killing 67 people in China . 2003-11-15 . ABC News . 2008-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212091137/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/11/15/989697.htm . 2009-02-12 . dead .
  3. News: Vivian . Cui . Using hammer, shovel or axe, serial killer of 65 struck victims as they slept Yang Xinhai's motives were rape and robbery, police say of four-province rampage. . 2003-11-22 . South China Morning Post . 2008-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090112145516/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-19450316_ITM . 2009-01-12 . dead .
  4. News: Li . Liu . Man faces death after killing 67 . 2004-02-02 . China Daily . 2008-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212022828/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-02/02/content_302087.htm . 2009-02-12 . dead .
  5. News: Drifter says he killed 65 people with axes, shovels . 2003-11-22 . Taipei Times . 5 . 2008-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212005616/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/11/22/2003076826/print . 2009-02-12 . dead .
  6. News: China executes murderer of 67 . 2004-02-14 . Rediff India Abroad . 2008-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212110117/http://ia.rediff.com/news/2004/feb/14china.htm . 2009-02-12 . dead .
  7. News: Chinese 'serial killer' confesses . 2003-11-21 . BBC News . 2008-09-20 . https://archive.today/20120804124730/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/asia-pacific/3225864.stm . 2012-08-04 . dead .
  8. News: Chinese serial killer gets death sentence for slaying 67 . 2004-02-09 . Asian Political News . 2008-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212013049/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2004_Feb_9/ai_113064211/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1 . 2009-02-12 . dead .
  9. News: Chinese 'serial killer' arrested . 2003-11-15 . BBC News . 2008-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219130413/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3273585.stm . 2008-12-19 . dead .
  10. News: Police arrest man for murder of 25 students in China . 2003-11-17 . Taipei Times . 2008-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212153622/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/11/17/2003076195 . 2009-02-12 . dead .
  11. News: Man who killed 67 people executed . 2004-02-14 . China Daily . 2008-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212021009/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-02/14/content_306131.htm . 2009-02-12 . dead .
  12. News: 2004-02-14. China executes mass murderer. BBC News. dead. 2008-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20040607134324/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3488047.stm. 2004-06-07.
  13. News: Ex-convict sentenced to death for murder of 67 . 2004-02-02 . Sydney Morning Herald . 2008-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212010016/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/02/1075570323767.html . 2009-02-12 . dead .
  14. News: Serial killer executed . 2004-02-15 . Taipei Times . 2008-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212010356/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/02/15/2003098848 . 2009-02-12 . dead .
  15. News: Killer of 67 executed . 2004-02-15 . Sunday Mirror . 2008-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212014601/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20040215/ai_n12887297 . 2009-02-12 . dead .

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