Chen Yongfeng (; 1983 – April 7, 2004), also known as The Butcher, was a Chinese
serial killer
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who was responsible for killing and
dismembering ten people whom he lured to his home in
Wenzhou
Wenzhou; Chinese postal romanization, historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in China's Zhejiang province. Wenzhou is located at the extreme southeast of Zhejiang, bordering Lishui, Zhejiang, Lishui to the west, Taizhou, Zheji ...
in 2003. He was sentenced to death and executed in 2004.
Biography
Early life
The exact date of birth is not clear, but Chen was born sometime in 1983 in
Qingtian County
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Zhejiang
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. He left school after graduating from elementary school, afterwards he started to shuffle around odd jobs, including fluffing cotton for nearly half a decade. However, by the age of 19, he appeared to have found work as a garbage collector.
Murders
Beginning on February 24, 2003, Chen began his killing spree. His first murder occurred when he wanted to buy a disinfection cabinet but had not enough cash.
He would find his victims at trash collecting sites he frequently visited for work, and invite them to his home where he would kill them, succeeding this he robbed their corpses of money and jewelry, then dismembered them and discarded the remains in a river.
He was arrested on May 24, after being caught in the act of dismembering his tenth and final murder victim. In a subsequent house search, police found that Chen had stolen a total of 10,032 yuan.
Trial
The trial of Chen Yongfeng was opened by the Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court later that year, with him half admitting his guilt. At the same time, there was a civil trial for Chen, was being told to pay the funeral expenses to the relatives of his victims.
In the end, the verdict was guilty, and Chen was sentenced to death on December 5, 2003.
On April 7, 2004, Chen was executed.
See also
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List of serial killers in China
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List of serial killers by number of victims
A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people, in two or more separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological reasons.''Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying'' entry o"Serial Killers" (2003) by Sa ...
References
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1983 births
2004 deaths
21st-century Chinese criminals
Chinese male criminals
Executed Chinese serial killers
People convicted of murder by the People's Republic of China
People from Qingtian County