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Zhou Kehua Case

Zhou Kehua Case: The Complete Story of China’s Most Wanted Serial Killer (2004–2012)

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I. Introduction: The End of a “Vicious Bandit”

At 6:50 a.m. on August 14, 2012, several gunshots shattered the early morning silence in a narrow alley in Wosungou, Tongjiaqiao, Shapingba District, Chongqing. Zhou Kehua, a Grade-A wanted fugitive of the Ministry of Public Security, was shot dead after a close-range exchange of fire with two Chongqing police officers, falling in a street alley not far from his hometown of Jingkou Town. From April 22, 2004, when he first committed armed murder and robbery in Jiangbei District, Chongqing, to August 10, 2012, when he carried out his last bloody crime in Fengmingshan, Shapingba, this vicious bandit—officially reported as “responsible for 10 deaths”—had fled across Chongqing, Hunan, and Jiangsu over eight years, committing 10 armed robbery and murder cases, wounding 6 people, and robbing large amounts of property as well as a Type 81-1 automatic rifle.

His downfall ended eight years of panic spanning multiple cities along the Yangtze River basin and brought closure to this serial case, which had been listed as the “No. 1 Case” in the history of Chinese criminal investigation.

II. Early Trajectory and Pre-Criminal History (1970–2004)

Zhou Kehua was born on February 6, 1970, in Ertang Village, … Read More

Internet Cafe Addiction Rob and Kill a Grocery Store Owner

Yantai Xingfu Community Murder Case: How Internet Cafe Addiction Led a 24-Year-Old to Rob and Kill a Grocery Store Owner

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There is a Xingfu community in Zhifu District, Yantai City. Twenty-five years ago, the Xingfu No. 12 Village Vegetable Wholesale Market was built here. This vegetable wholesale market is the largest vegetable transfer station in Yantai City. It is bustling every day, and vendors doing business come and go. Along both sides of a main north-south road are some low shops, where the owners do small retail businesses and are all very familiar with one another.

However, two days before Qingming Festival in 2011, the neighbors next to a shop called “Jiaodong One-Yuan Store” found it very strange that the owner, the elderly woman Guo Lanqiu, had not opened for three days. According to the surrounding neighbors, Mrs. Guo Lanqiu had been in this wholesale market the longest. She had been doing business here since the market was built, and she rarely had times when she did not open for business. Even during festivals and holidays, she seldom rested.

The hardworking Mrs. Guo Lanqiu had not been open for three days, which also aroused the curiosity of the surrounding neighbors. The neighbor next door to “Jiaodong One-Yuan Store” decided to go and see what was going on.

When the neighbors … Read More

Harbin Taxi Kidnapping and Gang Rape Case 2

Harbin Taxi Kidnapping and Gang Rape Case Solved: How Eagle Eye Surveillance Helped Police Catch Two Suspects

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On December 30, 2010, the 110 Command Center of the Harbin Public Security Bureau received a request for assistance from the Xi’an police, asking local police to assist in investigating the whereabouts of a young girl named Fangfang, who had gone missing after traveling from Xi’an to Harbin.

At the same time, more and more Harbin citizens learned of this news through television, radio, and various other news media. For a time, the anxious and helpless calls of Fangfang’s family echoed over the ice city. Where on earth had this young girl, only 21 years old, gone?

Just as people were deeply concerned about this girl’s fate, only a few hours later, a young girl suddenly appeared before the police. The police discovered that the girl who came to report the case was Fangfang, the very person they were working hard to find. Her appearance was inspiring.

However, after learning about Fangfang’s experiences over the past few hours, the police, who had originally relaxed, became tense again.

On the last day of 2010, young Fangfang experienced the most painful night of her life, and her tearful account pierced the hearts of all the police officers present.

According to Fangfang’s description, … Read More