Huang Yong (murderer)
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Born | Huang Yong November 18, 1974 Henan, China |
Died | December 26, 2003 Henan, China | (aged 29)
Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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Victims | 17–25 |
Span of crimes | September 2001–November 2003 |
Country | China |
State(s) | Henan |
Date apprehended | 12 November 2003 |
Huang Yong (Chinese: 黄勇; pinyin: Huáng Yǒng; November 18, 1974 – December 26, 2003) was a Chinese serial killer accused of murdering 17 teenage boys (although he is suspected of 25 murders) between September 2001-03.[1]
In September 2001 Huang started to lure young boys from video halls, Internet cafes and video arcades to his house by offering to recommend them for well-paying jobs or to fund their schooling or sightseeing tours. In his house, Huang drugged the youths and raped them after strangling them with a rope.
In November 2003, a 16-year-old boy named Zhang Liang went to the police. Investigators at first were not convinced of Liang's story but the boy claimed that Huang had invited him to his apartment by offering him a job. Once he got there, Zhang said that Huang tried to strangle him and that he went into unconsciousness three times. Afterwards, when the young boy awoke, Huang said to him, "I killed at least 25 people. You're number 26", but Liang escaped and reported him to the police.[2]
Eventually, the police believed Liang's story and arrested Huang, who was convicted of 17 murders and sentenced to death on December 9, 2003. He was executed by a firing squad on December 26, 2003.
Huang described the motive for his crimes by saying, "I've always wanted to be an assassin since I was a kid, but I never had the chance."[3]
See also[]
- List of serial killers by country
- List of serial killers by number of victims
- Javed Iqbal (serial killer)
References[]
- ^ PM - Suspected serial killer in China arrested
- ^ "Serial Killers A-Z; Huang Yong". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ CNN.com - Execution for China serial killer - Dec. 9, 2003
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