Gao Chengyong

Gao Chengyong
Born c. 1964
Qingcheng, China
Other names "Chinese Jack the Ripper"
Criminal penalty Death
Conviction(s) Murder
Details
Victims 11
Span of crimes
 1988–2002
Country China
State(s) Baiyin
Gansu
Inner Mongolia
Date apprehended
 2016

Gao Chengyong (Chinese: 高承勇, born c. 1964) is a Chinese serial killer and rapist. He mutilated the corpses of his victims, leading to his nickname of the "Chinese Jack the Ripper" in Chinese media.[1] He is thought to have killed 11 women between 1988 and 2002.[2]

Murders

Over the course of 14 years, Gao raped, killed and mutilated 11 women: nine in Baiyin, Gansu province, and two in Inner Mongolia. All his victims were dressed in red. The youngest victim was eight years old. The first murder is thought to have originated in a grocery store he managed with his wife in Baiyin.[3] He would normally operate in daytime and follow his victims home, where he would strike.[4]

Arrest and sentencing

Police linked the 11 murders for the first time in 2004 and offered a reward of 200,000 yuan.[5] Gao avoided being arrested until a close relative was taken in for an unrelated, minor offence. During a routine DNA test a close familial relationship to the serial killer was established. On the basis of this, Gao was arrested in 2016, at the grocery store where he worked.[2][6] According to the Ministry of Public Security, he confessed to the eleven murders.[1] He was sentenced to death and stripped of all his assets on 30 March 2018.[7]

Personal life

Gao is married and has two children and originates from the town of Qingcheng, near Lanzhou, Gansu.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "DNA tests lead police to Gansu 'Ripper'". China Daily. August 29, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Forsythe, Michael (2016-08-29). "Man Thought to Be China's Jack the Ripper Is Arrested". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  3. ↑ Connor, Neil (2018-03-30). "China's 'Jack the Ripper' sentenced to death for 11 grisly murders". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  4. 1 2 "Revealed: the quiet, 'dutiful' son named one of China's most notorious serial killers". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  5. ↑ France-Presse, Agence (2016-08-29). "Police snare 'China's Jack the Ripper' after 28-year search for killer – reports". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  6. ↑ "The DNA breakthrough that led to Gansu Ripper's arrest, confession". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  7. ↑ Afp (2018-03-30). "China's 'Jack the Ripper' sentenced to death". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
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