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Chinese serial killer In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.
Zhou Wen
周文
Born1965
Anshan, Liaoning, China
Died(2004-01-13)January 13, 2004
Other namesAnshan Taxi Devil
Conviction(s)Murder x6
Details
Victims6
Span of crimesJune – July 2003
CountryChina
State(s)Liaoning
Date apprehendedNovember 28, 2003

Zhou Wen (Chinese: 周文; 1965 – 13 January 2004), known as the Anshan Taxi Devil (Chinese: 鞍山出租车恶魔), was a Chinese serial killer who killed six women in 2003, while he worked as a taxi driver in the city of Anshan. It is believed his killing spree was motivated by his wife's abortion.

Murders

Upon getting out of jail for an unrelated crime, Zhou got a job as a taxi driver for the commuters in the city of Anshan in central-southeast Liaoning province. In the summer of 2003, while on the job, Zhou starting his killing spree, strangling female passengers with a rope who had willingly gotten into his taxi, before dumping their bodies in enclosed open ground areas or roadside water wells. Once all the bodies had been located, a moral panic sparked among locals, who resorted to other defaults to avoid the killer, temporarily affecting the transport business.

Arrest, trial and execution

On November 28, Zhou was detained at his home by authorities and subsequently confessed after little questioning. In his confession, he detailed that he hated women following his wife's abortion, which reportedly was without his permission. It was found that Zhou had also written a diary which detailed the murders of all six women.

Zhou was found guilty of robbery and murder. He was sentenced to death on December 30 and was executed on January 13, 2004. In an interview conducted the day before his execution, Zhou stated he had "no remorse" for his victims.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wife's abortion drove her husband to murder". Independent Online. 9 December 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "'Taxi Demon' caught in China". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 December 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. "出租车司机杀死6名女乘客 称不满半夜出行女性". Sohu News (in Chinese). 31 December 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. "鞍山"出租车恶魔"昨执行死刑 临刑仍不知改悔". China News Service (in Chinese). 14 January 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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