Yan Shuxia was
executed Sep. 27, 1985. Following is the Wikipedia post on Yan Shuxia’s
husband, Long Zhimin.
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Wikipedia:
Long Zhimin (Chinese:
龙治民; pinyin: Lóng Zhìmín; died September 27, 1985) was a Chinese serial killer. Together
with his wife Yan Shuxia ( 严书霞 ), he murdered 48 people in Shaanxi between 1983 and 1985. This criminal case shocked Zhongnanhai and the Chinese
State Council, and is referred to as the Long Zhimin Couple's Homicides (龙治民夫妇杀人案).
Long Zhimin was
a farmer originally from Shang County (now Shangzhou District, Shangluo).
In the spring of 1974, due to the construction of the Nanqin Reservoir, he
moved to Wangjian Village (王墹村), Yangyuhe Township (now Yangyuhe Town). Four years later, he married
Yan Shuxia, a disabled woman with meningitis.
Between March
1983 and May 1985, Long, with the help of his wife, deceived 48 people (31 men
and 17 women) into his home with promises of introducing them to upper-class
people, high-paying employers of simply offering free accommodation. When the
victims entered the house, they were killed and subsequently buried on the
property.
On May 28,
1985, the police arrested Long Zhimin and searched his house upon requests from
the family members of the missing people. A total of three mass graves were
found, with 48 bodies in them (two others were found next to the wheat straw
pile, and another one in a bag with fertilizer and tools).
On August 30,
1985, the Shangluo Branch of the Shaanxi Procuratore charged Long Zhimin and
his wife with murder. On September 20th, the Shangluo Intermediate Court
sentenced both defendants to death. They filed an appeal, but the Higher
People's Court rejected it and upheld the death penalty. Only seven days after
the sentencing, Long and Yan were executed. [Sep. 27, 1985].
According to
medical experts, the initial motives for Long's murders was to obtain property,
free labor and meet sexual requirements. As the killings progressed, it evolved
into an addiction, from which he likely experienced great pleasure.
At the end of
2011, the Shaanxi Provincial Public Security Chronicles declassified the
crimes, and even published photos of Long Zhimin.
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References:
"The first
major criminal case in New China was decrypted: Long Zhimin killed 48 people at
home". China Police Network.
Shangzhou Local
Records Compilation Committee (1998). Shangzhou Records. Zhonghua Book Company.
China
Procuratore Yearbook Editorial Department (1989). China Procuratore Yearbook.
China Procuratore Press.
"The
murders of 48 people: 'New China's first criminal case' revealed".
Sina History. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
Shaanxi Provincial
Zhigong Public Security Compilation Committee (2011). Shaanxi Provincial
Records: Public Security Records. Shaanxi People's Publishing House. ISBN 7224099260.
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Yan Shuxia / 严书霞
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