Yang Xinhai
Yang Xinhai | |
|---|---|
杨新海 | |
Yang during his interrogation, 2003 | |
| Born | 17 July 1968 |
| Died | 14 February 2004 (aged 35) |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Other names | The Monster Killer |
| Convictions | Murder (67 counts) Rape (23 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 67 |
Span of crimes | 19 September 2000 – 8 August 2003 |
| Country | China |
| States | Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Shandong |
Date apprehended | 3 November 2003 |
Yang Xinhai (Chinese: 杨新海; pinyin: Yáng Xīnhǎi; July 17, 1968 – February 14, 2004), also known as Yang Zhiya and Yang Liu, was a Chinese serial killer and mass murderer who confessed to committing 67 murders and 23 rapes between 2000 and 2003. He was sentenced to death and executed. Dubbed the "Monster Killer" by the media, he is the most prolific known serial killer in China since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.