Zhang Lisong

Serial killer
9known / alleged victims
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Case Facts
Gender
male
Country
China
Location
Hubei, China
Date of birth
1968
Age at first offence
29
Characteristics
rape, rapist, robbery
Victim profile
Women
Method of murder
???
Date(s) of murder
1997 - 1998
Years active
1997–1998
Date of arrest
March 1, 1998
Status
Executed

Executed by shooting on September 24, 1998

Case Summary

Identification

  • Name: Zhang Lisong
  • Age: 30
  • Occupation/description: Chinese peasant
  • Nickname: “Monster Murderer”
  • Motive: Sex
  • Sex: M
  • Race: A
  • Type: T

The offence

Zhang Lisong was executed for killing 9 people and raping 6 others in a one-year crime spree that included murder and rape and robbery.

  • The killing involved rape-slayer of women.
  • The spree was described as a province-wide murder, rape and robbery spree.

Investigation

Police caught Zhang Lisong last March, one year after he started his province-wide murder, rape and robbery spree.

Arrest

  • Zhang Lisong was arrested on March 1, 1998.

Sentencing

Zhang Lisong was shot after a public sentencing rally in the central province of Hubei.

  • He was “stripped of political rights for life.”

Outcome

Zhang Lisong was executed by shooting on September 24, 1998.

  • He was executed for killing nine people and raping six in a one-year crime spree.

Other details

  • The execution was reported to have occurred in Beijing, China, on September 25, 1998, at a public execution.
  • The report said that the report “did not say when the execution took place.”
  • Bai Baoshan was described as “the first one” executed in May for murdering 14 people.
  • Michael Newton was named in connection with “An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers.”

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