Chen Yongfeng
{{Short description|Chinese serial killer}}
{{family name hatnote|Chen|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox serial killer
| name = Chen Yongfeng
| native_name = {{nobold|陈勇锋}}
| image = Chen Yongfeng.jpg
| caption = Chen on the day of his execution in 2004
| birthname =
| alias = "The Butcher"
| birth_date = 1983
| birth_place = Qingtian County, Zhejiang
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|04|07|1983}}
| death_place =
| cause = Execution
| victims = 10
| country = China
| states = Wenzhou
| beginyear = February
| endyear = May 2003
| apprehended = May 24, 2003
| penalty = Death
}}
Chen Yongfeng ({{Lang-zh|c=陈勇锋}}; 1983 – April 7, 2004), also known as The Butcher, was a Chinese serial killer who was responsible for killing and dismembering ten people whom he lured to his home in Wenzhou in 2003. He was sentenced to death and executed in 2004.{{cite news |title=Serial killer butchers 10 rival scrap merchants |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-12-15/chinese-garbage-collector-gets-death-for-killing-10/106228 |access-date=14 November 2021 |work=Toronto Star |date=19 November 2003}}
Biography
= Early life =
The exact date of birth is not clear, but Chen was born sometime in 1983 in Qingtian County, Zhejiang. He left school after graduating from elementary school, afterwards he started to shuffle around odd jobs, including fluffing cotton for nearly half a decade. However, by the age of 19, he appeared to have found work as a garbage collector.
= Murders =
Beginning on February 24, 2003, Chen began his killing spree. His first murder occurred when he wanted to buy a disinfection cabinet but had not enough cash.{{Cite web|title=陈勇锋伏法记：为财连杀10名废旧回收人员，为碎尸自制分尸工具 - 娱乐资讯(游戏新闻)|url=http://www.wanjiaxia.com/new/81e5bf2f3ee64ffd98ec4f8ceb3a355b|access-date=2021-11-21|website=www.wanjiaxia.com|archive-date=2021-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121004513/http://www.wanjiaxia.com/new/81e5bf2f3ee64ffd98ec4f8ceb3a355b|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=陈勇锋伏法记：因为一个消毒柜杀十名同行，被审问时说同情死者_腾讯新闻|url=https://new.qq.com/omn/20210705/20210705A05LIO00.html|access-date=2021-11-21|website=new.qq.com}} He would find his victims at trash collecting sites he frequently visited for work, and invite them to his home where he would kill them, succeeding this he robbed their corpses of money and jewelry, then dismembered them and discarded the remains in a river.{{cite news |title=Chinese garbage collector gets death for killing 10 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-12-15/chinese-garbage-collector-gets-death-for-killing-10/106228 |access-date=14 November 2021 |work=ABC News |date=14 December 2003}} He was arrested on May 24, after being caught in the act of dismembering his tenth and final murder victim. In a subsequent house search, police found that Chen had stolen a total of 10,032 yuan.
= Trial =
The trial of Chen Yongfeng was opened by the Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court later that year, with him half admitting his guilt. At the same time, there was a civil trial for Chen, was being told to pay the funeral expenses to the relatives of his victims. In the end, the verdict was guilty, and Chen was sentenced to death on December 5, 2003. On April 7, 2004, Chen was executed.{{cite news |title=温州连环杀人案回顾：凶手因"手头紧"连杀10人，警察因自行车破获连环杀人案 |url=http://www.manyanu.com/new/2383882d27a44dfdab4136ead04e351b |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=manyanu.com |date=29 June 2020 |archive-date=14 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514184724/http://www.manyanu.com/new/2383882d27a44dfdab4136ead04e351b |url-status=dead }}
See also
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Category:21st-century Chinese criminals
Category:Chinese male criminals
Category:Executed Chinese serial killers
Category:People convicted of murder by the People's Republic of China