List of serial killers in China

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| data-sort-value="-200" | 2nd century BC

|100+

|100+

|Stripped of his authority and banished to Zhushan County before {{circa}} 116 BC

|Han prince who would go on marauding expeditions at night with his slaves, robbing and murdering villagers for sport. After a complaint was filed, the Emperor (his uncle) declared Liu a commoner and banished him to the county of Shangyong.

|{{efn|See Records of the Grand Historian/Book of Han}}

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|1996–1997{{efn|name=Note2|While this is the confirmed timespan, they are suspected to have begun killing years earlier.}}

|15

|17

|Executed by shooting in 1998

|In March 1996, Bai was released from prison after serving 13 years for a robbery-assault committed in 1983. Angered by his imprisonment, Bai began a crime spree, murdering police, soldiers, and civilians and committing robberies. He was aided by an accomplice, Wu Ziming, in some of the crimes. Bai would later kill Wu during a dispute over money. In September 1997, he was apprehended at his home in Beijing. According to Bai, he beat two inmates to death with a hammer during his first incarceration.

|{{cite web |title=Top 10 Chinese criminals since 1949 - China.org.cn |url=http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2012-08/16/content_26254479_3.htm |website=China Internet Information Center |accessdate=June 10, 2024 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044620/http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2012-08/16/content_26254479_3.htm |url-status=live }}

|2003

|17

|17

|Executed by shooting in 2004

|Dermatologist who mixed rat poison in drinks and gave them to beggars in Longgang, Zhejiang.

|{{Cite web |url=https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2003-07-15/0649379832s.shtml |title=邪教的罪恶——浙江苍南特大系列投毒杀人案纪实 |work=Sina |date=July 15, 2003 |trans-title=The evil of cults: a record of a series of major poisoning and murder cases in Cangnan, Zhejiang |language=zh |access-date=2024-06-13 |archive-date=2024-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613054622/https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2003-07-15/0649379832s.shtml |url-status=live }}

|2003

|10

|10

|Executed in 2004

|Man from Wenzhou who worked in waste recycling. Aware that his co-workers carried money, he lured them to his home over the course of four months on the pretext of selling waste items. He then killed them, stole their belongings, and dismembered the bodies. Eventually, he was caught during the act and sentenced to death.

|{{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 |url=https://new.qq.com/omn/20210705/20210705A05LIO00.html |website=new.qq.com |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013113507/https://new.qq.com/omn/20210705/20210705A05LIO00.html |url-status=dead }}

|1988–1995

|6

|6

|Executed by shooting in 1995

|Dog breeder from Yinchuan who murdered six people and fed some of the remains to his dogs. During his spree, Cheng and one of his dogs were featured in An Old Man and His Dog, which, after his arrest, led to the film's decades-long ban.

|{{Cite web |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/387536317_393726 |title=宁夏"狗食人"案：主人杀人恶犬吃肉，被处决前还参演过电影 |publisher=Sohu |date=13 April 2020 |trans-title=Ningxia "dog cannibalism" case: the owner murdered and fed his victims to his vicious dog, and also participated in a movie before being executed |language=zh |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220412110423/https://www.sohu.com/a/387536317_393726 |archivedate=12 April 2022 }}

|1996–2005

|11

|13

|Executed by lethal injection in 2010

|Robbed, raped, and murdered people for nine years across China, sometimes with accomplices, while living under a false identity.

|{{Cite news |date=November 7, 2010 |title=Cheng Ruilong, murderer of 13, sentenced to death in final trial |language=zh |work=Apple Daily |url=https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20100711/KFQSX2OXL33GXDMZQ7KEO4SJRA/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621170214/https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20100711/KFQSX2OXL33GXDMZQ7KEO4SJRA/ |archive-date=June 21, 2021 }}

|2006

|6

|6

|Executed by shooting in 2007

|Active in four provinces, Dong killed six people, seriously injured another, raped women, and committed several robberies within three months.

|{{Cite web |url=http://news.163.com/07/1128/21/3UDSA31V00011229.html |title=强奸杀人犯董文语今日在浙江伏法(组图) |publisher=163 |date=November 28, 2007 |trans-title=Rapist and murderer Dong Wenyu was executed in Zhejiang today (Photos) |language=zh |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305024546/http://news.163.com/07/1128/21/3UDSA31V00011229.html |archivedate=March 5, 2016 |access-date=June 30, 2024 |url-status=dead }}

|1995

|18

|18

|Executed by shooting in 1996 (both)

|Superstitious mother and son who carried out mass poisonings between June and December 1995, resulting in the deaths of 18 people and thousands of animals.

|{{Cite web |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/777990302_121645718 |title=1995年广东高要投毒案：农妇无差别投毒致死18人，都是迷信惹的祸 |publisher=Sohu |date=May 11, 2024 |language=zh |trans-title=The 1995 Guangdong Gaoyao poisoning case: A peasant woman indiscriminately poisoned 18 people to death, all because of superstition |access-date=June 17, 2024 |archive-date=June 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617142730/https://www.sohu.com/a/777990302_121645718 |url-status=live }}

|1999–2001

|13

|13

|Sentenced to death in 2003

|Nicknamed the "Red-Dress Killer"; committed dozens of robberies and murdered young women walking unaccompanied at night through dimly lit streets in Wuhan.

|{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2001 |title=Chinese serial killer captured |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1337497/Chinese-serial-killer-captured.html |access-date=June 10, 2024 |website=The Daily Telegraph |archive-date=November 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107191634/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1337497/Chinese-serial-killer-captured.html |url-status=live }}

|1996–1999

|7

|7

|Executed by shooting in 1999 (Fa)
Executed by lethal injection in 2023 (Lao)

|Con artist couple who committed a series of crimes—involving kidnapping, robbery, and murder—between 1996 and 1999. Fa was arrested and executed in 1999, while Lao went on the run and was captured 20 years later. Lao was executed in 2023.

|{{Cite web |last=Qin |first=Chuan |date=December 18, 2023 |title=人民热评：劳荣枝伏法彰显司法正义 |url=http://opinion.people.com.cn/n1/2023/1218/c436867-40141626.html |website=People's Daily }}

|1988; 1994–2002

|11

|11

|Executed in 2019

|Known as the "Chinese Jack the Ripper"; raped and murdered 11 women over the course of 14 years. In some instances, he mutilated the victims postmortem, removing their hands, breasts, and reproductive organs. He was apprehended in 2016 after 14 years of inactivity, due to DNA evidence.

|{{cite news |title=China's 'Jack the Ripper' Gao Chengyong executed for murders |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-46743882 |work=BBC News |date=3 January 2019 |access-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103130341/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-46743882 |archive-date=3 January 2019 |url-status=live }}

|2005–2006

|6

|28+

|Executed by shooting in 2006

|Between 1996 and 2004, Gong served a prison sentence for raping a 15-year-old girl. After his release, he murdered six children in Jiamusi over the course of 11 months and molested at least five others. While Gong was at an Internet café (where he had met most of his victims) on 28 February 2006, a boy escaped his apartment and notified the police. In his home, they discovered the decomposing remains of four children. He was then arrested and executed on 31 December.

|{{cite web |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-07/14/content_641129.htm |title=Notorious serial killer sentenced to death in NE. China |access-date=June 10, 2024 |date=July 14, 2006 |publisher=China Daily |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121012402/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-07/14/content_641129.htm |url-status=live }}

|1995–2001

|14

|14

|Executed by shooting in 2002

|Served a prison sentence from 1983 to 1990 for raping a female co-worker. After his release, he began murdering women after becoming acquainted with them, which later escalated to rapes and murders of young girls and sex workers.

|{{Cite web |url=http://k.sina.com.cn/article_7301049552_1b32d2cd002000qo55.html#/ |title=郭龙海覆灭记，夜晚奸杀女性，2001年，如何被军警生擒? |work=Sina |date=March 18, 2021 |trans-title=The story of Guo Longhai's destruction, rape and murder of women at night, how was he captured by the military police in 2001? |language=zh |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221101180544/http://k.sina.com.cn/article_7301049552_1b32d2cd002000qo55.html%23/ |archivedate=November 1, 2022 }}

|2003–2005

|7

|7

|Executed by shooting in 2006

|Escaped from prison while serving a sentence for robbery. While on the run, he committed additional robberies, killing seven people in the process.

|{{cite news |title=Killer-Robber Suspect Caught in SW China Province |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/2005/Sep/142302.htm |access-date=June 10, 2024 |date=15 September 2005 }}

|1998–2001

|14

|14

|Executed by shooting in 2002

|Murdered fourteen sex workers in Beijing after discovering that his girlfriend was secretly working as one.

|{{Cite news |date=November 21, 2001 |title=Killing 14 prostitutes in a row because they are 'too dirty': mad demon Hua Ruizhuo is on trial today |language=zh |work=Sina |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2001-11-21/404418.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050510201101/http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2001-11-21/404418.html |archive-date=May 10, 2005 }}

|2001–2003

|17

|25+

|Executed by shooting in 2003

|Convicted of murdering 17 teenage boys in Henan, although he confessed to his final would-be victim that he killed "at least 25". His victims were lured from Internet cafés and arcades to his home on the pretext of job offers.

|{{Cite news |date=December 9, 2003 |title=Execution for China serial killer |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/12/09/china.killer.reut/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203053909/https://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/12/09/china.killer.reut/ |archive-date=December 3, 2023 }}

|1998–2003

|12

|12

|Executed by shooting in 2004

|Murdered twelve sex workers across China as revenge for perceived wrongs society had done to him.

|{{Cite web |url=http://news.sohu.com/20041228/n223673912.shtml |title=太原：罪大恶极九罪犯昨被枪决(组图) |publisher=Sohu |date=December 28, 2004 |language=zh |trans-title=Taiyuan: Nine criminals were executed yesterday for heinous crimes (Photos) |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220113101906/http://news.sohu.com/20041228/n223673912.shtml |archivedate=January 13, 2022 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/472568769_121137861 |title=难以置信！男子6年残杀12名卖淫女，却说是为了让她们得到解脱 |publisher=Sohu |date=June 16, 2021 |language=zh |trans-title=Incredible! This man killed 12 prostitutes in 6 years, but sait it was to free them |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220113102112/https://www.sohu.com/a/472568769_121137861 |archivedate=January 13, 2022 }}

|2006

|7

|7

|Sentenced to death in 2007

|After serving a lengthy prison sentence for rape, Li raped and murdered seven women in areas along National Highway 310 between February and November 2006. His first victim was his estranged wife's sister, whose home he visited to ask for help locating her. In a 2008 prison interview, Li claimed that he did not consider himself a murderer and said that he killed women who were "unfaithful to their husbands".

|{{Cite news |date=March 21, 2008 |title=Daughter begs dad not to kill mom |language=zh |work=Sina |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2008-03-21/022813606711s.shtml |archive-date=2019-11-16 |access-date=2024-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116054828/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2008-03-21/022813606711s.shtml |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=November 17, 2006 |title=Revenge against women took 7 lives and a murderous confession: it only takes 2 seconds to kill a person |language=zh |work=China Court Network |url=https://www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2006/11/id/224860.shtml |archive-date=November 16, 2019 |access-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116060331/https://www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2006/11/id/224860.shtml |url-status=dead }}

|1995; 2002–2003

|7

|7

|Executed by shooting in 2004

|Murdered his former manager, Song Shutian, in 1995, along with Song's wife and daughter. Between 2002 and 2003, he murdered four sex workers he met outside of karaoke bars.

|{{Cite web |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-06-16/11152824601s.shtml |title=Li Pingping, the culprit in the murder and corpse mutilations case in Beijing, has been executed (photo) |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |date=June 16, 2004 |language=zh |access-date=2024-06-13 |archive-date=2023-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412125425/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-06-16/11152824601s.shtml |url-status=live }}

|1999

|6

|6

|Unknown

|Blamed doctors for being unable to cure his STD and held the paranoid belief that his children would be infected by regular contact. Due to this frustration, he sent bombs to the homes of doctors and a clinic, killing six and injuring 17 others. He was later apprehended, but the outcome of his trial is not publicly known.

|[https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/dec/15/johngittings Sexual ignorance led to bombings in China], The Guardian (December 14, 1999)

|1991–1996

|13

|13

|Sentenced to death in 1996

|Nicknamed the "Guangzhou Ripper"; murdered and mutilated impoverished sex workers. He was captured after one of his intended victims survived and identified him to the police.

|{{cite book |last1=Schechter |first1=Harold |last2=Everitt |first2=David |orig-date=1996 |date=2012 |title=The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zM7ROzJPK2MC&pg=PA99 |location=New York |publisher=Pocket Books |via=Google Books |page=99 |isbn=978-1-4165-2174-7 |accessdate=August 14, 2022 }}

|1994; 2002–2003

|7

|7

|Executed by shooting in 2004

|Committed his first murder at the age of 14. Later, in 2002, he was gang-raped by four men he had met through an online pornography website. After the rape, he lured each victim separately to their deaths. He also killed two others during this period.

|{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2004 |title=Executed genital slasher linked to porn site |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/executed-genital-slasher-linked-to-porn-site-20040827-gdjmqs.html |access-date=June 10, 2024 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald }}

|1991–1995

|11

|11

|Sentenced to death in 1995

|Raped and murdered 11 mentally ill teenagers and young men in Henan. Sentenced to death and executed at an unknown date.

|{{Cite web |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/505948759_617770 |title=河南一桩男同性恋引发的伦理血案 |publisher=Sohu |date=December 6, 2021 |trans-title=Bloody case caused by a gay man in Henan |language=zh |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220407112526/https://www.sohu.com/a/505948759_617770 |archivedate=April 7, 2022 }}

|1992; 2001–2002

|23

|23+

|Executed by shooting in 2002

|Vagrant beggar who killed other beggars due to his hatred of the homeless, whom he described as being "dirty and smelly". After being spotted with a blood-stained knife, he freely confessed to the murders, though he said he had lost track of how many he killed. Investigators were able to tie him to a minimum of 23.

|{{Cite web |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/485420896_99892961 |title="乞丐杀手"刘明武：犯案潜逃沦落为乞丐，逃亡路上又连杀22人 |publisher=Sohu |date=24 August 2021 |trans-title='Beggar Killer' Liu Mingwu: He absconded and became a beggar, and killed 22 people on the way |language=zh |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220402101044/https://www.sohu.com/a/485420896_99892961 |archivedate=2 April 2022 }}{{Cite web |url=http://news.sohu.com/89/52/news202905289.shtml |title=安徽六安抓获一"乞丐杀手" 嫌犯酿下血案22宗 |publisher=Sohu |date=30 August 2002 |trans-title=A "beggar killer" was captured in Lu'an, Anhui. The suspect was responsible for 22 murders. |language=zh |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220402102625/http://news.sohu.com/89/52/news202905289.shtml |archivedate=2 April 2022 }}

|1983–1985

|48

|48+

|Executed by shooting in 1985 (both)

|Long and his wife, Yan Shuxia, lured people into their home on the pretext of meeting high-paying employers, then killed them and buried their remains on the property.

|{{Cite web |url=http://www.cpd.com.cn/n10216060/n10216162/c25545632/content_1.html |title=The first major criminal case in New China was decrypted: Long Zhimin killed 48 people at home |publisher=China Police Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031031751/https://www.cpd.com.cn/n10216060/n10216162/c25545632/content_1.html |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |url-status=dead }}

|1977; 1990–1994

|19

|19

|Executed by shooting in 1995

|Known as the "Rainy Night Butcher"; Luo murdered and mutilated sex workers he picked up in Tianhe, Guangzhou, later dumping their bodies in isolated locations. He was also connected to an earlier murder in 1977.

|{{Cite web |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/GOAKICGS0537968I.html |title=广州人皮日记案，雨夜狂魔，罗树标 (二) |publisher=163 |date=November 8, 2021 |trans-title=The Case of Guangzhou Ripper, The Rainy Night Butcher, Luo Shubiao (2) |language=zh |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314183053/https://www.163.com/dy/article/GOAKICGS0537968I.html |archivedate=March 14, 2022 |access-date=March 14, 2022 |url-status=dead }}

|1959; 1974; 1994–1995

|15

|15

|Executed by shooting in 1995

|Qian pushed a co-worker off a cliff in 1959 to cover up an affair. In 1974, after being released from prison for numerous thefts, he committed two robbery-murders. Later in life, he went on an extensive crime spree, killing 12 people in the process.

|{{Cite web |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/530997485_120261348 |title=回顾钱永昌：时间跨度最长的杀人犯，监狱老熟人，36年间6进6出 |publisher=Sohu |trans-title=Qian Yongchang: The murderer with the longest life span, an old acquaintance of prison, 6 in and 6 out in 36 years |language=zh |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220409074242/https://www.sohu.com/a/530997485_120261348 |archivedate=9 April 2022 }}

|1999; 2003–2004

|11

|11

|Executed by lethal injection in 2006 (both)

|Cannibal brothers who murdered and ate the kidneys of 11 sex workers with the help of four accomplices.

|{{cite news |first=Mi |last=Ji |title=Killer duo gets death |date=September 3, 2005 |url=http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/userobject1ai1409041.html |work=Shanghai Daily |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-date=August 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821183857/http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/nation/userobject1ai1409041.html |url-status=live }}

|1996; 2005–2007

|10

|10

|Executed by shooting in 2011

|After being released from prison for murdering a taxi driver with his older brother in 1996, Song murdered nine women who reminded him of his brother's ex-girlfriend. She had testified at his brother's trial, and Song blamed her for his execution. Song, along with an accomplice, were both executed in 2011.

|{{cite news |title=Serial killer murdered to avenge his brother |url=http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-06/16/content_22796552.htm |access-date=June 12, 2024 |work=China Internet Information Center |date=16 June 2011 }}

|1995–2003{{efn|name=Note2}}

|45

|46+

|Executed by shooting in 2005

|In 1990, Wang was beaten to near-death by a group of fellow beggars; he was then taken in by an older man, who taught him that "only by stealing would he get ahead". After following the man's advice, Wang was eventually arrested, and upon his release, he began a crime spree with the help of several accomplices. He was convicted of 45 murders, 10 rapes, and 34 robberies, but he confessed to and is suspected of being responsible for others, including a murder in 1992.

|{{cite web |url=http://shang.cnfamily.com/200506/ca16435.htm |script-title=zh:残杀45人，嗜血魔头没有父母没有家 |publisher=家庭期刊集团 原载《家庭》2005年6期 文/肖 宁 |date=1 June 2005 |accessdate=12 June 2024 |archive-date=5 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505233217/http://shang.cnfamily.com/200506/ca16435.htm |url-status=dead |language=zh }}{{cite web |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2005-04-07/15546319039.shtml |title=辽宁连环杀人犯王强的双面人生：杀了人从来不跑 |author= |publisher=Sina |date=7 April 2005 |accessdate=12 June 2024 |archive-date=28 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128011117/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2005-04-07/15546319039.shtml |url-status=live }}

|1992–1998

|20

|20

|Executed by shooting in 1999

|Committed 52 rapes and 20 murders in Shaanxi in the 1990s.

|{{Cite web |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/528468747_99892961 |title=1998年陕西采花大盗王万明：52名漂亮女子惨遭毒手，最小的才18岁 |publisher=Sohu |date=9 March 2022 |trans-title=1998 Shaanxi rapist Wang Wanming: 52 beautiful women were brutally raped, the youngest being only 18 years old |language=zh |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412071714/https://www.sohu.com/a/528468747_99892961 |archivedate=12 April 2022 |access-date=12 June 2024 |url-status=live }}

|1983

|20+

|20+

|Killed during manhunt in 1983 (both)

|Brothers who went on a crime spree in 1983, killing civilians, police, and soldiers. Both shot dead in Guangchang County.

|{{cite web |title=Top 10 Chinese criminals since 1949 |url=http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2012-08/16/content_26254479_2.htm |publisher=China Internet Information Center |access-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-date=December 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207202308/http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2012-08/16/content_26254479_2.htm |url-status=live }}

|1987–1990

|6

|6

|Executed by shooting in 1990

|Lured six women from Beijing train stations by offering them jobs or asking them out for dinner, after which he would rape and murder them in remote fields. After police noticed a pattern in the murders, they began a sting operation. Xu was apprehended after attempting to murder an undercover officer and was sentenced to death.

|{{Cite web |url=https://new.qq.com/omn/20210523/20210523A01NKC00.html |title=许广才落网记：白天是好员工，夜晚是变态色魔 |publisher=new.qq.com |date=May 23, 2021 |trans-title=Xu Guangcai's arrest: a good employee during the day, a sexist during the night |language=zh |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406130305/https://new.qq.com/omn/20210523/20210523A01NKC00.html |archivedate=April 6, 2022 |url-status=dead }}

|1992–1993; 1998–2004

|9

|9

|Executed by shooting in 2006

|Nicknamed the "Red-Clothed Killer" due to many of his victims having worn red at the time of their deaths. Yang murdered nine women in Kuangqu, Yangquan, taking a four-and-a-half-year break after the birth of his daughter. He targeted women walking alone at night, stabbing them from behind. His last intended victim survived, and he was apprehended after acting suspiciously during interrogation.

|{{Cite web |url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20220125A0A23900 |title=老实人杨树明：在警察眼皮底下连杀9人，专挑红衣女，只为找刺激 |publisher=new.qq.com |date=January 25, 2022 |trans-title=Honest man Yang Shuming: Killed 9 people under the police's nose, specifically targeting women in red, just for the thrill |language=zh |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212040144/https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20220125A0A23900 |archivedate=February 12, 2023 |url-status=dead }}

|1999–2003

|67

|67

|Executed by shooting in 2004

|Nicknamed the "Monster Killer"; Yang was an itinerant laborer who served multiple prison sentences between 1988 and 1999. After his final release, he traveled the country and entered rural homes at night, killing entire families. During an unrelated police inspection of an entertainment venue in Cangzhou, Yang was apprehended. He freely confessed to the murders and allegedly said his motive was revenge against society as a result of a breakup. Later reports claimed that he simply enjoyed murder and quoted him as saying he had a "desire" to kill people.

|{{cite news |title=Man arrested on suspicion of killing 67 people in China |date=November 15, 2003 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/11/15/989697.htm |work=ABC News (Australia) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212091137/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/11/15/989697.htm |archive-date=February 12, 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |date=February 14, 2004 |title=China executes mass murderer |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3488047.stm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040607134324/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3488047.stm |archive-date=June 7, 2004 }}

|1993–2000

|28

|28

|Executed by shooting in 2001

|Robbed 22 stores, killing 28 people and injuring 23 others in the process. Zhang was accompanied by others in some of the robberies. In April 2001, he was sentenced to death and executed a month later.

|{{Cite web |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/235272.html |title=从穷苦少年到杀人恶魔 张君梦想让整个中国发抖 |website=Sina |access-date=2024-06-13 |archive-date=2018-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824101946/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/235272.html |url-status=live }}

|1979; 2008–2012

|12

|12

|Executed in 2013

|Cannibal who murdered eleven men near his home between 2008 and 2012, feeding some of the remains to his dogs and unsuspecting people at a local market, where it was sold as "ostrich meat". In his home, police discovered drying human flesh and eyeballs preserved in wine bottles. Zhang also served a sentence for intentional homicide in 1979.

|{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-05/27/c_131613777.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531120534/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-05/27/c_131613777.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |title=Man arrested for killing 11 in SW China |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |date=May 27, 2012 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=130011&sid=38666293&con_type=1&d_str=20130111&fc=7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717180606/https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=130011&sid=38666293&con_type=1&d_str=20130111&fc=7 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2015 |title=Flesh-selling killer cannibal put to death |publisher=The Standard |date=January 11, 2013 }}

|1996; 2000; 2005

|11

|11

|Executed by shooting in 2019

|Raped and murdered women between 1996 and 2005. His case is notable for the fact that an innocent man was convicted and executed for a murder he committed in a Hohhot restroom in 1996.

|{{cite web |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-12/15/content_19085917.htm |title=Executed man given justice after 18 years |access-date=June 13, 2024 |date=December 15, 2014 |publisher=China Daily |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107033840/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-12/15/content_19085917.htm |url-status=live }}

|2004–2005; 2009–2012

|10

|10

|Killed during manhunt in 2012

|Arms trafficker and robber who murdered ten people across China. He was fatally shot by police in 2012 after being designated a class-A wanted criminal by the Ministry of Public Security.

|{{cite news |last=Paul Armstrong |title=Troops, police search for China's 'most wanted' robber |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/13/world/asia/china-armed-robber-manhunt/index.html |access-date=June 13, 2024 |newspaper=CNN |date=August 13, 2012 }}{{cite web |title=Serial killer Zhou Kehua dead |url=http://www.china.org.cn/china/2012-08/14/content_26226704.htm |publisher=China Internet Information Center |access-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184926/http://www.china.org.cn/china/2012-08/14/content_26226704.htm |url-status=live }}

|2003

|6

|6

|Executed in 2004

|Nicknamed the "Taxi Demon"; taxi driver from Anshan who strangled six female passengers with a rope. He wrote a diary for police detailing each of his crimes.

|{{cite news |title='Taxi Demon' caught in China |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/taxi-demon-caught-in-china-20031203-gdhwkn.html |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=3 December 2003 }}

|2009

|6

|6

|Executed in 2014

|Strangled six men to death in hotels. Zhou met his victims on BDSM websites, advertising that he was looking for a "slave" to play erotic suffocation games with.

|{{Cite news |last=Li Wen |date=September 16, 2014 |title=长沙一男歌手性虐致6人死亡被执行死刑 |language=zh |trans-title=A male singer was executed in Changsha for sexually abusing 6 people |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140916_china_singer_sex-abuse_death |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108084732/https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140916_china_singer_sex-abuse_death |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |url-status=dead }}