Gao Chengyong
Gao Chengyong | |
|---|---|
高承勇 | |
| Born | 10 November 1964 Yuzhong County, Gansu, China |
| Died | 3 January 2019 (aged 54) Baiyin, Gansu, China |
| Other names | "Chinese Jack the Ripper" |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Convictions | Murder (11 counts) Sexual assault Robbery Defiling of a corpse |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 11 |
Span of crimes | 1988–2002 |
| Country | China |
| States | |
Date apprehended | 26 August 2016 |
Gao Chengyong (Chinese: 高承勇; 10 November 1964 – 3 January 2019) was a Chinese serial killer and rapist. He mutilated the corpses of his victims, leading to his nickname of the "Chinese Jack the Ripper" in Chinese media. He is thought to have killed eleven women between 1988 and 2002.
Sentenced to death and stripped of all his assets, he was executed in January 2019.