Zhou Wen | |
Alias: | Anshan Taxi Devil |
Birth Date: | 1965 |
Conviction: | Murder x6 |
Victims: | 6 |
Beginyear: | June |
Endyear: | July 2003 |
Country: | China |
States: | Liaoning |
Apprehended: | November 28, 2003 |
Zhou Wen (; 1965 – 13 January 2004), known as the Anshan Taxi Devil, was a Chinese serial killer who killed six women in 2003, while he worked as a taxi driver in the city of Anshan. It is believed his killing spree was motivated by his wife's abortion.[1]
Upon getting out of jail for an unrelated crime, Zhou got a job as a taxi driver for the commuters in the city of Anshan in central-southeast Liaoning province. In the summer of 2003, while on the job, Zhou starting his killing spree, strangling female passengers with a rope who had willingly gotten into his taxi, before dumping their bodies in enclosed open ground areas or roadside water wells.[2] Once all the bodies had been located, a moral panic sparked among locals, who resorted to other defaults to avoid the killer, temporarily affecting the transport business.[1]
On November 28, Zhou was detained at his home by authorities and subsequently confessed after little questioning.[1] In his confession, he detailed that he hated women following his wife's abortion, which reportedly was without his permission. It was found that Zhou had also written a diary which detailed the murders of all six women.[2]
Zhou was found guilty of robbery and murder. He was sentenced to death on December 30 and was executed on January 13, 2004.[3] In an interview conducted the day before his execution, Zhou stated he had "no remorse" for his victims.[4]