Zhou Wen (serial killer)
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Zhou Wen | |
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| 周文 | |
| Born | 1965 Anshan, Liaoning, China |
| Died | January 13, 2004 (aged 39) China |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Other names | "Anshan Taxi Devil" |
| Conviction | Murder (6 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 6 |
Span of crimes | June – July 2003 |
| Country | China |
| State | Liaoning |
Date apprehended | November 28, 2003 |
Zhou Wen (Chinese: 周文; 1965 – 13 January 2004), known as the Anshan Taxi Devil (Chinese: 鞍山出租车恶魔), 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]