Wang Zongfang and Wang Zongwei
Er Wang | |
|---|---|
| Born | Er Wang 1954/1957 |
| Died | September 18, 1983 Guangchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China |
| Known for | The First Strike-Hard Operation |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Details | |
| Victims | 19 |
| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| State(s) | dead |
Er Wang (Chinese: 二王 "Two Wangs") is the name for a pair of Chinese serial killers. Wang Zongfang (Chinese: 王宗坊; August 3, 1957 – September 18, 1983) and Wang Zongwei (Chinese: 王宗玮; November 16, 1954 – September 18, 1983) were born in Shenyang, Liaoning. The Ministry of Public Security of China had placed them on the Chinese government’s most wanted list in 1983.
Flight
The nationwide-pursuit of them lasted from February 12 to September 18, 1983.[1] They committed their first murder while robbing the People's Liberation Army Hospital in Shenyang and shot dead five soldiers during the Chinese New Year. Their attempt to flee took them across China by train and bicycle.[2]
Er Wang had killed and injured police officers and soldiers, totaling nine dead and nine injured, using guns and grenades, in Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangsu.[3] Their seven-month journey spread rumors around China and panic to China's police system. Later it led to the First Strike-Hard Operation started by Deng Xiaoping and Liu Fuzhi in 1983.[4]
Death
Er Wang were both killed by gunshot by the Armed Forces' Encirclement Troop in Guangchang, Jiangxi.[5] Er Wang's death lead to reforms in the public security system in China.[6]
References
- ^ "Spiritual Pollution Thirty Years On". The China Story. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "Top 10 Chinese criminals since 1949". China.org.cn. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ "Training ensures that crime does not pay". China Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ "Chinese News Reviews". The World Today. Retrieved September 20, 1983.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Killers ran, but they couldn't hide". Jiangsu.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ "Chinese Criminals: Modern China's Most Violent Offenders". eChinacities.com. Retrieved May 6, 2013.