Very Idham Henyansyah
Verry Idham Henyansyah, also known as Ryan, is an Indonesian convicted serial killer.[1] Verry confessed to killing 11 people and was sentenced to death by the Indonesia criminal court. Verry is awaiting execution at Kesambi Penitentiary in Cirebon. He was arrested in 2008.[1]
This case achieved notoriety throughout Indonesia due to the gruesome nature of the murders. The body of one of the victims was found at the side of the road in Jakarta cut up into seven pieces[2] and was skewered with a crowbar.[1] Verry buried his victims' bodies in the backyard of his home in Jombang Regency in East Java.[3]
After his arrest, he became known as the "singing serial killer" after entertaining the court officers, fellow inmates and media audience in his jail cell by singing a song from his upcoming album.[2][4]
In February 2009, Verry released an autobiography titled The Untold Story of Ryan. In the autobiography, Verry indicated that he was formerly a Koran recital teacher and later became a male model.[2]
Verry is openly homosexual and he confessed that most of his victims were also homosexual men. Verry admitted to killing one of his victims after the victim offered him money and a car to have sex with his boyfriend.[2] However, in October 2010, he announced that he was planning to marry a female convicted drug dealer, Eny Wijaya, whom he had met in 2008 when they were both detained at the Jakarta Police Narcotics Detention Center. Eny Wijaya has released from Pondok Bambu Penitentiary around September 2010. One of his reasons for marrying Eny Wijaya despite him being homosexual is to fulfill his mother's wish that he be married to a woman.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Gay Indonesian Serial Killer to Marry Female Drug Dealer". Jakarta Globe. October 15, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b c d "Singing serial killer Verry Idham Henyansyah releases album". Herald Sun. March 31, 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ "Five more bodies found buried in serial killer`s yard". Antara News. July 28, 2008. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ^ "Indonesia seeks death for singing serial killer". ABC News. March 24, 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-10.