Related analysis of Hong Kong’s unsolved homicide cases

When I was a child, I often watched Hong Kong police and gangster movies. I felt that the people in the movies were omnipotent and could solve any case. In fact, there are still many unsolved mysteries in reality. Next, join me to learn about unsolved homicide cases in Hong Kong. Welcome to read!

Unsolved homicide cases in Hong Kong

At about 7 o'clock in the morning on December 17th: a veterinarian Hu Yongkang, a staff member of the clinic, discovered a cardboard box on the sidewalk outside the door, containing the naked body of the deceased Bian Yuying. The body of the deceased Bian Yuying was found inside a Hitachi S67B TV carton.

The TV cardboard box became the key to solving the case.

After investigation, it was found in an electrical appliance company on Austin Road in Kowloon that the firm that represents this brand was found to have been launched in Hong Kong in early April 1972. The cardboard box containing the body may have been sold on Hong Kong Island between 1973 and the day of the incident.

After testing, it was confirmed that the carton was the same as the one sold by the agent. In order to trace the source of the welding device, the task force interviewed 750 people working in electrical appliance stores in the Happy Valley area. I also found 50 different cars and tried to put the cartons into the trunk of the car. Finally, the suspect Ouyang Bingqiang was found, and the court finally convicted him.

The highlight of this case is that the "Corpse Hidden in a Cardboard Case" is the first case of hiding a corpse in a cardboard box in Hong Kong; the twists and turns of the case shocked the whole Hong Kong; it is also the first case in Hong Kong history where there were no witnesses. Cases in which forensic technology was used to successfully convict criminals. But there is still debate as to whether Ouyang Bingqiang is really the murderer.

It is said that in order to solve the case, the police called his house in the middle of the night and pretended to be the deceased, but he didn't react at all. And then he still doesn't admit to killing anyone. When he signed the confession, he also said: "Although I signed it, it does not mean that I did it." Ouyang Bingqiang's family also made multiple appeals after the verdict, but all of them were rejected.

On September 11, 2002, Ouyang Bingqiang, the protagonist of the case who had spent 28 years in prison, was released on parole, but his wife and children disappeared. A reporter asked Ouyang Bingqiang if he had committed murder that year. Ouyang Bingqiang said that the case had been brought to an end and he did not want to mention it again in his lifetime?

Ouyang Bingqiang, a well-known released prisoner in Hong Kong. In 1974, he killed 16-year-old female student Bian Yuying and hid her body in a cardboard box, which became the sensational "Happy Valley corpse case". Later, scientific forensics proved that the murderer was Ouyang himself. , arrested him and sentenced him to life imprisonment. But some Hong Kong people living at that time believed that he was innocent.

It is worth mentioning that it was Tong Jiahua, the current member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, who appealed for Ouyang Bingqiang.

He was released on September 11, 2002, changed his name, and returned to a new life.

The incident of the murder case

At 5:30 pm on December 16, 1974: Bian Yuying left home.

At 6:30 pm on the same day: Called female classmate Chen Binbin and arranged to meet at Happy Valley Tram Terminal. But when Chen arrived, there was no sign of the deceased.

Around 7 a.m. on December 17: Hu Yongkang, a staff member of a veterinary clinic, discovered a cardboard box on the sidewalk outside, containing the naked body of the deceased. The body of the deceased was found in a cardboard box of a Hitachi S67B television set.

The deceased died of suffocation

- It was initially estimated that Bian died between 9 pm and 12 pm. Later, after it was discovered that she had been strangled, the time of death was advanced to 6:00 to 12:00, because after being strangled, the body temperature would be higher (the body temperature drops by 1.5 degrees every hour after death).

- From the cell reaction, it is inferred that the pubic hair of the deceased was burned and the nipples were cut after death. The pubic hair of the deceased was not burned because there was an obvious boundary, and it was obviously burned by a hot object

-The deceased was still a virgin

-According to the blood cell sedimentation, it was confirmed that the deceased was moved into the box within one to two hours after death

-There was food in the stomach of the deceased Residues, the deceased had eaten three hours before death (food will not be expelled from the stomach until 4 hours after eating)

Homicide investigation process

Bea (Chief Inspector of Homicide Division, When he took over the case at the end of December 1974, he worked in the police for ten years. He went to Happy Valley A&M Beverage Company many times to search a small room in the factory and seized wires and welding equipment, which became important clues in solving the case.

After testing, it was confirmed that the carton was the same as the one sold by the agent. In order to trace the source of the welding device, the task force interviewed 750 people working in electrical appliance stores in the Happy Valley area. We also found 50 different cars and tried to put the cardboard boxes into the trunks of the cars.

On January 3, 1975, the police went to the Anmei Beverage Company to search. At that time, the defendant (Ouyang Bingqiang) seemed a little panicked, and the nerves in his neck kept beating. He then acted calmly and did not object to the police search. The police summoned two mechanical technicians and scientific forensic experts to the scene and found red plastic wires, a batch of cardboard boxes, two newspapers and a batch of clothing in a small room.

On January 4, the police went to the defendant’s residence in Chai Wan, took him back to the police station for questioning, and released him a few days later.

On January 22, the police went to the above address and seized 23 items, most of which were the defendant’s clothes.

The police found that the defendant was on duty from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm on December 16, and the defendant held the company's main gate key.

On March 27, the police arrested the defendant in his apartment while he was taking a shower.

Inside the police headquarters, the defendant looked at Bian's photo and stated that he did not recognize her, had never seen her come to borrow a phone, and had never seen the carton in Anmei. On the day of the incident, no strange sound was heard. He returned to work as usual on the morning of the 17th and returned to Anmei in the evening, unaware that a murder had occurred. When I got home at night, I learned about the murder from my wife, who also laughed and said that he was responsible for the murder. He said: "When I do it, it becomes sharper."

The defendant said that he likes watching James Bond movies, horror movies and movies about novel weapons.