Li Zhanguo

Li Zhanguo (; 1969 – after August 4, 1995), known as the Gay Murderer of Henan , was a Chinese serial killer and rapist who raped and murdered 11 mentally-ill teenagers and young men in his native Henan, in order to act out his sexual fantasies. He was convicted and sentenced to death for his crimes, and was presumably executed some time after.

Early life Little is known of Li Zhanguo's life. Born in 1969 in Dabaizhuang, he was the only child of what was described as an ordinary family and was well-respected by the locals. He then attempted to start a relationship on multiple occasions, but was rejected each time, leading to him feeling bitter and lonely, and eventually causing him to resort to violence to satisfy his desires.

Murders On March 18, 1991, the police station in Xiaoqi Township received a report that a stack of wheat straws was burning in a field in the southern section of Dabaizhuang. Officers and other public security organs were dispatched to the scene to put out the fire, but after they did so, they found the charred, headless corpse of what appeared to be a young man. The man was lying on his back, had been disemboweled and had had his genitalia severed, which was found in a ditch southwest of the field. Remembering the description provided in the witness testimonies, he followed the pair, realizing that they were heading towards the road to Xiaoqi. Jia then immediately called his colleague, Kang Yongchao, who had a motorcycle, and the two investigators took a detour and set up an ambush in a cornfield ahead of their targets.

When the two men arrived at the cornfield and the stranger started undressing the young man, the investigators fired a warning shot and moved in to arrest him. To their surprise, the man turned out to be none other than Li Zhanguo, who had been repeatedly listed as a prime suspect in previous murders, but was never arrested due to a lack of strong evidence. Not long after he was brought in for questioning, Li unexpectedly confessed to all the crimes, claiming that he had resorted to violence after being rejected by multiple men. Li was thereafter tried, convicted, and found guilty on all counts, for which he was sentenced to death and deprived of his political rights. He is believed to have been executed sometime afterward, but the exact date is unclear.