What caused Shao Tong to be killed in the trunk? Where was the murderer? Please follow Bian Xiao into the murder case of students studying in the United States in China, and explore the truth behind the case together.
Love experience
Shao Tong was born in Dalian from 65438 to 0995, four years older than Li Xiangnan, who was born in Wenzhou. They met in an English training class in Beijing on 20 1 1, and Li Xiangnan began to pursue Shao Tong. As they wished, they went to America to study together. 20 12 years, the two confirmed their love relationship and have been very close.
In March and August of 20 13, Li Xiangnan and Shao Tong were admitted to Rochester Institute of Technology and Iowa State University respectively. 20/kloc-in may, 2003, in order to be closer to his girlfriend, Li Xiangnan transferred to Iowa state university.
After the incident,
On September 3, 20 14 (local time in the United States), Li Xiangnan called Shao Tong, and Shao Tong accidentally answered the phone. Li Xiangnan overheard Shao Tong's demeaning remarks on his mobile phone. On September 5th, they checked into a hotel in Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
When Shao Tong returned to his hotel room, he told Li Xiangnan that he had fallen in love with another boy. Shao Tong asked to stay with the boy from Monday to Friday and stay with Li Xiangnan on weekends, which was rejected by Li Xiangnan, and they had an argument about it. The next day, Shao Tong made this request again, and they had another argument.
That night, Li Xiangnan strangled Shao Tong. In order to conceal the facts of the crime, Li Xiangnan put the body in the bought suitcase and put a dumbbell weighing 20 Jin in it. The suitcase was hidden in the trunk of a Toyota car, but somehow it didn't sink into the river.
Follow-up of cases
Li Xiangnan drove back to his apartment in Iowa City, Iowa, and parked his car in a nearby parking lot. On behalf of Shao Tong, Li Xiangnan sent a message to Shao Tong's roommate, falsely claiming that Shao Tong was going to visit friends in Minnesota for a few days because of family emergency.
In the early morning of September 8th, Li Xiangnan flew back to China on a scheduled flight. 10 days later, American police found Shao Tong's body in the trunk of the car, with a hotel towel wrapped around his head. Due to many days of death, the body is highly decomposed.
Wenzhou police have done ideological work for Li Xiangnan's parents, hoping that they can persuade Li Xiangnan to turn himself in. May 1 1, 2065438 Wenzhou police received an alarm saying that Li Xiangnan killed his girlfriend Shao Tong in Iowa, USA, and now she is in Chengdu. Two days later, accompanied by his parents, Li Xiangnan surrendered to Wenzhou Public Security Bureau and was detained in criminal detention.
Case closed
Li Xiangnan was asked why he ran away. He said he was afraid that he would never see his parents again after dialing 9 1 1. He hopes to go back to China to meet his parents first. Li Xiangnan also confessed that he began to hide in Tibet after returning to China by plane, and once hid incognito in the home of a herdsman in Qinghai.
Li Xiangnan said that when he was angry, he called Shao Tong names. Shao Tongyong covered his face with a pillow, and he put his arm around her neck. When he calmed down, the other person was not breathing. Li Xiangnan claimed that his irrationality and impulsiveness led him to commit a major crime. He hopes that the court will give him a lighter punishment and give him a chance to turn over a new leaf.
Write it at the end
The court held that the defendant Li Xiangnan killed Shao Tong because of emotional entanglement, which constituted the crime of intentional homicide; Although Li Xiangnan absconded for three months, which caused a bad social impact, he finally surrendered himself and showed strong remorse. To sum up, Li Xiangnan was sentenced to life imprisonment and deprived of political rights for life.