Kitten killer found Options

[libertine17]

HONK KONG: The photographic images, grabbed from a video clip that was on sale until recently on some websites, show a Chinese-looking woman in a slinky dress standing alongside a river and talking endearingly to a kitten that she holds in her gloved hands.

But soon that ice-candy image gives way to a macabre scene as she places the kitten on the walkway and slowly proceeds to stomp it with the sharp point of her stiletto. One of the last images shows her driving her spiked heel into the cat’s eye, and blood spouting out.

There is, of course, no accounting for human perversions. Even so, the gruesome images from a ‘crush video’ that celebrates cruelty to animal as a sadomasochistic sexual stimulant set off a wave of revulsion among Chinese netizens and animal lovers.

It also triggered one of the most enterprising online investigations driven solely by citizens (but which would do Scotland Yard proud), which culminated in the public shaming of the high-heeled cat-killer. Here’s a blow-by-blow account of how the civilian cyber-sleuths tracked down the culprit.

Within days of the videos and photographic images being posted on the web, a Chinese netizen put out a ‘Wanted’ poster with the photograph of the woman and sought out Web-users’ help in identifying her and the location of the killing.

The background images of a tower provided some clues. Professional tourist guides, who were shown the photographs, identified it as a landmark in a park in north-eastern Heilongjiang province.

Further Web-trawling revealed that these images were part of a larger collection that was for sale on www.crushworld.net. The website was soon closed down, but from the domain registration information, the sleuths gathered that the images had been uploaded in Hangzhou by a person bearing the handle of ‘gainmas’, with the mail ID info@winfox.com.

A search on Google.cn — that accursed search engine that has been pilloried for doing business in China — for the telephone number listed on the site led the cyber-sleuths to a company with the name of Silver Fox Technology that was also listed at the same Hangzhou address.

More personal details about gainmas came tumbling out rapidly: gainmas was shown to have a silver-grey Mazda with a Zhejiang registration, and a search on the auction site ebay.com.cn revealed that gainmas had purchased a pair of 12-cm-heeled shoes in January 2005.

Meanwhile, another line of investigations was undertaken to track down the woman in the images. One red-herring was thrown at these sleuths, when one web-post claimed that the woman in the pictures was, in fact, Japanese, and that this was an advertisement for a well-known brand of Japanese shoes.

Localising the search to Helongjiang province, the cyber-sleuths finally identified her Wang Jeu, a 37-year-old nurse at the Luobei People’s Hospital in Luobei county. Having been publicly identified and shamed, Wang earlier this week offered a public apology to animal lovers for her senseless, sadistic act.

She claimed that she had been persuaded into performing for the camera at a time when she was in emotional turmoil following a divorce.

The episode is striking for two aspects: it shows up the amazing possibilities of the Web, even in a society where information flow is restricted.

But equally important, it shows what heightened civic consciousness and public outrage can do. The netizens who tracked down the high-heeled cat-killer of Luobei county are worthy of a place in the Cybersleuths Hall of Fame.


and this from http://www.danwei.org/archives/002459.html

Yesterday, someone posted a letter online accepting partial responsibility for the cat mutilation photos that have gotten people riled up. And the rest of the details of the case have now come to light.

The Beijing News reports that the man in question, Li Yuejun, received 1000 yuan for recruiting the performer in the video. The woman in the video, a Ms. Wang, worked in hospital in Luobei County in Heilongjiang. The county government said that she was divorced, and a little not right in the head.

Li did not shoot the video, however. Two employees of a Hangzhou Internet company were the producers of the film, and sent one to Heilongjiang to shoot it.

As for punishment, the county government issued a statement saying, "We have fully investigated the details of the cat torturing video, but we can only condemn the producers of the cat torturing video on moral grounds."

So that's probably the end of this sad episode, unless it spurs delegates to take action and pass an anti-cruelty law that would give an outlet for all the outrage.

Included below is a translation of Li's letter. We've used the version printed in TBN; there's another version printed in Huashang Morning Post that has slight differences - additional phrases in some places, deletions in others.

Respected Netizens:

Here I would like to say a thousand apologies to all the people who are concerned about the cat torture affair, to express my heartfelt respect for all those caring netizens who truly love animals, and to express my deepest regret over the horrible deaths of those animals.

I would like to explain three things:

1) This affair indeed had something to do with me;
2) This movie I have indeed sold over the Internet;
3) This movie was not in fact shot by me.

The detailed story goes like this: In summer, 2005, I added a friend to my QQ. In talking for a bit, the contact learned that I work for a TV station, and he became more chatty. He said that he was from Jilin Province, and that he really liked shooting movies. He then asked me about my invome, and said that there was a kind of movie that made big money. I asked him what it was about. He said that the film had no sex whatsoever, it wasn't illegal, but the actors were hard to find.

Through his explanation, I found the type of film was called beauties crushing animals. I said I couldn't do it. He said, there's nothing for you to be afraid of. First, it's not illegal, second, you don't need to put in any money, and third, you don't need to shoot it. You only need to contact the performers. After it's finished shooting I'll send the film to you, and you can sell it for money. I said I'd give it a try. I asked for his phone number, and he said to use QQ for contact.

After over a month, in July or August, I wanted to tell him that I couldn't find anyone, but he never answered. (Now I realize that after talking to me he would put my name on the blacklist, and every time he wanted to talk to me again he would add me. His QQ name was a long string of English letters, different each time.)

After a while, I met the performer in this movie. Seeing her I suddenly remembered that event. In talking to her a few times, she was not too enthusiastic. She was most worried about having her image revealed on the Internet. I told her what that person had said, and said that the people who watched these films were psychologically abnormal, and wouldn't let anyone know. After a few days, that person added me and asked how things were coming. I asked him what was up, why he kept adding me. He said that you can't be too careful.

I said that the performer had pretty much agreed.

He set the time at midday on a Saturday in September, to meet in front of the bus station. He told me that he was called Changlong. When I saw him he was driving a small grey car with Heilongjiang plates. He was average height, around 30 years old. When I got in the car I saw a cardboard box with animals and a camera. Then we got the performer and went to the shooting location.

After October, he sent me the film and wired the money, and asked me to continue to help him scout performers. He planned a long partnership. Afterwards I spoke to him once.

...

According to what the man called Changlong said, he was not with crushworld. The editing of the two films together was probably done by another seller; the original details were just these. I could also add that the first person to post the pictures openly on the Internet was not some good-hearted crusader. Every person selling these films will often run into a few people calling themselves college students, who say that they have no financial support, and ask if they could have a film sent over. Usually send one or two clips for them to look at, but these people are insatiable. Probably some seller didn't grant their request, and they were shamed into anger, and posted the pictures online publicly.

After this affair, I have undertaken a deep self-reflection, how I debased myself for a little flyspeck of profit. I have hurt far too many people, and have stained what is lofty and holy. I am willing to accept anything the organization or work unit choose to do. I am willing to accept the righteous condemnation of the good-hearted citizens.

Li Yuejun
2006.3.4

This post has been edited by thegoodwitch17: Apr 5 2006, 04:42 PM

[Coverage]

I hope this public apology is not considered her punishment. I watched that video - she needs to be physically maimed.

Cov

[libertine17]

Cov, read again, it is the producer apologizing. I read here (?) and elsewhere the woman has disapered.

[Ayatollah Jones]

Maybe someone stuck a stiletto in her eye...

One can only hope.

[dvd7]

I'm glad I didn't watch the video. I might have gone to China looking for her myself

[Falling Snow]

Amazing that she was tracked down so fast, too bad all scumbags don't get caught like that it would make the world a better place.
Now we got a big wig in homeland security trying to have sex with a cop posing as a 14year old girl with leukemia WTF is going on?It is in todays news,can only wonder how many fucked up people are not getting caught.

[Bgd2Urself]

Disgusting

[Handy_Andy]

Very sick.......

Stuff like this makes me so sad

[DragonChaser100]

I've heard of crush videos before but never seen one. I'm glad I didn't see this; I'm an animal lover, I used to cry when I was a kid and saw dead animals in the road, even squirrels. But damn, she needs to be shot in the face.
No wait, maybe in the knees and elbows first, and then she can bleed to death.
And I really doubt China will pass any anti-cruelty laws because of this. Don't they eat cats there?
Dragon

[budding_florist]

After this affair, I have undertaken a deep self-reflection, how I debased myself for a little flyspeck of profit. I have hurt far too many people, and have stained what is lofty and holy. I am willing to accept anything the organization or work unit choose to do. I am willing to accept the righteous condemnation of the good-hearted citizens.

Li Yuejun
2006.3.4

what about the ANIMALS that were KILLED? i think they all should die the same way. seriously, do they make stiletto heels for elephants? that is the only way that they can truly appreciate what she/they did.

and i would buy the video.


This post has been edited by budding_florist: Apr 6 2006, 12:37 AM

[t3knology]

this is FUCKED UP

I dont wish pain against anyone really, but she DESERVES it

The world is FUCKEDUP

[Splatt]

I watched about 4-5 seconds and couldn't watch anymore - Hooray they might actually charge her and the idiots behind this - hang the bastards. (my god that sounds like a redneck cursing) anyway I stand by it.

[theHouse]

How awful, the poor woman got "publicly shamed".

China is like some alien planet. If that woman lived here, she and everyone else involved would already be dead.

[DragonChaser100]

If that woman lived here, she and everyone else involved would already be dead.

Or at least being sodomized in a nice, dark, urine soaked cell somewhere.
Dragon

[trish2]

I hope this public apology is not considered her punishment. I watched that video - she needs to be physically maimed.

Cov

I would like to put on my most longest spiked heels. Tie this bitch down and stomp on her head. What a piece of shit she is.Anyone that is involved in making this video are also evil ,disgusting scum bags.
There has to be something severely wrong with any human being that can do that .That's fairly obvious.