Who knows the specific circumstances of the Virginia Tech PhD murder case?

The suspect Haiyang Zhu (transliteration)?

The deceased’s name was Xin Yang (transliteration)? According to news released on the Virginia Tech website, local time 21 At 19:06 that evening, the school police received a call saying that a murder had occurred in a restaurant on the first floor of the school's Graduate Life Center, and a girl had been attacked.

The police arrived at the scene at 19:10 and captured the suspect on the spot, but the victim showed no signs of life. Police also found the murder weapon at the scene, which was a kitchen knife.

After investigation, the police announced that the suspect is a 25-year-old Chinese student Zhu Haiyang (transliteration) from Ningbo. He enrolled in the school in the fall of 2008 and is studying for a doctorate in agriculture and applied economics.

The deceased Yang Xin (transliteration) was from Beijing and was 22 years old. He had just arrived in the United States on the 8th of this month and started studying accounting at Virginia Tech University.

In addition to Zhu and Yang, there were seven other people in the restaurant at the time of the incident. Testimonies from some witnesses at the scene showed that Zhu Haiyang and Yang Xin were drinking coffee together in the restaurant. There was no quarrel beforehand, but Zhu suddenly attacked Yang with a knife, causing the latter to die on the spot.

It is reported that the suspect’s methods were extremely cruel and the victim was brutally beheaded.

The police are currently investigating Zhu Haiyang’s motive for murder. Campus police chief Wendell Fincham said: "When he was arrested, Zhu Haiyang did not say a word to the police."

Zhu Haiyang is currently facing charges of first-degree murder. He is being held without bail at the Montemary County Jail in Virginia.

The police notified Yang Xin’s relatives in China by phone on the evening of the 21st.

The murderer and the victim were very close

Kim Besek, an official at the school’s International Center, said that because the victim Yang Xin had just arrived at the school, the school had no idea about the relationship between her and Zhu Haiyang. Not much is known and the International Center is assisting police with their investigation.

However, according to school records, Zhu Haiyang was one of the emergency contacts registered by Yang Xin, thus confirming that the two knew each other. Besek said that since Yang Xin had just arrived, Zhu Haiyang helped her get familiar with the new environment. This kind of mutual-help relationship is common practice among the school's 500 Chinese international students.

When Besek recalled the impression the two made on her, she said: "Yang Xin is very sweet, and Zhu Haiyang is very polite. There was no sign of conflict between the two before."

Virginia Tech President Charles Steger also published an open letter to teachers and students on the campus website, expressing sympathy for the victim and her family, saying: “This case reminds us again of the April 2007 incident. I believe everyone feels particularly sad about that tragedy." He called on everyone to support each other and get out of this difficulty. After the media reported the suspected murder case of Zhu Haiyang of Virginia Tech, many Chinese websites have reproduced various information of unknown origin. The school said that most of these claims cannot be confirmed.

"Zhu Haiyang is usually gentle, friendly and enthusiastic towards others. He may have done such a thing impulsively." A netizen who claimed to be his friend said online.

"Adolf Merckle, a German businessman who ranked 94th on this year's Forbes rich list with a net worth of US$9.2 billion, was hit by a train and died the day before yesterday. The police estimate that Merckle may The suicide was probably related to the bank's inability to negotiate a loan. I also suffered a lot of losses in my stocks, and there was almost no possibility of a comeback. I may have been stuck for three years now, as my major in agricultural economics has no future. It also makes my troubles worse!" This message, which has been widely reproduced on the Internet, is said to be the last article on Zhu Haiyang's personal blog, titled "The stock has suffered a big loss, I have been very annoyed recently, and I want to kill someone or commit suicide...".

As for the background of the deceased Yang Xin, a netizen left a message: "I knew this girl, and we had several classes with her when we were in Canada. It's really shocking that she was killed like this. I was at Memorial? University? of? I got a BBA in Newfoundland and later worked as a manager assistant at Subway while taking the GMAT. She studied very hard and took 6 courses every semester. She was a very radical and purposeful person. I chatted with her when I was in the library. She said that she liked the articles in Struggle very much, and she still remembered that she once said, "I will not return to China until I make a name for myself abroad."

I think she's a nice person when I talk to her, but she has a bad reputation outside. Some people say her nickname is "Socket." Although this statement is exaggerated, it may also be because she has too many boyfriends. She has been in Canada for about 4 years, and has at least 4 publicly known boyfriends. Before going abroad, she also had boyfriends in Beijing, and each of them financially supported her. Her boyfriends in Beijing all paid for her air tickets back to Canada to visit relatives. A certain boyfriend in Canada borrowed thousands of dollars from others because he had to support her. As for the United States, I don't know much about it. But she worked really hard, finishing college in more than 2 years, and later worked for more than a year. While working, I took the GMAT, applied for schools, and applied for the "Provincial Nominee" immigration program. I heard that immigration in Canada has also been approved. I had heard her say before that she wanted to go to grad school to study accounting, and it was also because her undergraduate degree was in a business school. Only when I saw this news today did I know that she had come to the United States as she wished. I didn't expect that it would end like this. " Regarding Zhu Haiyang's background, an article titled "Zhu Haiyang's QQ Space Blog" refers to "a 2001 international trade student from the School of Economics and Trade. Zhu Haiyang is not only handsome, but also has very good academic performance. In June 2002 and December 2002, Zhu Haiyang passed the College English Test Band 4 and Band 6 with excellent scores of 96 and 94 points respectively, and won B+ in the oral test; in October 2003, he scored 663 points in the TOEFL test (full score 677 points); In the GRE exam in June 2004, the full score in the mathematics part was 800 points, and only 1 point was deducted for the essay. The total score was 1375. In June 2004, he participated in the National College English Competition, beating the crowd and winning the first prize. In addition, he received the People's Scholarship every semester and won the Hou Chaohai Scholarship of Shanghai Fisheries University in 2003. "In addition, there are also reports that Zhu Haiyang's father is a professor at a university in Ningbo.

As for the relationship between the two, there are also reports that "a Chinese graduate student at the school who knew Zhu Haiyang said that the murderer and the deceased were together in China. I don’t know Yang Xin. When Yang Xin first arrived at the school on the 8th, she was not familiar with the place. She was introduced by students from the same school and was picked up by Zhu Haiyang. Since the school was still on winter vacation at that time and the dormitory was not open yet, Yang Xin stayed with Zhu Haiyang for a few days. Ocean's off-campus rental apartment. In addition, some students pointed out that Zhu Haiyang had been chasing Yang Xin for the past few weeks, but failed to win the favor of the beautiful woman, and may have had murderous intentions because of this. ”

In addition, there are also reports in China that “Zhu Haiyang’s landlord Senger commented on Zhu Haiyang, “He is very rude and aggressive.” Senger also said that he once stored firewood in the house because of Zhu Haiyang. And blamed him. "I mentioned Zhu Haiyang to the police officer. I told the police officer that Zhu was a person who disturbed the peace of the public, but the police officer said that they could not control the matter and asked me to contact the school." Senger said that he later contacted school authorities, but did not receive appropriate advice. Senger also recalled that he met Zhu Haiyang around the 12th of this month. At that time, there was a girl in her 20s beside Zhu Haiyang. The girl said that she had just arrived at school. Zhu Haiyang wanted to help her find a place to live, "but the girl was unwilling to disclose more information, and then the two of them left." When the apartment manager recalled the scene where he met Zhu Haiyang recently, he also said: "His behavior was very strange. . Last week, he came to the office and said that the staff at the apartment stole his shoes. I said, 'Don't you have two roommates, how can you be sure it wasn't them? ' But he just thought it was the staff who stole his shoes. Shoes. ""

On the 23rd, the reporter called Larry Hincker, the administrator of Virginia Tech and police spokesman. He said that in order to avoid unnecessary panic, he did not inform the outside world at first that the deceased was beheaded. , only announced that he was murdered.

As for the current Internet rumors, Zhu Haiyang had a motive for the murder due to his stock investment failure. The school said that a Chinese student from Princeton University called today and said that the news was untrue. The specific content of the conversation cannot be released at the moment, but the school has referred the student to the police.

The school did not want to confirm Zhu Haiyang’s GRE when he enrolled due to personal privacy. For the same reasons, the school refused to confirm whether the two had lived together briefly, whether it was a murder of love, and whether the suspect had mental problems.

The police said that after searching their residence, they are currently reviewing their diaries and records. Phone records and computer contents provide further information on the motive for the murder, the relationship between the two, etc., but the contents cannot be released yet. Zhu Haiyang has a temporary public defense lawyer, Stephanie Cox, and the prosecutor handling the case is Brad Finch. This is the first trial. Booking date is March 5th.

According to CCTV, a Chinese graduate student at the school who knew Zhu Haiyang said that the suspect and the deceased did not know each other when they were in China. When Yang Xin arrived on the 8th, he was not familiar with the place and was introduced to him through a student at the same school. Zhu Haiyang went to pick him up at the airport. Since the school was still on winter vacation at the time and the dormitories were not yet open, Yang Xin spent a few days staying in an apartment rented by Zhu off campus. In addition, some students said that Zhu Haiyang had been pursuing Yang Xin for the past few weeks, but failed to win favor, and may have had murderous intentions because of this.