An in-depth look into the unsolved 1996 murder of nanjing university student diao aiqing — a case so gruesome it continues to haunt china’s collective memory. In order to destroy the evidence, the killer cut up her body into over 2,000 pieces. The diao aiqing case represents both tragic loss and enduring pursuit of justice spanning nearly three decades. Her story embodies the complexity of criminal investigation, the persistence of family love, and the evolution of chinese criminal justice capabilities. · nanjings infamous unsolved murder of diao aiqing in 1996 raises chilling questions. On 19 january 1996, the mutilated remains of 19-year-old diao aiqing were found across multiple locations on or near nanjing university in jiangsu, china. · on 19 january, 1996, diao aiqing (刁爱青), a first-year female student in the school of adult education at nanjing university, was brutally murdered. Widespread speculation surrounds the brutal act, with many wondering why the killer never struck again. Diao aiqing , who had disappeared nine days prior, had been dismembered into over 2,000 pieces. · the victim was 19 year old diao aiqing , a quiet, hardworking freshman whose brutal killing earned her the nickname china’s black dahlia. nearly 30 years later, her murder remains unsolved, and the killer has never been found. · there is no way to know how diao aiqing was kidnapped and murdered, but looking at the cruelty inflicted on her body, many infer that it would be something that a person of reasonable mind would not have been able to do.
