June 18, 2010
Judge refuses to reduce killer’s sentence in Va. Tech decapitation case: A Virginia judge has upheld the life sentence of Zhu Haiyang, the Virginia Tech student who decapitated Yang Xin in front of several onlookers. Apparently his attorney thought it would be a good idea to reduce to his sentence to 40 years. Let’s hear [...]
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April 20, 2010
Updated: Zhu sentenced to life in prison: Monday Zhu Haiyang was sentenced to life without parole for the brutal beheading of fellow Virginia Tech student Yang Xin. If you’ll recall Zhu decapitated Ms. Yang with a kitchen knife in a cafe on the Virginia Tech campus while dozens of stunned witnesses looked on in horror. [...]
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December 22, 2009
Former Va. Tech student pleads guilty to murder: Ex-Va. Tech student pleads guilty in decapitation: 26-year-old Haiyang Zhu is the former Virginia Tech student from China who stabbed and decapitated fellow Chinese student Yang Xin at a cafe on Virginia Tech campus. Now think about that for a second. He took a kitchen knife and [...]
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August 3, 2009
Charge against Virginia Tech murder suspect moves forward: The man accused of decapitating Yang Xin in a Virginia Tech cafe has had his trial date set. If you’ll recall Zhu Haiyang stabbed and decapitated Ms. Yang in front of horrified onlookers. The trial date has been set for November 16th. Sphere: Related Content
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