One of the most notorious serial killers in Chinese history was executed this morning. Gao Chengyong, the killer behind 11 confirmed murders, was executed in Gansu province in north-central China.

His death was confirmed by the Intermediate Court of Baiyin, a city in Gansu.

From 1988 to 2002, Gao raped and killed 11 women in Gansu and Inner Mongolia, and mutilated many of their bodies.

But he eluded police for years — and was caught only in 2016. He pleaded guilty in 2017 and was sentenced to death in March 2018.

Gao’s hometown — the Chenghe village in Lanzhou — was shocked to discover that he was behind the gruesome crimes, as he seemed to be honest, quiet, and innocent, residents said.

After being arrested, Gao once told police that he repeatedly dumped genitals he cut off from victims' bodies into the Yellow River near his village.

Gao never apologized to any of his victims’ families.

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