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Chen CHIN-HSING

Chen Chin-hsing

Taiwan serial murder suspect Chen Chin-hsin (C) emerges in handcuffs accompanied by his
wife (R) and police after a 24-hour hostage standoff in the home of South African envoy
Mac Alexander November 19 in Taipei.

Chen, warned for a string of killings, broke into Alexander's home on Tuesday and held his
family hostage. The standoff ended on Wednesday when Chen agreed to give up his last
hostage, Alexander's wife Anne, and surrender to police.

Chen Chin-hsing

Chen Chin-hsing is led from the courtroom after being sentenced to death on Jan. 22, 1998.
Chen's execution is expected within the next few days. Oct 06, 1999.
(Photo: Lu Chun-Wei, Liberty Times)

Chen Chin-hsing is led from the Taiwan High Court after being sentenced to death last month
for kidnapping and murder. He was executed last night. Oct 07, 1999
(Photo: Huang Jui-Po, Liberty Times)

Chen Chin-hsing

Victims

Pai Hsiao-yen, 16.

The Alexander family is shown here in South Africa. Four members of the family were
taken hostage in Taipei in 1997 by one of Taiwan's most notorious criminals.