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Hu Wanlin
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Hu Wanlin (ŒÓ–œ—Ñ) was a Chinese serial killer who is reported to have murdered nearly 200 people.
Born in 1949 in Shangqiu in central Henan province, Hu came to prominence in 1997, claiming to use qigong, a 5,000-year-old medical practice, in treatment of cancer, hepatitis, and high blood pressure. He was the subject of a book, Qigong Master, which supported his claim to possess mystical healing powers. Hu had been practicing qigong in Xinhua Provice since June 1998. Unbeknownst to the public, however, he had spent 14 years in prison on murder charges, and had previously been incarcerated for running illegal medical practices in various parts of China.
Qigong masters are said to have the ability to concentrate "qi" or energy, in certain parts of their bodies and to use it to help diagnose and cure a wide range of ailments. However, authorities allege Hu's home-brewed herbal medicines included lethal amounts of sodium sulfate.
Newly famous, he set up the Hu Wanling Hospital in Taiyuan, Shaanxi province, where authorities allege his treatment caused the death of 20 patients. In November 1997, he established the Zhongnanshan Hospital, also in Shaanxi, where it is reported that 146 people died under his treatment. After police closed the hospital, Hu fled to Shangqiu, where the local health bureau formally invited him to set up the Weida Hospital. Thirty patients died there under his care.
On January 18, 1999, Hu was arrested for the murders of about 190 of his patients.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Wanlin"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Hu Wanlin (ŒÓ–œ—Ñ) was a Chinese serial killer who is reported to have murdered nearly 200 people.
Born in 1949 in Shangqiu in central Henan province, Hu came to prominence in 1997, claiming to use qigong, a 5,000-year-old medical practice, in treatment of cancer, hepatitis, and high blood pressure. He was the subject of a book, Qigong Master, which supported his claim to possess mystical healing powers. Hu had been practicing qigong in Xinhua Provice since June 1998. Unbeknownst to the public, however, he had spent 14 years in prison on murder charges, and had previously been incarcerated for running illegal medical practices in various parts of China.
Qigong masters are said to have the ability to concentrate "qi" or energy, in certain parts of their bodies and to use it to help diagnose and cure a wide range of ailments. However, authorities allege Hu's home-brewed herbal medicines included lethal amounts of sodium sulfate.
Newly famous, he set up the Hu Wanling Hospital in Taiyuan, Shaanxi province, where authorities allege his treatment caused the death of 20 patients. In November 1997, he established the Zhongnanshan Hospital, also in Shaanxi, where it is reported that 146 people died under his treatment. After police closed the hospital, Hu fled to Shangqiu, where the local health bureau formally invited him to set up the Weida Hospital. Thirty patients died there under his care.
On January 18, 1999, Hu was arrested for the murders of about 190 of his patients.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Wanlin"
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