Shanghai man gets death penalty for murdering wife, hiding her body in freezer for 3 months

During those three months, he kept up appearances by pretending to be his wife on social media

Aman in Shanghai has been sentenced to death after murdering his wife and hiding her body in a freezer in their home for the following three months while he assumed her identity on social media and in text messages with her family.

On October 18th, 2016, 30-year-old Zhu Xiaodong strangled his wife, Yang Liping, 30, to death over what was described in court as “trivial” domestic arguments. Afterward, he wrapped Yang’s body up in a quilt and hid it inside of their freezer. There her body stayed for the next 105 days.

During this time, Zhu assumed his wife’s identity on WeChat, replying to text messages from her friends and parents who apparently didn’t suspect a thing. Meanwhile, he used money from Yang’s bank accounts to take vacations and date other women, according to court documents.

Finally, on February 1st, Zhu was forced to turn himself in to police, knowing that he could no longer keep the charade going after Yang’s father had asked the couple over for a birthday dinner that night.