Hsu Tung-chih, written Xu Dongzhi in pinyin and 徐東志 in Chinese characters, was an electrician and former convict in southern Taiwan. Between 1976 and 1983 he killed seven people, and he was executed in Tainan on May 14, 1984, at the age of 37.
The killings fall into two periods. One person died in 1976 and two more in 1977. After a gap of about five years, four people died in January 1983. The first three victims were two women and a man. Their names and the exact dates of the deaths are not on record.
Hsu was arrested in 1983; the date and town are not on record. He confessed to all of the offenses. The investigation lasted about ten weeks.
Prosecutors in Kaohsiung indicted Hsu in May 1983. He was then 36. The indictment concerned the killings of seven people over seven years, and the prosecutor asked for the death penalty. The prosecutor's request was based on the finding that Hsu had shown no remorse. The charge was murder and related offenses.
Hsu was sentenced to death at first instance. The appellate court and then the Supreme Court also sentenced him to death, which made the three death sentences final. The names of the courts, the dates of each ruling and the way the three sentences were divided among the seven deaths are not on record.
Hsu was executed in Tainan on May 14, 1984. He was 37.
The identity of each victim, the order of the 1983 deaths and the division of the three death sentences among the seven deaths are not on record. His date of birth is not on record.
1976: one person dies.
1977: two more people die.
January 1983: four people die.
1983: Hsu is arrested and confesses to all of the offenses.
May 1983: prosecutors in Kaohsiung indict him for seven killings and ask for the death penalty.
By May 1984: the Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentences.
May 14, 1984: executed in Tainan.