On March 31st, 2015, Cai Xia Liao drugged and bound her former lover, threatened and beat him, then killed his grandson and wife. She had planned to kill his daughter as well, but was arrested before she could carry out that part of her plan. She waited ten hours for his wife to return home while he laid bound on the floor, slipping in and out of consciousness. At some point during her wait, she attacked his grandson with garden shears, fatally wounding the four year old. Hours later, she butchered his wife in the same manner and enthusiastically described the violence to her captive. Neighbors witnessed the murder, as it occurred in the driveway, and immediately called the police. Liao was arrested shortly after. She plead guilty to the murders and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a mandatory 32 years. The judge remarked that even in court, it appeared that she still had no grasp on the severity of what she had done. I’m including the real name of the murderess in this one, but omitting most defining characteristics and the names of the victims and their families. This is such a recent crime, so I feel the need to be a little more sensitive, but want to allow anyone who wishes to learn more to search for information on their own.













