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Chinese police hunt down murderer on the run after she was spotted by AI cameras 20 years later
By TRACY YOU FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 07:52 EST, 3 December 2019
China's 'Bonnie and Clyde' caught: Notorious murderer on the run is spotted by facial-recognition cameras before being arrested - 20 years after her partner and lover was executed by a firing squad
A notorious suspected murderer who was on the run for 20 years has been arrested by Chinese police after officers used artificial intelligence to hunt her down.
Lao Rongzhi, 45, and her late boyfriend have been billed as the Chinese 'Bonnie and Clyde'. The couple were accused of robbing and killing seven people in various cities in the 1990s.
Her ex-partner, Fa Ziying, was caught by police during a dramatic raid in 1999 and then executed by a firing squad; while Ms Lao remained in hiding until she was caught last week owing to facial-recognition monitors.
Ms Lao and Mr Fa, from the southern province of Jiangxi, carried out the crimes between 1996 and 1999, according to the police.
It is alleged that Ms Lao, a former primary school teacher, was responsible for finding wealthy-looking men and alluring them to a rented flat shared by her and Mr Fa.
Once the men returned with Ms Lao, the couple allegedly threatened and robbed the victims before cruelling killing them.
Mr Fa was caught when he was trying to extort 10,000 yuan (£1,090) from the family of his last victim in July, 1999, in the city of Hefei.
He was shot in the leg while trying get the money at the victim's home after heavily armed police surrounded the apartment.
Mr Fa was executed in December of the same year.
However, the whereabouts of Ms Lao have been a mystery for police for more than two decades until this month.
Officers in the city of Xiamen in south-eastern China tracked down a woman that resembled Ms Lao after analysing relevant information using the big data technology, the police said in a statement.
The 'big data' technology, part of China's 13th five-year plan, is backed by a national surveillance system featuring hundreds of millions of AI-powered street cameras.
Xiamen police said the suspect was seen near a shopping centre in the city's Mingsi District last Wednesday.
Officers immediately set up a team and successfully apprehended the suspect inside the mall the next day. The suspect was said to be selling watches at the time.
The suspect initially denied that she was Lao Rongzhi. She claimed that her surname was Hong and she was from the city of Nanjing.
Police then carried out a DNA test and confirmed that the woman was indeed the fugitive they had been seeking for 20 years.
Officers said Ms Lao had lived under fake identities in many different cities over the years, making a living by working in pubs, clubs and taking odd jobs.
After moving to Xiamen, she started to sell watches at a shopping mall for a friend until she was found.
Police are carrying out further investigations into Ms Lao.
China is currently building the world's largest surveillance system, which aims to recognise any of its 1.4 billion citizens within three seconds.
The security network, set to be finished next year, will be equipped with 626 million street monitors, or one camera for nearly every two people, according to a study.
The network consists of the 'Sky Net Project' and the 'Sharp Eye Project' and is part of a state-led campaign.
AI-powered cameras have appeared in nearly all public places in major cities, from thoroughfares and tourist attractions to subway stations and shops.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...er-run-spotted-AI-cameras-20-years-later.html
By TRACY YOU FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 07:52 EST, 3 December 2019
China's 'Bonnie and Clyde' caught: Notorious murderer on the run is spotted by facial-recognition cameras before being arrested - 20 years after her partner and lover was executed by a firing squad
- Fa Ziying and Lao Rongzhi have been billed as the Chinese 'Bonnie and Clyde'
- They were accused of robbing and killing seven people between 1996 and 1999
- Mr Fa was arrested during an intense raid in 1999 and then executed by shooting
- Ms Lao, who remained at large, was caught after police used AI technology
A notorious suspected murderer who was on the run for 20 years has been arrested by Chinese police after officers used artificial intelligence to hunt her down.
Lao Rongzhi, 45, and her late boyfriend have been billed as the Chinese 'Bonnie and Clyde'. The couple were accused of robbing and killing seven people in various cities in the 1990s.
Her ex-partner, Fa Ziying, was caught by police during a dramatic raid in 1999 and then executed by a firing squad; while Ms Lao remained in hiding until she was caught last week owing to facial-recognition monitors.
Ms Lao and Mr Fa, from the southern province of Jiangxi, carried out the crimes between 1996 and 1999, according to the police.
It is alleged that Ms Lao, a former primary school teacher, was responsible for finding wealthy-looking men and alluring them to a rented flat shared by her and Mr Fa.
Once the men returned with Ms Lao, the couple allegedly threatened and robbed the victims before cruelling killing them.
Mr Fa was caught when he was trying to extort 10,000 yuan (£1,090) from the family of his last victim in July, 1999, in the city of Hefei.
He was shot in the leg while trying get the money at the victim's home after heavily armed police surrounded the apartment.
Mr Fa was executed in December of the same year.
However, the whereabouts of Ms Lao have been a mystery for police for more than two decades until this month.
Officers in the city of Xiamen in south-eastern China tracked down a woman that resembled Ms Lao after analysing relevant information using the big data technology, the police said in a statement.
The 'big data' technology, part of China's 13th five-year plan, is backed by a national surveillance system featuring hundreds of millions of AI-powered street cameras.
Xiamen police said the suspect was seen near a shopping centre in the city's Mingsi District last Wednesday.
Officers immediately set up a team and successfully apprehended the suspect inside the mall the next day. The suspect was said to be selling watches at the time.
The suspect initially denied that she was Lao Rongzhi. She claimed that her surname was Hong and she was from the city of Nanjing.
Police then carried out a DNA test and confirmed that the woman was indeed the fugitive they had been seeking for 20 years.
Officers said Ms Lao had lived under fake identities in many different cities over the years, making a living by working in pubs, clubs and taking odd jobs.
After moving to Xiamen, she started to sell watches at a shopping mall for a friend until she was found.
Police are carrying out further investigations into Ms Lao.
China is currently building the world's largest surveillance system, which aims to recognise any of its 1.4 billion citizens within three seconds.
The security network, set to be finished next year, will be equipped with 626 million street monitors, or one camera for nearly every two people, according to a study.
The network consists of the 'Sky Net Project' and the 'Sharp Eye Project' and is part of a state-led campaign.
AI-powered cameras have appeared in nearly all public places in major cities, from thoroughfares and tourist attractions to subway stations and shops.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...er-run-spotted-AI-cameras-20-years-later.html
