Chapter 615 The Whole Story

Qin Fen explained, "Actually, how many villagers did Chu Manfu kill? This number has not been clarified until now.

The court held that he could not be blamed for all the deaths in those years, and some may have been natural deaths.

Therefore, most of the evidence was insufficient. Based on the principle of no doubt, the court could only ultimately find that Chu Manfu was suspected of two murders.

There were also five cases in which he confessed himself, but later he retracted his confession in court. He also refused to accept the first-instance verdict and appealed repeatedly, but the court rejected all of them and upheld the original verdict.

But what is interesting is that while serving his sentence, Chu Manfu learned from his pain in prison, deeply reflected on the heinous crimes he had committed in the past, and repeatedly begged for a chance to make amends for his victims.

Because of his good performance, Chu Manfu was repeatedly rated as an "advanced element" in the prison system of central Jiangsu Province, so he was given the opportunity to have his sentence commuted twice.

Just about ten years ago, the Central Jiangsu Provincial High Court ruled that Chu Manfu’s sentence should be commuted to life imprisonment.

Later, I heard that his sentence was reduced again and was set at 18 years and four months. "

"Damn it, the death penalty was changed to indefinite, or the indefinite was changed to fixed term? In the end it was only set for eighteen years?!"

When Lao Zhang heard this, his whole body went numb!

But the fact is that he can’t help but not believe it!

Han Xu also raised his eyebrows. A vicious murderer actually received so many reduced sentences because of his outstanding performance in prison!

However, in this world, the current law favors innocence over suspicion. Even if two lives are at stake and the chain of evidence is closed, it is still possible to get a reduced sentence due to good behavior in prison.

Even if this chance is very slim, there is still a glimmer of hope.

Han Xu couldn't help but think of Teacher Guo Fengguo, who was also responsible for two lives. That guy not only killed his own brother Li Mingyuan, but also brutally killed his girlfriend Liu Lisa, who was about to marry him.

However, the punishment he faced in the end might still retain a little bit of vitality like Chu Manfu's.

Could it be that that guy Guo Feng had such a plan from the beginning?

Han Xu couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this!

This possibility cannot be ruled out!

Alas, after traveling through time, the criminal suspects I encountered were indeed more aggressive than the last!

Now that I think about it, the murderer of the Snow Mountain Case, Dr. Wang Jichao and Dr. Wang, did not seem so clever after carefully planning the murders with borrowed knives.

Compared with Guo Feng in the Lighthouse case and the Yaoyang case, there is a slight gap, not to mention the mysterious and treacherous lawyer Jiang Zigui.

And Chen Shaochong and Ma Mingtao, who were involved in the recent skeleton case, are obviously not good people!

If it were another person, he might not be able to successfully investigate to this point.

Han Xu collected his thoughts and continued, "According to this, it is possible that Chu Manfu was released in advance?!"

"That's not the case. Chu Manfu was already in his forties when he was arrested. More than ten years have passed since then. Plus the remaining sentence. Even if he survives to be released, he will still be in his seventies or eighties. "Okay." Qin Fen counted the time and replied leisurely.

Lao Zhang shook his head, "That demon killed so many people, but it's possible for him to come out alive. Isn't it unreasonable?"

Qin Fen was also a little unhappy when he mentioned this matter, "Who says it wasn't true, but there was a lack of evidence at the time. After the verdict, many people were filled with indignation at the result and thought the punishment was too light. People like this should be shot Yes! But it cannot be denied that Chu Manfu’s confession in prison may have been sincere.”

"But what about the villagers who were poisoned? Even if this demon is sincerely repentant, it can't bring back those innocent lives!"

Lao Zhang's teeth were almost broken, but the fact was that there was nothing he could do.

Han Xu sighed on the sidelines, because he was very clear about the relevant provisions of the current law.

In fact, the law does not have specific provisions on the opportunities for rehabilitation of these violent criminals, but the attitude of confessing during the crime and whether there is repentance, etc., can indeed have a certain impact on sentencing and lighter punishment.

According to relevant laws and regulations, criminal suspects or defendants who voluntarily surrender and truthfully confess their crimes, or who truthfully confess their crimes in criminal proceedings, may be given a lighter or reduced punishment in accordance with the law;

Moreover, criminals who are sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence of death or a life sentence may be commuted to fixed-term imprisonment in accordance with the law upon expiration of the probation period;

If the circumstances are obvious, the punishment may be lighter or reduced in accordance with the law;

The last point is that criminals who perform well during the rehabilitation period, have corrected thoughts and sincerely repentant attitudes, and meet the conditions for commutation can have their sentences reduced or released early.

Therefore, whether general violent criminals have the opportunity to rehabilitate depends on their performance and attitude. If they are truly repentant, actively change their behavior and are recognized, they can receive corresponding tolerance and reduced sentences.

In addition, the crimes committed by Chu Manfu are not clear, and no one knows how many of the 76 villagers who died in the village were directly committed by him.

Times have changed, let alone so many years later, even at that time, no conclusive evidence could be found.

It is actually quite difficult to convict Chu Manfu.

This is the tricky part of having only oral confessions and no physical evidence.

Captain Qin Fen was also helpless when he heard Lao Zhang's complaint, and then he said, "At that time, the last two villagers who were poisoned had just been buried not long ago. In order to investigate the real cause of death, the police opened the coffins for autopsies, and indeed found highly toxic substances in the bodies of the two villagers, which seemed to be cyanide! But the villagers who died before were no longer in the condition for sampling and testing.

So at that time, it could only be confirmed that the two villagers died at the hands of Chu Manfu.

Even so, the police spent enough time and energy to pry it out of Chu Manfu's mouth. The process of committing the crime.

It is said that during the interrogation, Chu Manyu confessed madly that five other villagers were also poisoned by him.

However, the police did not find any substantial evidence!

Later, this guy changed his confession in court. Based on the principle of innocent until proven guilty, the court could only determine that Chu Manyu killed two villagers.

There is still no conclusion for the remaining 74 victims!

Alas, what a sin! "

Qin Fen said at the end, and let out a long breath. This old news about Grape Society seemed to have left an ugly and twisted scar in the beautiful mountain village!

Not many people are willing to mention these things again!

"So that's it," Han Xu finally understood the cause and effect, and couldn't help but sighed with Captain Qin.