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on july 7, 2023, luo damei, a cross-dressing internet celebrity with millions of fans, was robbed and killed. more than a year later, several suspects are about to stand trial at the intermediate people's court of nanyang city, henan province. upstream news reporters learned from multiple interviews that the main culprit in the case is yu mousheng, nicknamed yu dawa, 42 years old this year. he has been sentenced twice for robbery. before killing luo damei, yu mousheng was already heavily in debt.

on july 5, 2023, yu mousheng invited luo damei to a rental house in nanyang city through wu qing (pseudonym). after tying up luo damei, yu and his cohabiting woman liu fei (pseudonym) hid luo damei in a remote house in nanzhao county. then, he used violence to force luo damei to transfer more than 2 million yuan, and then yu mousheng killed luo damei and hid her body in a sweet potato cellar.

fearing that his crime would be exposed, yu used luo damei's mobile phone to send multiple messages to luo damei's family, making them believe that "luo damei had hit someone with her car and was hiding outside", and the family did not call the police until august 28, 2023. before luo damei's family called the police, yu had already fled to myanmar, where he gambled heavily in the casino for several days and lost most of the stolen money.

luo damei's family believes that the law can severely punish the cruel murderer. in addition, the family will file a criminal and civil lawsuit against the defendant.

the principal offender served two sentences but still did not change his bad habits

before moving into the resettlement housing in the town, yu mou sheng's parents lived in the mountainous area of ​​nanzhao county.

yu's father said in an interview that before they were lifted out of poverty, his family relied on farming for a living and could hardly eat meat all year round. yu is the eldest son in the family and his family members call him "big boy". yu has a bad temper. he is 42 years old this year. he dropped out of school before finishing the first year of junior high school. he went up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs, sold popsicles, and later went out to work.

liu ke (pseudonym), who had an encounter with yu mousheng, was sentenced for robbery. after being released from prison, he reformed and now runs a small business. he introduced that yu mousheng was about 1.6 meters tall, fat, and had a black rhino tattooed on his right arm. when he was 16 or 17 years old, yu mousheng worked in a video hall in nanyang. he liked to play cards, but he lost more than he won. "at that time, he didn't have much money, so he played small. later, he gambled more and more, and the gambling methods became more and more."

liu ke said that one day in 2000, yu mousheng got on a taxi and robbed the driver of hundreds of yuan at knifepoint after reaching a remote area. yu mousheng committed many crimes using similar methods and was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after being caught. not long after being released from prison, he robbed a taxi driver again and was sentenced again.

liu ke said that the experience of serving two sentences in prison became yu mousheng's "capital", and he was sure that he was "a relatively famous person in society". in order to show off, yu mousheng boasted that he opened a sand pit and held shares in a bar. liu ke said that yu mousheng did drive a land rover and a bmw, but the cars were not his, but rented or borrowed. "going to jail can't change him. he doesn't do his job and makes money through illegal means."

in 2019, yu "got married" but did not get a marriage certificate. when talking about yu, the woman was full of disappointment: "he often hangs out in entertainment venues, stays out all night, and often goes gambling."

gambling is a bad habit that yu couldn't give up. according to an insider, after separating from his "ex-wife", yu rented a house with a woman named liu fei (pseudonym) in nanyang city and lived together. they claimed to be boyfriend and girlfriend, but in fact yu often introduced liu fei to prostitutes and controlled the money. before the incident, yu was already heavily in debt.

insider: the victim "showed off his wealth"

chen li (pseudonym), who is familiar with luo damei, said that luo damei's real name is shang moumou, born in 1993, and his family lives in the mountains of yuzhou, henan. luo damei's family was poor when he was young, and he went to work in a textile factory before graduating from junior high school. luo damei has a talent for singing opera. when he was a child, he sang opera while herding cattle. in 2010, he was admitted to nanyang culture and art school to learn the role of a female role in quju. in order to save enough tuition, he often went to bars and theaters to participate in commercial performances.

chen li said that when he just graduated, luo damei did not choose his job, he went everywhere, including weddings and funerals in the countryside, and he could only earn 2,000 to 3,000 yuan a month. in 2017, live broadcast platforms emerged, and luo damei seized the opportunity. he gained more than 100,000 fans overnight. he dressed himself up as a beautiful woman in ancient costume and sang the henan jingle "rat poison" in a male voice, which was a huge contrast.

in 2019, luo damei had more than one million fans, and he started live streaming to sell cosmetics. he broadcasts twice a day, teaching fans how to put on makeup and how to use cosmetics. he sings whatever fans ask, whether it is opera or pop songs. wealth has changed the lives of luo damei and his family. he bought luxury cars, commercial housing, and also bought cars for his parents to support his relatives to go to college.

cross-dressing internet celebrity luo damei. image source: provided by the interviewee

in chen li's eyes, luo damei is a kind-hearted person. once, after chen li and luo damei finished their meal, they packed some food to take back to their colleagues. on the way home, luo damei suddenly asked chen li to stop the car and gave the food to an old man who was picking up rubbish on the roadside. another time, an unknown netizen sent a private message to luo damei, telling her about her suffering. luo damei did not hesitate to transfer 5,000 yuan to this netizen. chen li thought luo damei was cheated, and luo damei said, what if it is true? it solved other people's urgent needs. luo damei, who has money, did not forget to give back to the society. during the epidemic and floods in henan, luo damei donated money and materials.

chen li said that luo damei often posts on wechat moments when he buys luxury cars, houses and branded clothes, and he is not shy about talking about his income and savings with people he knows. "he is not showing off his wealth, he is just showing off his wealth without any scheming."

fearing that the matter would be exposed, he killed and hid the body

yu mousheng, a heavily indebted gambler, sets his sights on luo damei, who is showing off her wealth.

chen li said that yu mousheng and luo damei knew each other. luo damei had previously been harassed by social personnel due to a dispute, and she had paid yu mousheng to come forward to settle the matter. but later she felt that yu mousheng was a difficult person and deliberately kept her distance from him.

upstream news reporter learned that in order to date luo damei, yu mousheng found wu qing and ambiguously told him about the plan to "make money", but wu qing did not explicitly refuse. wu qing is an employee of a medical beauty company in nanyang. he used to follow yu mousheng in society, and wu qing is someone luo damei trusts.

on the evening of july 5, 2023, wu qing invited luo damei to meet him. luo damei drove to the appointment after performing at a local theater. wu qing brought luo damei to the rental house of yu mousheng and liu fei. after meeting luo damei, yu mousheng asked liu fei and wu qing to go downstairs. later, liu fei transferred hundreds of yuan of "hardship fee" to wu qing via wechat. after receiving the money, wu qing left.

in the rental house at that time, yu had tied up luo damei and gagged her. he soon carried luo damei downstairs and stuffed her into the trunk of luo damei's porsche. then, yu and liu drove from the rental house in nanyang city to a mountain village in nanzhao county, parked near an abandoned house, and luo damei was taken to the house.

in the early morning of july 6, yu forced luo damei to transfer more than 1 million yuan to liu fei's bank card, wechat and alipay. because the transfer exceeded the limit, on july 7, yu forced luo damei to transfer about 1 million yuan to the above accounts again.

according to an insider, yu mousheng did not let luo damei go after receiving more than 2 million yuan. on july 7, fearing that the truth would be revealed, yu mousheng brutally killed luo damei and dumped her body in a sweet potato cellar next to a residential building.

luo damei was murdered and her body was hidden here. image source: sanlian life weekly

the main culprit fled to myanmar and lost most of the stolen money

luo damei's family called the police on august 28, 2023, more than 50 days after luo damei disappeared.

luo damei's family said that on july 6 of that year, luo damei sent a series of wechat messages to his family, saying, "i hit someone with my car," "don't call or video chat," "i have to go out and hide for two days," "i haven't been detected yet, and my car is still locked. i will park it in a safe place, and you can have someone drive it away when the time comes," "he said the person over there hasn't been rescued yet, and he might become a vegetable. he'll contact me after he's dealt with this," "mom, believe me, you're right to listen to me," and so on.

on july 8, luo damei's mobile phone sent three more pictures and locations. according to the location, luo damei's family came to the urban area of ​​nanyang and drove away. luo damei's family mistakenly believed that luo damei had hit someone while driving under the influence and handled the situation on her own, so they did not call the police in time.

in addition, luo damei's colleague also received similar messages such as "something happened at home and i need to go back to deal with it." in fact, these messages were sent by yu mousheng using luo damei's mobile phone.

an old photo of luo damei performing. image source: provided by the interviewee

upstream news reporters learned that after stabilizing luo damei's family and colleagues, yu mou sheng hid part of the account money with his relatives (his relatives are currently detained for concealing and hiding the proceeds of crime), and then he fled to a casino in myanmar, where he gambled for several days and ended up losing most of the stolen money.

on august 31, 2023, yu was arrested by border police when he crossed the border from myanmar and was about to return to nanyang to check the situation. he was then handed over to the nanzhao police. liu fei and wu qing were arrested in nanyang before yu was arrested.

upstream news reporters learned that yu mousheng was able to escape abroad because someone helped him smuggle himself abroad, and the police are conducting further investigations.

luo damei was the pillar of the family and the hope of the family. for more than a year, the family has been in grief. luo damei's family said: "yu mousheng robbed my son's money, killed my son, and destroyed my family. we have always been tolerant and restrained, and believe that the law will make them get the punishment they deserve."

upstream news reporter shen du