By KHT Staff. Photo courtesy of the Kaohsiung City Police Department Cianjhen Precinct
KAOHSIUNG — Human remains discovered by a fisherman near Chenggong Bridge (成功橋) may belong to one of three women murdered by Chang Chieh-tsung (張介宗), who received a death sentence in June and is appealing his conviction.
The Kaohsiung District Prosecutors Office (高雄地方檢察署) said Nov. 9 that DNA analysis had not ruled out the possibility that the remains belonged to Chang’s 75-year-old sister-in-law, identified by the surname Chang Huang (張黃). Prosecutors have not confirmed the identification, Focus Taiwan reported.
The plastic bag was found on the night of Nov. 5 in Cianjhen District (前鎮區), reportedly tied to a dumbbell. The discovery was near waterways where investigators had previously recovered victims’ remains. Prosecutors received the case Nov. 6 and arranged forensic testing.
According to the Kaohsiung District Court’s (高雄地方法院) verdict, Chang killed his sister-in-law at his residence on Nov. 29, 2024, after she repeatedly sought to have him leave the property, which belonged to her son. He dismembered her body and used a bicycle to transport the remains to the No. 5 Canal (第五船渠).
The court also found that Chang killed a second 75-year-old woman on Jan. 17, 2025, and a 71-year-old woman on Feb. 2 that year. Both victims’ bodies were dismembered and their remains dumped in the canal.
Investigators traced Chang through surveillance footage after the women were reported missing. One victim was seen entering his building without leaving, while Chang was recorded repeatedly departing at night carrying large bags.
A panel of three professional judges and six citizen judges sentenced Chang to death June 5. Chang, now 74, maintains his innocence and has appealed to the Kaohsiung Branch of the Taiwan High Court.
