Top 10 paranormal events in China | Chongqing Red clothed Boy Incident

In 2009, a 13-year-old boy in Chongqing died under extremely bizarre circumstances. The most eerie detail was that he was found wearing a red dress and a woman's swimsuit, with his feet bound by a weight, hanging from the ceiling beam of his own home.

What made the case even more perplexing was that the police found no signs of anyone having entered the house. Could the perpetrator have caused the boy's death without even stepping inside?

Due to the mysterious and eerie nature of the case, it was later adapted into a horror film titled "Red-Clothed Boy." As a result, the case ranked third on an online poll of the top ten unsolved mysteries. The victim was named Kuang Zhijun, a 13-year-old boy and a seventh-grade student at Dongquan Middle School in Chongqing. His parents worked in Jiangbei District, Chongqing. Kuang Zhijun lived in the school dormitory from Monday to Friday and spent weekends in the city with his parents, where he would also ask them for his weekly living expenses.

In the last weekend of October 2009, he told his father that he wanted to visit the old house in the village the following weekend instead of going to his parents' place. His father, not surprised by this, assumed his son was homesick and agreed, even giving him the living expenses for two weeks in advance.

A few days after Kuang Zhijun returned to school, his mobile phone stopped working, and his father couldn't reach him. Soon, it was the weekend again. Since Kuang Zhijun had told his parents he was going to the old house in the countryside, they didn't worry too much about not being able to contact him.

However, on Tuesday, November 3rd, when Kuang's father still couldn't get through to his son's phone, he called the school to inquire about his son's situation. To his shock, the school informed him that Kuang Zhijun hadn't attended classes for several days. A sense of foreboding washed over Kuang's father. The school's failure to notify the parents about their child's absence was extremely careless.

But Kuang's father didn't have time to argue with the school. His mind was filled with concern for his missing son. He hurried to the old house, trying to reassure himself that his son might have just skipped school out of mischief. However, over the years, Kuang Zhijun, though not academically outstanding, had always been a disciplined student and had never been known to skip classes before.

Upon arriving at the old house, Kuang's father saw that the front door was tightly closed and locked from the outside. The same was true for the side door. It seemed as if his son hadn't returned to the old house at all. Where could he have gone?

Then, he remembered that there was a back door to the old house, although it was rarely used and usually blocked by a steel bar. With a glimmer of hope, he went to the back door and found that the steel bar was gone. He gently pushed the door, and it opened. The fact that the back door could be opened meant that his son had indeed returned. Kuang's father let out a sigh of relief. But the moment the back door was fully opened, he was horrified by the sight before him and nearly fainted. Hanging from the ceiling beam was a person with their hands and feet tied, dressed in a red dress and turning blue. Most bizarrely, a weight was tied to the person's feet. Upon closer inspection, Kuang's father realized that the person was his son, Kuang Zhijun, who had been missing for several days. Overwhelmed by fear and then by grief, Kuang's father was unable to scream or cry for a few seconds. His body trembled violently.

After a while, Kuang's father gradually regained his composure. He quickly called the police and took his son down from the beam. By this time, Kuang Zhijun's body was ice-cold, and he had no breath or heartbeat. Holding his son's lifeless body, Kuang's father wailed uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face. Kuang Zhijun was the only child in the family. At the time of the incident, Kuang's father was already 54 years old, which meant he had become a father for the first time at the age of 41. He had thought that having a son would bring completeness to his life. Little did he know that such a tragedy would befall them.

The police arrived at the scene shortly after. Even the experienced officers were taken aback by the way Kuang Zhijun had died. In their years of handling cases, they had seen homicides and suicides by hanging, but this was the first time they had encountered a death involving a red dress and a weight tied to the feet.

Initially, the police investigation focused on the possibility of a homicide. During the preliminary autopsy at the scene, they discovered that under the red dress, Kuang Zhijun was also wearing a woman's swimsuit, and there were two pieces of black cloth stuffed in the front, resembling fake breasts.

The officers questioned Kuang Zhijun's parents about any potential enemies. The parents, who were simple farmers working away from home, told the police that they had no significant conflicts with anyone. The villagers also confirmed this, ruling out the possibility of a revenge killing.

Could it have been a robbery gone wrong? There were no signs of a break-in or a search of the house. Typically, burglars would ransack a home before leaving. Moreover, even if it were a robbery, why would the perpetrator go through the trouble of making Kuang Zhijun's death so horrifying?

The investigation hit a dead end. Could it have been suicide? The police conducted another thorough examination of the scene. They found a half-burned candle, a lighter, a VCD player with Saint Seiya and other animated DVDs, and some residual urine on the floor. There were also wax drippings on Kuang Zhijun's swimsuit. After carefully checking both inside and outside the house, the police found no evidence of anyone else being there. They also noticed three old friction marks on the ceiling beam, likely from ropes, and a knocked-over stool on the ground.

Based on the evidence at the scene, it seemed unlikely that Kuang Zhijun had been murdered. However, a final conclusion would have to wait for the forensic examination. The forensic team discovered traces of semen in the crotch area of Kuang Zhijun's swimsuit. He had died of asphyxiation between November 3rd and 4th.

But how could Kuang Zhijun have died of asphyxiation if he was only tied up and hanging by his hands, without his neck being strangled? The forensic experts, after consulting numerous authoritative academic papers, identified a type of asphyxiation called "positional asphyxiation." Many people mistakenly associate this with sexual asphyxiation due to the word "sexual." However, positional asphyxiation occurs when the body is kept in an abnormal position for an extended period, restricting breathing and blood flow, ultimately leading to death.

The police found a knocked-over stool next to where Kuang Zhijun was hanging. It seemed that he had tried to stand on the stool to get down but accidentally kicked it over, leaving him hanging from the beam. This led to positional asphyxiation and his death. The old friction marks on the beam also suggested that this was not the first time Kuang Zhijun had hung himself from the beam.

Therefore, the police concluded that Kuang Zhijun's death was an accidental asphyxiation, not a homicide or suicide.

However, why would Kuang Zhijun tie himself up and hang from the beam while wearing a red dress and a woman's swimsuit?

Moreover, Kuang Zhijun's mother mentioned to the media that her son had several needle marks on his forehead, which were not mentioned in the police report. Given all these signs, suicide seemed like an unlikely explanation.

After the case was reported by the media, various opinions emerged. Some believed that Kuang Zhijun's death was not as simple as it seemed and even linked it to supernatural forces.

Overall, there were two main theories.

The first theory was that Kuang Zhijun might have had a cross-dressing fetish. The women's clothing and swimsuit he was wearing, along with the wax drippings on his body and the semen found in his swimsuit, seemed to indicate that he was seeking sexual stimulation. However, when he tried to get down from the beam, he accidentally kicked over the stool, leading to his accidental death. Kuang Zhijun's parents, in a media interview, expressed their sorrow and confusion, saying they still didn't understand why their son had died. When asked about the origin of the dress and swimsuit, Kuang's father said the dress was an old piece of clothing from his niece that she no longer wanted, but he had no idea where the swimsuit came from. They couldn't believe their son would commit suicide. Although he was introverted and sometimes secretly wore his niece's clothes, they had never noticed any suicidal tendencies in him.

The second theory involved unscrupulous Taoist priests using evil spells from Mount Maoshan to prolong life. Since Kuang Zhijun was only 13 years old, it seemed unlikely that he would have such a strong tendency for self-harm. Moreover, how could he have tied his hands and feet with ropes, attached a weight, and hung himself from the beam all by himself? It seemed improbable that he could have done it alone.

Kuang Zhijun was born on August 16, 1996, which corresponds to the lunar date of darkness. The key objects involved in Kuang Zhijun's death were a weight, a ceiling beam, a swimsuit, and a red dress. The perpetrator chose the most yin day, which was the 13th day after Kuang Zhijun's 13th birthday, according to his mother. They allegedly used secret techniques to control the victim, made him wear his cousin's red swimsuit, and inserted "soul-draining needles" into his head to release his soul. The weight was used to anchor the soul. According to Mount Maoshan beliefs, a soul cannot be entirely taken away unless it is separated from the body, which is why the victim was hung from the beam to attract the soul. The swimsuit, being associated with water in the Five Elements, and the red dress, associated with fire, along with the soul-draining needles and weight (metal), and the beam (wood), created an imbalance in the Five Elements, making it easier to extract the soul. This theory was widely circulated but also highly controversial.

In summary, although the case was closed, the eerie circumstances of Kuang Zhijun's death remain perplexing, and to this day, no definitive conclusion has been reached.

Perhaps this case will forever remain a mystery, or maybe, in the near future, with the continuous advancement of modern technology, the veil of mystery surrounding such unsolved and bizarre cases will eventually be lifted.