Verry Idham Henyansyah
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Verry Idham Henyansyah, also known as Ryan, is an Indonesia
n convicted serial killer
. Verry confessed to killing 11 people and was sentenced to death by the Indonesia criminal court. Verry is awaiting execution at Kesambi Penitentiary in Cirebon
. He was arrested in 2008.
This case achieved notoriety throughout Indonesia due to the gruesome nature of the murders. The body of one of the victims was found at the side of the road in Jakarta
cut up into seven pieces and was skewered with a crowbar. Verry buried his victims' bodies in the backyard of his home in Jombang Regency
in East Java
.
After his arrest, he became known as the "singing serial killer" after entertaining the court officers, fellow inmates and media audience in his jail cell by singing a song from his upcoming album.
In February 2009, Verry released an autobiography titled The Untold Story of Ryan. In the autobiography, Verry indicated that he was formerly a Koran recital teacher and later became a male model
.
Verry is openly homosexual and he confessed that most of his victims were also homosexual men. Verry admitted to killing one of his victims after the victim offered him money and a car to have sex with his boyfriend. However, in October 2010, he announced that he was planning to marry a female convicted drug dealer, Eny Wijaya, whom he had met in 2008 when they were both detained at the Jakarta Police Narcotics Detention Center. Eny Wijaya has released from Pondok Bambu Penitentiary around September 2010. One of his reasons for marrying Eny Wijaya despite him being homosexual is to fulfill his mother's wish that he be married to a woman.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n convicted serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
. Verry confessed to killing 11 people and was sentenced to death by the Indonesia criminal court. Verry is awaiting execution at Kesambi Penitentiary in Cirebon
Cirebon
Cirebon is a port city on the north coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is located in the province of West Java near the provincial border with Central Java, approximately 297 km east of Jakarta, at .The seat of a former Sultanate, the city's West and Central Java border location have...
. He was arrested in 2008.
This case achieved notoriety throughout Indonesia due to the gruesome nature of the murders. The body of one of the victims was found at the side of the road in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
cut up into seven pieces and was skewered with a crowbar. Verry buried his victims' bodies in the backyard of his home in Jombang Regency
Jombang Regency
Jombang is a regency of East Java, Indonesia. Its capital is Jombang. The regency has an area of 1,159.5 km² and population of 1,163,420...
in East Java
East Java
East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and islands to its east and to its north East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and...
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After his arrest, he became known as the "singing serial killer" after entertaining the court officers, fellow inmates and media audience in his jail cell by singing a song from his upcoming album.
In February 2009, Verry released an autobiography titled The Untold Story of Ryan. In the autobiography, Verry indicated that he was formerly a Koran recital teacher and later became a male model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
.
Verry is openly homosexual and he confessed that most of his victims were also homosexual men. Verry admitted to killing one of his victims after the victim offered him money and a car to have sex with his boyfriend. However, in October 2010, he announced that he was planning to marry a female convicted drug dealer, Eny Wijaya, whom he had met in 2008 when they were both detained at the Jakarta Police Narcotics Detention Center. Eny Wijaya has released from Pondok Bambu Penitentiary around September 2010. One of his reasons for marrying Eny Wijaya despite him being homosexual is to fulfill his mother's wish that he be married to a woman.