They Cut Off Her Head and Put It in a Hello Kitty Doll

The gruesome Hello Kitty Murder of Fan Man-Yee.

S.A. Ozbourne
9 min readFeb 11, 2021
Hello Kitty pillow with Fan Man-Yee’s skull inside (Source: South China Morning Post)

When you hear the words “Hello Kitty”, you instantly think of the cute, white cat character made popular around the world by Sanrio Japan. The character that was created in 1974 has appeared in animation, toys, clothes, and goods sold all over the world. There is even a theme park in Japan based on her character.

But Hello Kitty took on a brutal and tragic name when three men kidnapped, tortured, killed, and dismembered a hostess in Hong Kong. They placed her head inside one of these popular kids Hello Kitty pillows where it was finally discovered by police.

Who were these men? Why did they kidnap and torture Fan Man-Yee? How did the police find and capture them? Find out in this article about the Hello Kitty Murder in Hong Kong.

Fan with her son (Source: talkmurder.com)

The Crime

In 1999, a woman named Fan Man-Yee was working as a hostess in a hostess club in Hong Kong. Hostess clubs are places where men go to drink and talk with the hostesses. As a hostess, their job involves serving drinks, sitting with customers, flirting, and acting as…

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S.A. Ozbourne

Canadian in Japan. Teacher, Crime writer, video editor, and pet lover. Follow my journey via my monthly newsletter: https://bit.ly/team-ozsome-subscribe