An award-winning movie that was released in 1993 held a murderous secret.

An old man and his dog featured a dog whose real-life owner was used in the same movie as a body double for the main character.

Years after the movie's release, it was revealed that the man was actually one of China's worst serial killers,

and his victims became the food for his beloved dog who

featured in that award-winning film. This is Red Rum, stories about the true victims of crime.

Cheng Peng was born in 1962 as an only child into a pretty well-to-do family where his dad earned good

money working in a political organisation. He had a pretty well-to-do family where his dad earned good money working in a political

organisation. He had a pretty nice upbringing and by all means was well looked after and had a good

childhood. But from early on, his parents and teachers knew that something wasn't quite right.

He got excluded from his school after he was caught bullying some of the other students.

And when that teacher went to tell him off, Cheng ended up attacking that teacher.

Cheng didn't get good grades though, and in normal circumstances, this might have made it hard for him to get a good job.

But because of his dad's work and the contacts he had,

Cheng was able to get a job working

at a forestry institute. But while he was there, he didn't make the best impression.

He was rude to his colleagues and he didn't have any friends there. He wasn't great at his

job and it wasn't long before he stopped doing the work he was supposed to be doing and

instead started stealing things from work

that he'd then go on to sell. Cheng's stealing became more of a habit over the following few years

and when he was 17 he was caught stealing a TV. He was arrested and sentenced to two years behind

bars. He was offered bail but his dad who by time, said he wasn't going to help him out,

refused to pay for his bail. After his release date came and Cheng began to try and immerse himself

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