However, diao aiqing ’ s death presents unique challenges that continue to stymie investigators decades later. While the murder remains unsolved, the case has become nanjing’s most talked-about gruesome crime. Experts estimate around a 70% probability that reinvestigating this case with modern techniques may lead to breakthroughs. Diao aiqing , who had disappeared nine days prior, had been dismembered into over 2,000 pieces. The case remains unsolved and is one of the most notorious crimes in the city. · in recent years several high-profile cold cases have been solved with widespread dna testing and comparison, raising hopes that diao ’ s case could also be solved. · in order to destroy the evidence , the killer cut up her body into over 2,000 pieces. For nearly three decades, the diao aiqing case has haunted investigators and citizens alike. And now, a new discovery — a sealed basement hidden beneath nanjing — may finally hold the key. · theres a strong chance that advancements in forensic technology could bring new insights into diao aiqing s murder. Years passed without any real breakthrough, but then in may 2022, a post went viral on weibo claiming that the nanjing university murder case had finally been solved. Modern advances in forensic science have solved numerous chinese cold cases from the same era. Chinese authorities maintain active investigation status with no statute of limitations.