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Darrell Guan was a half-black, half-Asian murderer and double rapist, who was the product of a rape. His biological father, Harold Starnes, was also a murderer and serial rapist.

History[]

Guan was conceived when his mother Susan Guan was sexually assaulted by serial rapist Harold Starnes in the 1970s and became pregnant as a result. Her family blamed her for being raped and shamed her for keeping the baby because she believed that a good thing might come out of it.

Guan was raised by his Chinese mother, who admitted to partially hating him because he resembled his father. His mother's family, and the Chinese community in New York, also ostracized and bullied him due to his mixed heritage. As a result of the emotional abuse he suffered, Guan eventually snapped and began attacking Asian women.

His spree caught the attention of the NYPD Special Victims Unit detectives who looked into DNA left on one of his victims. It was discovered to link to known serial rapist Harold Starnes but he was ruled out after they discovered his condition. This caused them to realize that the suspect was most likely one of his children conceived from a rape. Starnes himself was surprised to learn he had children. SVU tracked his mother and she reluctantly gave him up, with him being caught while he was trying to attack another woman.

He was interviewed by Dr. George Huang, who did psych profile on him. Darrell's interview didn't go well, after he tried to justify his spree by bringing up his abuse only to be silenced when told he proved his maternal side right by becoming what his father was. He flew into rage and attempted to attack Huang requiring for him to be restrained.

Darrell taken to court, where his lawyer tried to use his background as a way to garner a sympathy verdict. As he was reminded of his abuse, he shared a tense look with his observing mother who felt ashamed for her part in his torment. Despite his lawyer's best attempts, the judge admitted sympathy to his background but states Darrell was in full control of himself and knew what he was doing.

Guan was ultimately found guilty and executed for the murder of Lucy Zhang, as well as the other assaults. (SVU: "Inheritance")

Known Victims[]

  • Unknown dates: Several unnamed women (his work colleagues; sexually harassed).
  • 2001:
    • April: Larry Tang (stole and used his credit card)
    • April: Sonja Yung (held at knifepoint)
    • April 30: Jiang Li (assaulted, slashed, and attempted to stab)
    • May 12-13: Helen Chen (attempted, but survived; raped, slashed, burned with cigarettes, bludgeoned, and scrubbed with bleach)
    • May 14: Lucy Zhang (raped, beaten, scrubbed with bleach, and stabbed to death, carved a racial slur on her chest post-mortem)
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