Killing of Nguyễn Xuân Đạt

On January 25, 2025, Nguyễn Xuân Đạt was killed and dismembered, in what was later described as a consensual homicide, in Hữu Lũng commune, Lạng Sơn province, Vietnam. The recording of the killing had been circulated on shock sites and social media in late July 2025. It became known for being the first "real snuff movie" after Vice published an article about the case in August 2025. The film, dubbed The Vietnamese Butcher, was distributed on Telegram groups and dark web marketplaces as early as February 2025, making it the first known commercially intended recording of a homicide, commonly called a snuff film. The murder suspect, former Vietnamese government official Đoàn Văn Sáng, was revealed by Internet users. The alleged evidence against Sáng was published online in an 88-page document, after which his identity was confirmed by the police. The Vietnamese government had later discouraged the public from interacting with the documents. In November 2025, after both international and local outrage, the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Lạng Sơn provincial police arrested Sáng on murder charges.