Liao's crimes became increasingly serious, and he shot and killed policeman Chen Liang-chiu when the latter got too close to him on one occasion when the police were giving chase.
廖添丁犯的案子愈來愈大，加上在一次追捕過程中，他槍殺了對他緊追不捨的密偵陳良九，起訴時缺席，依刑法被判為死刑。