Out of concern for the hostage's safety, the police held back the story until 26 April. But heart-breakingly, the kidnappers had already killed Pai Hsiao-yen between 18 and 20 April.
警方在顧慮人質安全的考量下，封鎖消息，直到四月二十六日事件才曝光，但令人心碎的是，白曉燕卻早在十八到二十日之間即遭歹徒撕票。