The suspects and the families of the victims have all along sought redress for the injustice done to them, while court judgments have shifted back and forth between the two extremes of the death penalty and acquittal. The human rights and judicial implications of the case have been followed with great interest by Taiwanese society, and have indirectly advanced citizens 'understanding of human rights and the evolution of the rules of evidence.
該案發生至今，嫌犯與受害者家屬各自伸冤，法律判決更擺盪在死刑和無罪兩個極端間，人權和司法的拉扯引發社會關注，也間接促成國內人權意識、證據法則的演進。