ANSAN — 2008 · Serial Murder
The Gyeonggi Serial Murders (2005-2008)
A serial murder case that surfaced through the disappearances of women between October 2005 and December 2008 in cities of Gyeonggi Province such as Ansan, Suwon, Gunpo, Hwaseong and Anyang. The perpetrator usually targeted women he met at bus stops or in bars. Detained on 27 January 2009 in an investigation in which, according to police, road surveillance cameras near the crime scenes played a decisive role, he confessed under questioning to killing seven women. On 22 April 2009 the court sentenced him to death for a total of 10 murders, including the deaths of his wife and mother-in-law in a suspicious fire. As South Korea has carried out no executions since 1997, he remains in prison. The case inspired the 2022 series 'Through the Darkness'.
- Date
- 2008
- Place
- Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, Ansan, KR
- Category
- Serial Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 37.3219, 126.8309 ↗
Timeline of Events
- October 2005The first death included in the case occurred.
- December 2006 - December 2008Women disappeared in several cities of Gyeonggi.
- 27 January 2009The perpetrator was detained and confessed to the murders.
- 22 April 2009The court in Ansan imposed the death penalty.
Sources
- The Korea Times — Serial killer tried to commit more crimes koreatimes.co.kr ↗
- Wikipedia — Kang Ho-sun en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Wikipedia (EN)
- The Korea Times
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