SEOUL — 2004 · Serial Murder
Night Attacks in South-West Seoul (2004-2006)
Between January 2004 and April 2006 a series of attacks took place in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, and in Seoul's south-western districts (Guro, Gwanak, Sillim). The offender mostly targeted women walking home late at night and people asleep in their homes; at least 13 people were killed and many more injured. In April 2006 Jeong Nam-gyu was caught thanks to the resistance of a father and son in a house he entered, and he confessed. The investigation also revealed that another serial killer had falsely claimed one of these murders. The Supreme Court upheld his death sentence in April 2007; he took his own life in prison in November 2009.
- Date
- 2004
- Place
- Seoul (Gwanak and Guro), South Korea, Seoul, KR
- Category
- Serial Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 37.4780, 126.9000 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 14 January 2004The first killings took place in Bucheon.
- 2004–2006Night attacks continued in south-western Seoul.
- April 2006The offender was caught through the resistance of a household.
- 12 April 2007The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence.
- 22 November 2009The offender died in prison.
Sources
- Weekly Kyunghyang — Seri cinayetler dosyası weekly.khan.co.kr ↗
- Wikipedia — Jeong Nam-gyu en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Weekly Kyunghyang
- Wikipedia
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