Kang Ho-sun explained
Kang Ho-sun (; born October 10, 1969) is a South Korean serial killer who was sentenced to death in 2010 for killing 10 women between October 2005 and December 2008, including his wife and her mother.[1]
Murders
The murders took place in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, a suburb of Seoul. His first victim was a karaoke bar employee named Bae, 45, followed by three others in 2007 including a 48-year-old housewife and a 21-year-old student from Suwon; their bodies were found in the woods.[2] Kang was arrested in 2009 and after two days of investigation, he confessed to 10 murders.[3] More remains of his victims were discovered and identified using DNA evidence. The victims' families sued Kang for damages.[4]
His crimes were depicted in the 2022 South Korean TV series, Through the Darkness.
Trial and sentence
After confessing to murdering 10 women, Kang was found guilty of rape, murder and arson and a court in Ansan sentenced him to death on April 22, 2009.[5] While death by hanging remains on the country's statute books, an informal moratorium on the Korean death sentence has been in place since 1997.[5] [6]
Confirmed victims
- Kang's wife, 29, and her mother, 60, on October 30, 2005
- Yoon Jung-hyun, 23, on September 7, 2006
- Bae Kyung-mi, 45, karaoke bar employee in Gunpo on December 14, 2006
- Park Sung-ah, 37, karaoke bar employee in Suwon on December 24, 2006
- Park Jung-ja, 52, office worker in Hwaseong on January 3, 2007
- Kim Hae-young, 37, karaoke bar employee in Anyang on January 6, 2007
- Yeon Mi-young, 21, university student in Suwon on January 7, 2007
- Kim Soo-hee, 48, housewife in Suwon on November 9, 2008
- Ahn Young-ok, 19, university student in Ansan on December 19, 2008
Prison life
During his early days in prison, Kang acted like a boss to fellow inmates and never seemed apologetic or remorseful, according to a prison officer. Kang is said to have realized his position only after Jeong Nam-gyu, a serial killer also on death row, died by suicide because of the pressure of the death penalty.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Death sentence for South Korean serial killer . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110003435/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=13851 . 2013-11-10 . 2013-11-09 . The Standard.
Web site: 2009-04-22 . Serial Killer Sentenced to Death . 2013-11-09 . The Korea Times.
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=384738&rel_no=1
Web site: 2011-08-16 . The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Prevention Better than Cure for Victims of Child Sex Crimes . 2013-11-09 . The Chosun Ilbo.
Web site: 2009-01-30 . Asia-Pacific | Korean man 'admits seven murders' . 2013-11-09 . BBC News.
Web site: 2010-03-30 . Serial killer ordered to pay victims' families-프린트화면 . 2013-11-09 . The Korea Herald.
Web site: 2009-04-21 . South Korean Serial Killer Sentenced to Death . 2013-11-09 . Fox News.
Web site: 2010-03-22 . The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - One in 60 Koreans Want to Change Their Names . 2013-11-09 . The Chosun Ilbo.
- Web site: donga.com[English donga] |publisher=English.donga.com |date=2009-02-11 |access-date=2013-11-09].
- Web site: Brutal crimes shake nation-프린트화면 . . 2010-03-30 . 2013-11-09.
- Web site: Serial Killer Kang Tried to Commit More Crimes . . 3 February 2009. 2013-11-09.
- Web site: Seoul . Korean serial killer Kang Ho-Sun sentenced to death . Watoday.com.au . 2009-04-22 . 2013-11-09.
- Web site: South Korea must not resume use of the death penalty | Amnesty International . Amnesty.org . 2009-02-16 . 2013-11-09.
- Web site: [오늘의 세상] [2009 그사건 그사람 그후] [3] 그는 아직도 아무에게도 미안해하지 않는다]. chosun.com. 11 December 2009. 17 May 2021. ko.
