Suspect in 1986-91 Hwaseong serial killing confesses
- 5 years ago
The suspect of a notorious serial murder case in Hwaseong, that had been unsolved for decades, has confessed to the killings.
He also confessed to five more murders that he wasn't being investigated for.
Our Choi Si-young has the details.
The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said Wednesday that the suspect in a string of murders in Hwaseong City in the 1980s has confessed to the killings that shook the nation at the time.
Police had been investigating the prime suspect after the National Forensic Service found that DNA collected from the underwear of one of the victims matched the suspect's DNA.
The male suspect, in his 50s, is currently in prison for murdering his sister-in-law.
He initially denied being the Hwaseong City murderer, but finally confessed in the face of mounting evidence, including new DNA matches and witness accounts.
He also says he committed another five murders and police are looking to verify his claims.
But even if the suspect was the murderer in the infamous Hwaseong case,... he will not be punished for those crimes as the statute of limitations expired in April 2006.
The serial killings received renewed national attention when the case was made into the 2003 movie 'Memories of Murder.'
Over 20-thousand people were investigated for those murders a figure that hasn't been broken since.
Choi Si-young, Arirang News.
He also confessed to five more murders that he wasn't being investigated for.
Our Choi Si-young has the details.
The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said Wednesday that the suspect in a string of murders in Hwaseong City in the 1980s has confessed to the killings that shook the nation at the time.
Police had been investigating the prime suspect after the National Forensic Service found that DNA collected from the underwear of one of the victims matched the suspect's DNA.
The male suspect, in his 50s, is currently in prison for murdering his sister-in-law.
He initially denied being the Hwaseong City murderer, but finally confessed in the face of mounting evidence, including new DNA matches and witness accounts.
He also says he committed another five murders and police are looking to verify his claims.
But even if the suspect was the murderer in the infamous Hwaseong case,... he will not be punished for those crimes as the statute of limitations expired in April 2006.
The serial killings received renewed national attention when the case was made into the 2003 movie 'Memories of Murder.'
Over 20-thousand people were investigated for those murders a figure that hasn't been broken since.
Choi Si-young, Arirang News.