Kang Ho-sun

Kang Ho-sun

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Kang Ho-sun
Born	(1969-10-10) October 10, 1969 (age 49) Seocheon
Nationality	South Korean
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Criminal status	In prison awaiting execution
Motive	Lust murder
Criminal penalty	Death
Details
Span of crimes	2006–2008
Location(s)	Gyeonggi Province
Killed	8 people (prosecutors indicted 10 people)
Date apprehended	January 27, 2009
Imprisoned at	Seoul Detention Center
Korean name
Hangul	강호순
Hanja	姜浩顺
Revised Romanization	Gang Ho-sun
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Hosun

Kang Ho-sun (born October 10, 1969) is a South Korean serial killer who was sentenced to death in 2010 for killing 10 women, including his wife and mother-in-law.^[1]

Contents

• 1Murders
• 2Trial and sentence
• 3Confirmed victims of Kang Ho-sun
• 4Prison life
• 5References

Murders[edit]

The murders took place in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. His first victim was Bae, a 45-year-old karaoke bar employee, followed by three murders 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 by the police in 2009 and following the two-day investigation that ensued, he confessed to 10 murders.^[3] More victim remains have since been discovered and identified using DNA evidence. The families of the victims sued Kang for damages.^[4]

Trial and sentence[edit]

Upon confessing to murdering 10 women, Kang was found guilty of rape, murder and arson and was sentenced to death by a court in Ansan on 22 April 2009.^[5] While death by hanging remains on South Korea's statute books, an informal moratorium on the Korean death sentence has been in place since 1997.^[5][6]

Confirmed victims of Kang Ho-sun[edit]

• Bae, 45, employed at a karaoke bar in Gunpo, on December 14, 2006
• Park, 37, employed at a karaoke bar in Suwon, on December 24, 2006
• Park, 52, office employee at Hwaseong, on January 3, 2007
• Kim, 37, employed in a karaoke bar in Anyang, on January 7, 2007
• Yeon, 20, university student in Suwon, on January 7, 2007
• Kim, 48, housewife in Suwon, on November 9, 2008
• University Student, 21, in Ansan, on December 19, 2008
• Mother-in-law of Kang Ho-sun
• Wife of Kang Ho-sun

Prison life[edit]

During his early days in prison, Kang acted like a king of the other prisoners and never seemed apologetic or remorseful, according to a prison officer. He said Kang seemed to realize his position only after Jung Nam-gyu, a serial killer who was also sentenced to death, committed suicide because of the pressure of death penalty.^[7]

References[edit]

1. ^ "Death sentence for South Korean serial killer". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
   "Serial Killer Sentenced to Death". Koreatimes.co.kr. 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
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   "The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Prevention Better than Cure for Victims of Child Sex Crimes". English.chosun.com. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
   "Asia-Pacific | Korean man 'admits seven murders'". BBC News. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
   "Serial killer ordered to pay victims` families-프린트화면". Koreaherald.com. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
   "South Korean Serial Killer Sentenced to Death". Fox News. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
   "The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - one in 60 Koreans Want to Change Their Names". English.chosun.com. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
2. ^ "donga.com[English donga]". English.donga.com. 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
3. ^ "Brutal crimes shake nation-프린트화면". Koreaherald.com. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
4. ^ "Serial Killer Kang Tried to Commit More Crimes". Koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
5. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b} Seoul (2009-04-22). "Korean serial killer Kang Ho-Sun sentenced to death". Watoday.com.au. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
6. ^ "South Korea must not resume use of the death penalty | Amnesty International". Amnesty.org. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
7. ^ http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/12/11/2009121100069.html

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Categories:

• 1969 births
• Living people
• People convicted of murder by South Korea
• Prisoners sentenced to death by South Korea
• South Korean people convicted of murder
• South Korean prisoners sentenced to death
• South Korean serial killers
• Male serial killers
• People from South Chungcheong Province