Kang Ho-sun

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]

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 April 22, 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]

• Kang’s wife, 29, and his mother-in-law, 60, on October 30, 2005
• Yoon Jung-hyun, 23, on September 7, 2006
• Bae Kyung-mi, 45, employed at a karaoke bar in Gunpo, on December 14, 2006
• Park Sung-ah, 37, employed at a karaoke bar in Suwon, on December 24, 2006
• Park Jung-ja, 52, office employee at Hwaseong, on January 3, 2007
• Kim Hae-young, 37, employed in a karaoke bar 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

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 Jeong Nam-gyu, a serial killer who was also sentenced to death, committed suicide because of the pressure of the death penalty.[7]

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