Seoul-based criminal attorney Kim Gwang-sam told CNN that it would not be possible for the families of victims to take a civil suit either. No matter how much time has passed, uncovering what really happened is the reason police exist.” “The victims and their families had strongly demanded (the truth). “It is an important case that had prompted questions all over Korea.” “Naturally, the police must investigate the crimes,” the police official said. Police will now work to verify whether the confession is true, and cross-reference it against their original investigation records.ĭespite the confession, the suspect won’t face charges over the killings as South Korea’s statute of limitations on the most recent of the cases ran out in 2006.Īlthough police knew that prosecution wasn’t a possibility, they kept records of their investigations and continued making checks into the cases. The suspect gave a detailed confession, even drawing an explanation of locations involved in the killings on a piece of paper, the official said. Nine criminal investigators worked to build rapport with the suspect – and last week his attitude changed, according to the official from Gyeonggi South Provincial Police Agency. The man – who is in his 50s – is already in prison serving a life sentence, according to police. One of the 10 Hwaseong deaths is now believed to be a copycat murder, the official said.
He also confessed to an additional five murders and about 30 sexual assaults. On Friday, a police official told CNN a man had confessed to nine of the killings. Last month, police said they believed they had identified the man behind at least three of 10 killings which took place in Hwaseong, a city south of Seoul, between 19. A South Korean man has confessed to the murder of 14 women including nine who were victims in the country’s most infamous serial killing case – but the suspect won’t face prosecution, police said.
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