Jeong Nam-gyu
Jeong Nam-gyu (born March 1, 1969 in Jangsu County - November 22, 2009 in Uiwang) was a South Korean serial killer, who from 2004 to 2006 killed 14 people.
Jeong Nam-gyu | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1969 |
| Died | November 22, 2009 (aged 40) |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 14 |
Span of crimes | 2004–2006 |
| Country | South Korea |
Crimes
On January 14, 2004 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, he kidnapped, raped and then murdered two people. He then continued to murder people in Gyeonggi and Seoul, including the murder of a woman returning home late at night.[1] He murdered mainly in the southern part of Seoul, including Shin-gil, Guro and Gwanak. His reason for killing a male elementary school student after sexually assaulting him was that he himself was abused by a man as a child.[2]
On April 26, 2006, he was arrested at the end of a fight in which he tried to kill a man and the man's father. Subsequent investigations revealed that he also murdered a woman at Yimoon-dong. Before Jeong Nam Gyu confessed his murder at Yimoon-dong, another serial killer Yoo Young-Chul falsely confessed that he also had committed the Yimoon murder. On April 12, 2007, he was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court and detained in Seoul Detention Center.
On the morning of November 21, 2009, a jail employee discovered Jeong Nam-gyu had attempted to hang himself from a noose made from a plastic bag. He was rushed to the hospital, but died the following morning.[3]
References
- 스포츠서울: 김광일의 재미있는 역학 상식 성명실증편
- 남성엔 강간 일어나지 말란 법 있다 (주간경향)
- 연쇄살인범 정남규 서울구치소서 자살(2보), 연합뉴스, 2009년 11월 22일.