Lee Choon-jae

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lee Choon-jae
Occupation	Killer
Date Of Birth	May 16, 1905(1905-05-16)
Age	119
Birthplace	Hwaseong
Country	South Korea
Birth City	Gyeonggi Province

Lee Choon-jae Biography

Lee Choon-jae is one of the most popular and richest Killer who was born on May 16, 1905 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

A suspect sketch was drawn based on the memory of the bus driver, Kang, and bus conductor, Uhm, who saw a man get on the bus shortly after the seventh murder on September 7, 1988. The characteristics of the suspect, which were described by the bus driver, were similar to the descriptions given by survivors who were sexually assaulted. According to the victims, the culprit at the time of the incident was a thin-framed man in his mid-20s, with a height of 165 to 170 centimeters, a short cut sporty-type hair, no double eyelids, and a sharp nose. In addition, he was described as having soft hands. Police also stated that the suspect had a “B” blood type, but in 2019, police acknowledged that this was likely inaccurate, because Lee has blood type “O”.

On September 26, 1989, around 0:55 am, Lee broke into a house in Gwangju, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province with weapons and gloves and was discovered by the landlord. He was sentenced by the Suwon District Court to one year and six months in prison in the first trial in February 1990 for the charges of robbery and violence. After the first trial, Lee filed an appeal, claiming that he was beaten by an unknown young man and entered the victim’s house while being chased. In the second trial following Lee’s appeal, the court suspended his sentence to two years of probation, where he was released in mid-April, 1990.

Lee Choon-jae Net Worth

Lee Choon-jae is one of the richest Killer from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lee Choon-jae 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The Hwaseong serial murders (Korean: 화성 연쇄 살인 사건 ; Hanja: 華城連鎖殺人事件 ; RR: hwaseong yeonswae sarin sageon) were a series of rapes and murders that occurred in the city of Hwaseong between September 15, 1986 and April 3, 1991. In each case, a woman was found bound, gagged, raped and in most cases strangled to death with their own clothes. It sparked the largest criminal case in South Korea with over 2 million man-days spent on investigation and over 21,000 suspects investigated.

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Yoon Sang-Yeo, who was convicted of killing the eighth victim and spent 20 years in prison until he was released on parole in 2009, filed for a re-trial of his case on 13 November 2019 following news reports that Lee had confessed to all 10 serial murders. Two days later, police announced that they had reached a provisional conclusion that Lee was responsible for the murder for which Yoon was convicted. Police said Lee’s confession in the eighth murder ‘elaborately and coherently’ described both the scene and the victim. This raised concerns that police had charged an innocent man.

Facts & Trivia

Lee Ranked on the list of most popular Killer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Lee Choon-jae celebrates birthday on May 16 of every year.

On September 18, 2019, police announced that Lee had been identified as a suspect in the serial murders. He was identified after DNA from the underwear of one of the victims was matched with his, and subsequent DNA testing linked him to four of the other unsolved serial murders. At the time, he was identified he was already serving a life sentence at a prison in Busan for the rape and murder of his sister-in-law. Lee initially denied any involvement in the serial murders, but on 2 October 2019, police announced that Lee had confessed to killing 15 people, including all 10 victims in the serial murders, which includes a case previously considered to be a copycat crime, and 5 others. Three of those other murders happened in Hwaseong but had not previously been attributed to the serial killer, and the other two happened in Cheongju. As of October 2019, details about those 5 victims have not been released because the investigation is ongoing. In addition to the murders, he also confessed to more than 30 rapes and attempted rapes.

How did Lee Choon-jae get caught?

Robbery charges. On September 26, 1989, around 00:55, Lee broke into a house in Gwangju, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, with weapons and gloves, and was discovered by the landlord.

When was Lee Choon-jae caught?

Lee was arrested on January 18 , having raised suspicion that he did kill her when he kept asking, “How many years do you serve in prison for rape and murder?” He denied any involvement in his sister-in-law’s death, and the court overturned his confession, stating that he had lied because of police brutality.

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