SOUTH KOREA. DEATH PENALTY UPHELD IN SERIAL KILLER VERDICT
upholding a lower court ruling, the South Korean Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on Yoo Yeong-cheol, convicted of killing 20 people.
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upholding a lower court ruling, the South Korean Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on Yoo Yeong-cheol, convicted of killing 20 people.
Yoo, 35, was arrested in July 15, 2004, and tried and found guilty of killing elderly Seoul residents and women involved in the sex trade between September 2003 to July 2004. He had also been convicted of burying 11 bodies.
Yoo, 35, was arrested in July 15, 2004, and tried and found guilty of killing elderly Seoul residents and women involved in the sex trade between September 2003 to July 2004. He had also been convicted of burying 11 bodies.
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- (Sources: Joins.com, 09/06/2005)
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