Kang Ho-sun (born October 10, 1969) is a South Korean

serial killer A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A * * * * with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...

who was sentenced to death in 2010 for killing 10 women, including his wife and mother-in-law.

Murders

The murders took place in

Ansan Ansan (Hangeul: , ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies southwest of Seoul and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4. It is situated on the Yellow Sea coast and so ...

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

. 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 Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...

; their bodies were found in the woods. Kang was arrested by the police in 2009 and following the two-day investigation that ensued, he confessed to 10 murders. More victim remains have since been discovered and identified using DNA evidence. The families of the victims sued Kang for damages. His crimes were depicted in 2022 South Korean TV series, '' Through the Darkness''.

Trial and sentence

Upon confessing to murdering 10 women, Kang was found guilty of rape, murder and arson and was sentenced to death by a court in

on April 22, 2009. 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.

Confirmed victims

*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 Gunpo (군포; ), formerly romanized as Kunp'o, is a small city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province, located south of Seoul in the Seoul National Capital Area. It borders Anyang to the north, Uiwang to the east, and Ansan to the south and west, and ...

, 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 Anyang (; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively. It had a ...

, 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

Prison life

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 Jeong Nam-gyu (April 17, 1969 – November 22, 2009) was a South Korean serial killer, who from 2004 to 2006 killed 14 people. Crimes On January 14, 2004, in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, he kidnapped, raped and then murdered two people. He then ...

, a serial killer who was also sentenced to death, committed suicide because of the pressure of the death penalty.

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Murders

Trial and sentence

Confirmed victims

Prison life

See also

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