It illuminates the mystery of the 1999 golf driving range murder case.
On SBS 'I want to know' broadcasted on the 9th, 'Eopdong and DNA - Mystery of the Golf Driving Range Murder Case' was released.
At 1 a.m. on July 6, 1999, a woman covered in blood was found in the parking lot of a golf driving range in Gangnam. In the body of the victim, Lee Seo-young (20 years old), there was also a circumstance that suggested the victim of sexual violence. He died four days after being taken to the hospital with a skull fracture and severe brain damage.
In the subsequent investigation, the police thought that Seo-young was waiting for an acquaintance and accidentally got into a vehicle similar to the acquaintance's car, and the people in the vehicle kidnapped Seo-young and committed the crime. The investigation was conducted based on the testimony of eyewitnesses, but the suspect could not be identified, so the case remained unsolved.
However, on the 12th of 2016, unexpected news was delivered to Seoyoung's family. It is said that they found a person matching the DNA of the criminal found in Seo-young's body in the past. This was discovered while the police and the National Forensic Research Institute were conducting a comparative analysis of the DNA of the unsolved case and the DNA of prison inmates. And the DNA match they found was Jeon, who was sentenced to life in prison for a total of 14 crimes, including serial robbery and murder. In response, Jeon stood before the court on charges of rape and rape and murder under the Special Act on Sexual Violence, 22 years after Seoyoung's case.
However, contrary to expectations that the case would be resolved soon, Jeon only admitted to the rape charge, denied the murder charge, and in particular postponed the murder charge to his older brother. He claimed that he met Seo-young after drinking with his older brother and engaged in prostitution in the car. Afterwards, he claimed that he left the place because he had something to talk to Seo-young and did not even know that Seo-young was assaulted.
The court decided that it was difficult to conclude that Jeon's actions were intentional to kill or conspired to kill him. In response, the court ruled that Jeon's special rape and homicide charges had expired as the statute of limitations had expired, and he was acquitted on the rape and murder charges.
The production team pursued clues about the former, who was called Updong in the past and was active in the Gangnam entertainment district. And it was confirmed by the informant who knew him that he was soliciting customers and living on a fee, and furthermore, he committed a crime that targeted drunk customers. In fact, he was the culprit in the murder of a university dean that caused a stir in 2002.
Jeon, who preyed on drunken people and kidnapped them by car, extorted money and even the lives of the victims. Experts said that this case could be a clue to Seo-young's death.
The expert said, "We suppressed women by intensively hitting the head. And after that, all robberies and injuries were also suppressed by hitting the head. The crime may be different, but the pattern of attacking people is the same and the existence of an accomplice is also the same," the expert said. That's part of it," he pointed out.
In response, the production team met with Woo, an accomplice in the murder of the university dean, and asked about Seo-young's death. However, he raised his voice saying he didn't want to remember Mr. Jeon, and said he had never seen Mr. Jeon harass or harm women.
The production team decided to ask Jeon directly this time. In a telephone interview, Jeon refused to give a specific answer, saying that he had never been involved in murder or assault and that he could only look at the judgment regarding his crimes.
Accordingly, the argument in the judgment was reviewed again. Then, in the first statement, Jeon confirmed that the older brother raped first and then raped him, but later reversed the statement that it was a conditional meeting by agreement. In particular, after finding out that the victim worked in an entertainment establishment, Jeon insisted that it was a consensual relationship, not sexual assault.
In response, the expert questioned the credibility of the statement, saying, "It is doubtful whether he really remembers and makes a statement. While there is no memory of the time of the crime, the whole process of the crime is specific." An expert on the case statement pointed out that the credibility of the statement was weak as it was a statement made to make changes easier.
If so, the only objective evidence is the traces left on the victim's body. Experts analyzed the condition of the victim's body, saying, "In the wounds, great damage was confirmed to the woman's genital area. It can be said that there was forced sexual intercourse." In addition, regarding the fractures of the skull and back neck, he said, "I didn't just fall, but I think I fell because of a hit." After grabbing Seo-young's head, he assaulted him and hit him hard to make him fall backwards. judged
Therefore, even if Jeon did not commit sexual assault, he questioned whether he was responsible for his death. The expert said, "In the context of acting together and leading to the result, we can only see them as the same accomplice."
In addition, he added that it is judged that there is at least room for implicit consent even if he is not present at the scene of the direct death, given that the statements are continuously overturned and that the older brother is delaying his actions.
Jeon, who is currently looking forward to parole, is working hard to become a model student. The prosecution filed an appeal on September 23, and the trial is scheduled to begin again soon. Among the charges against Mr. Jeon, the statute of limitations for rape and murder has expired and the statute of limitations for rape and murder has not passed, so whether he participated in the murder with the intention of murder is likely to be the issue.
Therefore, if he cannot prove his intentional killing, he will not be convicted of any crimes.
This was because even if rape and murder was recognized, the statute of limitations would expire and the charges would be acquitted.
In this situation, experts have questioned the criteria for distinguishing between rape and homicide.
Recently, voices calling for the abolition of the prescription for sex crimes that have taken lives are growing.
In the United States and the United Kingdom, violent crimes and sexual offenses have already been abolished.
In particular, in the case of sex crimes, DNA is often left behind, so there is a high probability of finding the culprit even after a long time, and it is difficult to clearly distinguish whether it is a death or murder because the victim is a weak person, he emphasized that the statute of limitations should be abolished.
(SBS Entertainment News Editor Kim Hyo-jeong)