[미국언론용] 이태원살인사건 사건개요 THE CASE DEBRIEF OF ITAEWON MURDER CASE

The Case Debrief

When? 04/03/1997

Where? Seoul Itaewon Burger King Restroom

Victim? Jo, Joongphil

Suspect? Arthur J. Patterson (Born in 1977)

Edward K. Lee (Born in 1977)

How? 9 times stuffed in the victim's body by a knife

The History After The Case

04/01/1997

[United States Army Criminal Investigation Command]

Arrested arthur Patterson(a son of U.S. Army) as a prime suspect(murder)

4/26/1997

[Korea's Prosecutory Authorities]

Prosecuted Arthur Patterson for charge of carrying weapon, destructing evidence and outrage (Prosecuted Edward Lee for a charge of murder)

10/02/1997

[District Court]

Sentenced Arthur Patterson to 1 year and 6 months

Sentenced Edward Lee to life imprisonment

1/26/1998

[Appellate Court]

Sentenced Arthur Patterson to 1 year and 6 months

Sentenced Edward Lee to 20 years

08/15/1998

Arthur Patterson(withdraw an appeal) is released by a particular pardon

09/03/1998

[Supreme Court]

Declared not guilty(because of insufficient evidence) Edward Lee

09/24/1998

The victim Joong-Phil Jo's bereaved family indicted Arthur Patterson as a murderer

12/01/1999

The prosecutor(D.A.) missed to prolong the prohibition of exit, during the period, Arthur Patterson escaped from Korea(08/24/1999)

12/24/1999

The victim's family, claimed compensation to state

11/01/2000

Republic of Korea, requested for judicial cooperation(Arthur Patterson's murder case) to the United States Dept. of Justice

05/13/2003

The victim's family, won the civil case against Arthur Patterson (Approximately, Two hundreds thousand U.S. dollars) However, the court couldn't execute because of Arthur Patterson's absence

09/09/2005

[Supreme Court]

The victim's family, won the state compensation case,

Supreme Court Decision 'Prosecutory Authorities didn't apply to prolong the prohibition of exit properly, so the victim's family mentally suffered from the prosecutor's mistake'

2009

The film, Itaewon Murder Case was released



12/22/2011

[Korea's Prosecutory Authorities

District of Seoul Central Prosecutor's Office

(Prosecutor: Park Cherloan, etc.)]

Prosecuted Arthur Patterson for charge of murder