Attorney Park Jun-young Describes Feeling "Chilling" Seeing Lee Chun-jae Remembering the Crime

(From the left) Police investigating the 5th murder case and Lee's high school graduation photo. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-eun] Lawyer Park Jun-young described the first impression of Lee Chun-jae, the perpetrator of the "Lee Chun-jae Serial Murder Case," as "chilling."

On the 18th, Channel A's "Eye Contact" featured Yoon Sung-yeo (53), who was wrongfully accused and imprisoned for 20 years in the 8th case of the Lee Chun-jae serial murders, along with his defense attorney, Park Jun-young, a specialist in retrials.

On the day, Lawyer Park explained the witness examination of Lee Chun-jae at the time, saying, "He confessed to about 40 cases, and seeing him still remember the details of crimes from 30 years ago made me think, 'How much did he empathize with the victims' feelings?' which was chilling."

He continued, "At that time, everyone was curious about Lee Chun-jae's face, but he could not testify without a mask," adding, "however, Lee Chun-jae came wearing a cloth mask, and his voice was hard to hear, so I requested the court to replace it with a disposable mask."

Lawyer Park said that during the mask replacement process, Lee Chun-jae's face was revealed, and "actually, Lee Chun-jae's appearance was ordinary like a regular person. He did not look sharp enough to be considered a murderer," he conveyed.

Attorney Park Jun-young is explaining the appearance of Lee Chun-jae, the real culprit in the "Lee Chun-jae Serial Murder Case." Photo by Channel A 'Eye Contact'

The 8th case of the Lee Chun-jae serial murders was a sexual assault and murder case that occurred in September 1988 in Hwaseong-gun, Gyeonggi Province. Yoon Sung-yeo, who was wrongfully accused as the real culprit and imprisoned for 20 years, was released on parole in August 2009. After the statute of limitations expired last September, Lee Chun-jae confessed to all 14 serial murder cases, including the 8th case. Accordingly, with the help of Lawyer Park, Yoon filed a retrial petition at the Suwon District Court on November 13 of last year.

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