'Electronic Ankle Bracelet Serial Murderer' Kang Yoon-sung Published a Self-Reflection Essay from Prison

Writer Kim Mo, who helped publish an essay by exchanging letters during Kang Yoon-sung's past imprisonment

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Kang Yoon-sung (56), who was recently arrested on charges of murdering two women, is drawing more attention to his brutal criminal acts as it has been revealed that he published an essay reflecting on himself while incarcerated in 2010.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] It has been revealed that suspect Kang Yoon-sung (56), who is accused of cutting off his electronic ankle bracelet and murdering two women immediately after his release, published an essay reflecting on his self-reflection while incarcerated in 2010.

According to a Channel A report on the 5th, Kang, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual crimes and had been serving his sentence at Cheongsong Prison since 2009, asked writer Kim to publish a book, saying, "I want to do something for my wife and poor children." Writer Kim agreed to the request and exchanged letters weekly with Kang while working on the publication, releasing the book in May 2010. The book used the pseudonym Kang Woo-young instead of Kang’s real name.

The book’s introduction described it as "the blood-stained cry and last struggle of a prisoner who has lived a life of regret and repentance," and "a book like a last gift Kang Woo-young can give to his wife and children who are living a hard life moving from inn to inn."

Contents of the letter exchanged between writer Kang Yoon-sung and Mr. Kim./Photo by Channel A broadcast screen capture

The book also included parts of letters exchanged between Kang and writer Kim. One part had Kang writing, "Sometimes I think like this. If I could gain freedom by having all my arms and legs cut off and all my organs transplanted, I would do it. Even if physically painful, wouldn’t the soul be free?"

After the book was published, writer Kim sent 2 million won to a woman’s account at Kang’s request to send the first royalties to his wife. However, the account Kang provided was not his wife’s. This woman was someone who had exchanged pen-pal letters with Kang in prison, and her daughter and son were not Kang’s children.

Writer Kim claimed, "The publisher that released Kang Yoon-sung’s book printed 2,000 copies, but sales were poor, so they destroyed all but 500 copies, and the contract ended a year later," adding that he cut off contact with Kang.

Meanwhile, on the same day, the Seoul Songpa Police Station deployed four profilers to interview Kang. The profilers reportedly conducted psychopathy and psychological tests alongside the suspect interview with Kang Yoon-sung.

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