Min Meori, man in his 50s with 5 prior convictions... Same perpetrator behind 'Goyang·Yangju Cafe Murder Case'

Tracking After Turning Ms. Lee in Her 50s into a Public Wanted Notice

The perpetrator of the murder case at a coffee shop in Yangju City has been identified as the same person responsible for the coffee shop murder case that occurred last month in Goyang City.

Ilsan Western Police Station has released the description and photo of the 57-year-old male suspect, Lee Mo, in the Ilsan Dabang murder case and has issued a public warrant.
[Photo by Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency]

On the 5th, the police announced that they collected fingerprints at the coffee shop in Yangju City where the murder occurred and confirmed that the suspect is a man in his 50s named Lee.

According to the police, at around 8:30 a.m. that day, the owner of the coffee shop, a woman in her 60s named Ms. A, was found dead in Gwangjeok-myeon, Yangju City. It is estimated that Ms. A died on the night of the 4th while she was alone, and she was discovered the next day by an employee who came to work at the store.

The police found signs of assault, including strangulation marks, on Ms. A's body and began tracking the suspect. Noting the similarity in the method of the crime to a recent murder case in Goyang City, they investigated with the possibility of the same perpetrator in mind, and it was confirmed that the fingerprints found at both scenes were identical.

Information on suspect Lee Mo, wanted by Ilsan Western Police Station /
[Photo by Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency]

Lee is also suspected of murdering a woman in her 60s, Ms. B, who was alone at an underground coffee shop in Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang City, at around 7 p.m. on December 30 last year.

On the afternoon of the 31st, the day after the incident, police and fire authorities responded to a report, opened the locked door, and found the deceased Ms. A. Finding strangulation marks on the body, they determined it was a homicide and have been tracking the suspect. Six days after the incident, on the 5th, Lee was placed on a public wanted list.

Lee is approximately 170 cm tall with a shaved head and was wearing a black hat, yellow jumper, and sneakers. He may have changed clothes since then. Lee, who has more than five prior convictions, committed the crime two months after being released from prison in November last year.

The police stated they will offer a reward of up to 5 million won to anyone who provides decisive information or reports leading to Lee's capture.

A police official said, "It has been confirmed that the victims in both cases had no prior acquaintance with Lee," and added, "We are tracking Lee by analyzing nearby CCTV footage and his escape route."

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