Yoo Young Chul Research Paper

Yoo Young-Chul, a self-confessed serial killer and cannibal, was born in Gochang County, South Korea on April 18, 1970. Chul confessed to the murders of 21 people, who were predominantly prostitutes and wealthy elderly men. The Seoul Central District Court convicted Chul of 20 murders, where one of his cases was dismissed on a technicality. In an article entitled, Suspected Serial Killer Nabbed”, it is stated, “Yoo burned three and mutilated at least 11 of his victims, admitting he ate the livers of some of them”. Chul’s crimes were committed between the dates of September 2003 and July 2004. Chul was subsequently arrested and sentenced to death on December 13, 2004.
Chul was born as the fourth child into a misfortunate family of three brothers

Chul would then mutilate the dead bodies and sometimes consume them. Because of Chul’s fear of epilepsy, he would eat the livers and brains of his victims.
Chul’s procedures for killing prostitutes were similar despite the fact that they took place in his home. Chul would the call the prostitutes to his home, and after having sex with them he would bludgeon, mutilate, and dispose of their bodies in the mountains surrounding the city. He would be sure to bury the bodies while the weather was warm in order to speed up the process of decomposition.
Chul was taken into custody on July 2004, and confessed to the murders of all 21 of his victims. Police admitted that they had minimal evidence linking Chul to chain of murders because of his meticulous and well-organized executions of his crimes. Chul’s first appearance in court was on September 6, 2004, where he refused to defend himself. He bragged about having no intention of stopping, and that if it were not for being arrested he would have killed more people. Prosecutors requested that Chul be sentenced to the death penalty, in which he thanked them for. Chul was subsequently sentenced to death on December 13, 2004 for 20 counts of