Biography:Chong Du-yong

Template:Infobox serial killer Chong Du Yong (born December 31, 1968 in Busan) is a South Korea serial killer who killed 9 people from June 1999 to April 2000.

In 1986, when he was 18 years old, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison for killing 43-year-old officer Kim Chan-il. After his release, he was again arrested for theft and sentenced to six months in prison. In the following 10 months, he committed 16 robberies, killing 9 people in Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam and Chungham.

Life

Chong Du Yong was born in 1968 as the youngest child with 3 brothers and 1 sister. His father died when he was 2 and his mother remarried, leaving Chong to be cared for by his uncle. He had a serious complex due to his appearance, and said that the reason for the 1986 murder was simply because he thought the officer ignored him. Chong, who spent most of his unfortunate childhood in an orphanage, said he wanted to have an ordinary family like everyone else in his post-arrest statement. Until then, money was not collected by theft and robbery, but by a bankbook, reaching a total amount of 130 million won. He said that he had planned to arrange marriages to a total of one billion people, and that he was going to build an apartment and PC room.

On September 28, 2016, while imprisoned in Daejeon Prison, he was caught trying to escape using a ladder that he had secretly built while working at the workshop. He had over two of three prison walls, but failed to cross the last wall.

Chong Du Yong's brother-in-law was an accomplice. His brother was not aware that Chong murdered people.

Crimes

• On June 2, 1999, Lee Young-ja, a housekeeper who lived alone in a wealthy residential area in Busan, died after having her parts of her face brutally pierced. At the time, the fact that the victim's house was next door to the inspection office of the Busan High Public Prosecutors' Office was a topic of discussion, but it turned out to be a coincidence.
• On September 15, 1999, while stealing money from the high-end villas of Seo-gu in Busan, Chong cruelly killed the housemaid.
• On October 21, 1999, a 53-year-old mother and her 24-year-old son were killed in a luxury housing complex in Ulsan. In this case, the police paid attention to the 'overdrive' which was not seen in the other robberies, but no connection was established to the previous events in Busan.
• On March 11, 2000, a couple of women were attacked in a high-end residence in Seo-gu by a man with a baseball bat. One of the women said that she had a baby, and the killer let her live. Based on the survivor's statement, the police described the attacker as tall and in his 20s or 30s, sending this to the national police.
• On April 8, 2000, in Dongbu-ku, Busan, Chong killed 76-year-old Chung Jin-tae and his housekeeper with a knife, also hitting Chung's grandmother. He stole a check worth 24.3 million won. While the grandmother was passing the emergency service in the hospital she came by a police officer dispatched to the hospital, and then saw Chong Du Yong, who was caught in Cheonan, pointing out that he was responsible for the murders. Chong subsequently confessed to his crimes.

Trial

First trial

On July 21, 2000, the Busan District Court sentenced Chong Du Yong, who was charged with robbery, to death, also sentencing his brother-in-law, Kim Jong-young, to one year and six months imprisonment. The defendants objected and submitted an appeal to the Busan District Court.

Second trial

On November 30, 2000, the Busan Appellate Court dismissed all the appeals and maintainced Chong's death sentence and Kim's one year and six months sentence. Chong abandoned his appeals towards the Supreme Court, confirming his death penalty. He is now serving in Daejeon prison.

See also

• Yoo Young-chul
• Kang Ho-sun