Yoo Young-chul

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoo.
Yoo Young-chul
유영철
Born (1970-04-18) 18 April 1970 (age 54)
Gochang County, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Other namesRaincoat Killer (레인 코트 킬러)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Criminal statusIn prison awaiting execution
Children1
MotiveResentment towards the rich and women
Criminal charge
  • Theft (1988; 1991; 1993; 1998; 2004)
  • selling child pornography (1995)
  • forgery, identity theft (1998)
  • child sexual abuse (2000)
  • murder, cannibalism (2004)
PenaltyDeath
Details
Span of crimes
2003–2004
CountrySouth Korea
Target(s)
  • Women
  • wealthy seniors
Killed20 convicted[1][2]
Date apprehended
15 July 2004
Imprisoned atSeoul Detention Center
Korean name
Hangul
유영철
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Yeongcheol
McCune–ReischauerYu Yŏngch'ŏl

Yoo Young-chul (Korean: 유영철, romanized: Yu Yeongcheol; born 18 April 1970) is a South Korean serial killer, sex offender, and self-confessed cannibal. After he admitted to the murders of multiple people,[1] mostly prostitutes and wealthy old couples, the Seoul Central District Court convicted him of 20 murders, although one case was dismissed when it was identified as being committed by another serial killer, Jeong Nam-gyu. Yoo burned three and mutilated at least 11 of his victims and admitted that he ate the livers of some of them.[1] He committed his crimes between September 2003 to July 2004 and was apprehended on 15 July 2004. Yoo explained his motives in front of a TV camera saying "Women shouldn't be sluts, and the rich should know what they've done."

  1. ^ a b c Ahn, Yong-hyun (13 August 2004). "Serial Killer Claims to Have Eaten Victims' Organs". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. ^ Yoo Young-chul Included in World's 31 worst Serial Killers Archived 12 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. koreatimes (2010). Retrieved 11 October 2014