Itaewon murder case

When

3 Apr 1997

Kind

Murder

Killed

1

Coordinates

36.00° N, 128.00° E

Description

1997 murder in South Korea

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

1997 murder in Seoul, South Korea

The Itaewon murder took place on April 3, 1997, when 17-year-old Arthur Patterson killed 22-year-old Cho Jung-pil, a Hongik University student, by stabbing him at a Burger King in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea. Patterson and his friend Edward Lee were arrested, but they were released by the Supreme Court of South Korea in 1998 due to lack of evidence, and Patterson fled to the United States.

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