All posts tagged "Itaewon murder"

  • Arthur Patterson, the suspect of a 1997 murder in Itaewon, arrives at Incheon International Airport, Wednesday, after he had been extradited to Korea 16 years after he fled to the U.S. (Yonhap)
    American convicted of 1997 ‘Itaewon murder’ appeals

    By The Korea Times Seoul staff A U.S. citizen who received a 20-year jail term last week for murdering a Korean student back in 1997 has filed an appeal with a higher court. Arthur Patterson, who was...

    • Posted February 1, 2016
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    American gets 20-year sentence in S. Korea for 1997 ‘Itaewon murder’

    The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Arthur John Patterson, a U.S. citizen, to 20 years in prison Friday after finding him guilty of the stabbing death of Korean student Cho Joong-pil at a Burger King restaurant 19 years...

    • Posted January 29, 2016
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  • Arthur Patterson, the suspect of a 1997 murder in Itaewon, arrives at Incheon International Airport, Wednesday, after he had been extradited to Korea 16 years after he fled to the U.S. (Yonhap)
    20-year jail term sought for 1997 ‘Itaewon murder’ suspect

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Prosecutors on Friday demanded 20 years in jail for a U.S. citizen charged with slaying a Korean man nearly two decades ago. Arthur Patterson, who was 17 at the time, is accused of stabbing...

    • Posted January 15, 2016
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  • Arthur Patterson, the suspect of a 1997 murder in Itaewon, arrives at Incheon International Airport, Wednesday, after he had been extradited to Korea 16 years after he fled to the U.S. (Yonhap)
    Extradited ‘Itaewon murder’ suspect denies all allegations

    By Kim Se-jeong Arthur Patterson, 35, a Korean American suspected of killing a Korean college student in 1997, was brought back  to Korea for trial Wednesday, 18 years after the alleged murder and 16 years after he...

    • Posted September 23, 2015
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  • American citizen Arthur Patterson accused of murdering a South Korean college student in 1997 is extradited to South Korea at Incheon airport, west of Seoul, on Sept. 23, 2015. He is suspected of stabbing a college student, identified by his surname Cho, multiple times at a Burger King in the popular foreigner district of Itaewon in central Seoul. (Yonhap)
    ‘Itaewon murder’ suspect extradited to Seoul

    By Kim Se-jeong A U.S. citizen accused of murdering a Korean college student in 1997 has been extradited to Seoul, officials said. The Ministry of Justice said Arthur Patterson, 35, who is suspected of stabbing the student,...

    • Posted September 22, 2015
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