Kim Kil-tae (김길태) the man who raped, and possibly murdered, a 13-year-old middle school student, has been caught. I first read the news through Grand Narrative’s post, and now the Korea Times has the story.
As I mentioned before, Korea’s huge strides in forensic science enabled scientists to identify him as the rapist of the girl.
In two recent photos, his face has not been blurred by pixelation, which until recently had been the norm for crime suspects. He does seem to be trying to hide his face by combing his hair forward and down.
Experts assume that Kim may be a pathological sociopath, having a psychiatric disorder that makes him behave violently.
Oh gee, I have a disorder too. Because of it, when I see a greasy punk whom forensics has proven raped a thirteen-year-old several times, and probably murdered her and dumped her body, I want to beat the crap out of him. I can’t help myself, it’s a disorder.
Edit/Update:
The Joongang Daily has details on the events immediately before Kim Kil-tae’s capture. He has denied committing the crimes, despite the hard evidence against him. Also, the reasons for revealing his face, a decision by the Busan Police Agency, not the police headquarters in Seoul, were revealed.
“I think they left his face bare because there is hard evidence (that he committed a crime) and his pictures have already been made public in the wanted list,” said Kim Jung-hwak, a senior official at the National Police Agency.
“If his face had been covered, that would have infuriated people,” he said. “We will discuss the criteria for revealing the faces of serious criminal suspects.”
Extra! Korea 
Hi i posted a comment on the wrong page. Anyway, thought you might want to read my take on the case. It’s related to the unmasking and the generally strange practices of the police when it comes to high-profile murder cases and Korea’s sense of justice.
http://bennosgg.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/the-face-of-kim-kil-tae/
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[…] Korea has come a long way since, In 1991, Korea’s National Institute of Scientific Investigation (NISI) opened its first DNA analysis service, and in 2009 they were able to detect a nanogram (one billionth of a gram) of a victim’s DNA on the jacket of suspected serial killer Kang Ho-soon, leading to his conviction.[2] Also, earlier this year, they were able to conclusively link a suspect, Kim Kil-tae, with a young girl who was raped and murdered.[3], [4] […]
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