The Case of Itaewon Homicide - 이태원 살인사건 - 2009

The Case of Itaewon Homicide - 이태원 살인사건 - 2009

                                                                               Director :  Hong Ki-sun

                                                           Starring : Jang Geun-suk, Jeong Jin-yeong

  based on a true story, which shocked Korea when college student Jo Jong-Pil was found dead at an Itaewon Burger King in 1997. Two teenagers, Arthur Patterson, the son of an American service member and Korean mother, and Edward Lee, became suspects but were eventually freed due lack of evidence and the case was never solved. It stars Jang Geun-suk as Arthur Patterson and Jeong Jin-young as his lawyer. Song Joong-ki played the victim.

Public prosecutors in Korea have reopened the case, after finding DNA evidence proving Patterson the murderer and testimony from Edward Lee, the witness. Patterson was arrested by US authorities in May 2011, and is currently undergoing court hearing in California for extradition to Korea for trial and conviction.