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The Case of Itaewon Homicide 이태원 살인사건

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The Case of Itaewon Homicide (Korean: 이태원 살인사건) is a 2009 South Korean crime thriller film, based on the true story of the Itaewon murder case, which shocked Korea when Hongik college student Cho Jung-Pil was found dead at an Itaewon Burger King in 1997. The murder was investigated in 1997 by CID Agents J. Choi, D. Zeliff, T. Barnes and B. Crow. Two troubled U.S. teenagers—Arthur Patterson (the son of a former U.S. Army officer and Korean mother) and Edward Lee—became suspects and were convicted. Patterson was released a year later in a special amnesty and Lee was freed a year after that due to lack of evidence.

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The Case of Itaewon Homicide (이태원 살인사건) — verified Korean film. Released 2009-01-01. Directed by Hong Ki-seon. 2 verified cast.

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• Genre: crime film, drama film
• Original language: Korean
• Title: The Case of Itaewon Homicide
• Year: 2009
• Origin: South Korean
• Based On: the true story of the Itaewon murder case
• Country: 대한민국
• Released: 2009년

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• Wikipedia lists the Korean name as 이태원 살인사건 (영화); KoreaAPI uses 이태원 살인사건 (chosen by source authority).

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Cast (2)

• Jang Keun-suk
• Jeong Jin-yeong

Director

• Hong Ki-seon

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• Wikipedia — encyclopedic article · view ↗
• TMDB — film/TV community database

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