Seen above is a wanted poster featuring an artists' sketch of a serial killer who was suspected of murdering at least 10 women in rural villages near Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, between 1986 and 1991. Police said Wednesday a man in his 50s, now in jail, has been identified as the prime suspect in the case, which remained unsolved for 33 years. Yonhap



By Kim Hyun-bin



Police have p reliminarily identified the culprit of the so-called "Hwaseong serial killings," which had remained unsolved for 33 years, according to local press reports, Wednesday. The identification came after the National Forensic Service (NFS) linked a DNA sample from the case to the person in question.