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We can never know another person’s thoughts and motivations. Most killers have a reason to commit murder; whether for revenge, jealously, or money, they understand why they killed their victim. Kyung Yoon, though, said he did not know why he killed Amy Sue Patrick. He claimed he murdered her on the spur of the moment, but some evidence suggests Yoon premeditated the crime. Events in this case took a bizarre twist when the troopers arrested Yoon and hauled him to prison.
Sources
Mathiesen, Peter B. 2015. The Story of Amy Sue Patrick. Tales of the Alaska State Troopers. Skyhorse Publishing. New York, NY.
Doto, Pamela. 9-27-1991. House sitter, 18, disappears. Anchorage Daily News.
Wohlforth, Charles. 10-7-1991. Wasilla woman apparent murder victim. Anchorage Daily News.
10-8-1991. Suspect apparently took his life after confessing. Anchorage Daily News.
10-8-1991. Man held in murder falls sick in jail, dies. Sitka Sentinel.
Enge, Marilee. 10-9-1991. Troopers say Yoon took arsenic. Anchorage Daily News.
10-9-1991. Arsenic Found after murder suspect dies. Sitka Sentinel.
10-12 -1991. Toxicologist tells how arsenic works. Anchorage Daily News.
10-14-1991. FBI probes death of suspect in Anchorage. Sitka Sentinel.
Enge, Marilee. 10-16-1991. Yoon’s letters ask forgiveness. Anchorage Daily News.
10-16-1991. Troopers defend way murder case handled. Sitka Sentinel.
Randall, Gail. 10-19-1991. Troopers call in dogs to search for body. Anchorage Daily News.
10-20-1991. German Dogs to search Alaskan landfill for body. The Seattle Times. Available at: https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive?date=19911020&slug=1311977
Doto, Pamela. 10-26-1991. Search for body on again. Anchorage Daily News.
Doto, Pamela. 10-27-1991. Teen’s Body Found. Anchorage Daily News.
11-15-1991. Murder suspect’s rights not violated, FBI says. Sitka Sentinel.
Randall, Gail. 11-20-1991. Crime lab can’t tell if teen was molested. Anchorage Daily News.
Randall, Gail. 12-4-1991. Yoon killed himself, inquest finds. Anchorage Daily News.
Randall, Gail. 3-22-1992. Why did Kyung Yoon confess? Anchorage Daily News.
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