Lee Ho-seong
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Lee Ho-seong was a South Korea
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player. During his career he played for Haitai Tigers. He debuted in 1990 and stayed with the tigers for his 12 year career until retiring in 2001. He batted .272 and had 102 home runs in his career. Ho-seong was team captain in 1999 and 2000 and became president of the league's players union in 2001.
on March 10, 2008. One day later they found the bodies of a 46 year old woman and her three children. Police understand that Ho-seong and the woman were in a relationship. Ho-seong apparently borrowed the equivalent of $250,000. Lee was unable to pay the money back, and police speculated that this was the motive of the killings. Police quoted their details about the case were still sketchy because there was no suicide note, but Lee was seen on security video removing four large black duffel bags from the woman's apartment late one evening. He was also put at the scene by a witness who saw Lee in the parking lot about the time the four women went missing.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player. During his career he played for Haitai Tigers. He debuted in 1990 and stayed with the tigers for his 12 year career until retiring in 2001. He batted .272 and had 102 home runs in his career. Ho-seong was team captain in 1999 and 2000 and became president of the league's players union in 2001.
Death
Police found Ho-seong in the Han RiverHan River (Korea)
The Han River is a major river in South Korea and the fourth longest river on the Korean peninsula after the Amnok, Duman, and Nakdong rivers. It is formed by the confluence of the Namhan River , which originates in Mount Daedeok, and the Bukhan River , which originates on the slopes of Mount...
on March 10, 2008. One day later they found the bodies of a 46 year old woman and her three children. Police understand that Ho-seong and the woman were in a relationship. Ho-seong apparently borrowed the equivalent of $250,000. Lee was unable to pay the money back, and police speculated that this was the motive of the killings. Police quoted their details about the case were still sketchy because there was no suicide note, but Lee was seen on security video removing four large black duffel bags from the woman's apartment late one evening. He was also put at the scene by a witness who saw Lee in the parking lot about the time the four women went missing.