An American soldier has confessed to the weekend murder of a South Korean prostitute, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
Pvt. Eric Munnich of Chicago confessed to the stabbing death of Lee Ki-sun, the U.S. military command said in a news release. Munnich made the confession during a joint interrogation with South Korean police, it said.Lee, 44, was found dead Saturday in her boarding room near the U.S. military base Camp Casey in Tongduchon, 30 miles north of Seoul.
South Korean police identified Lee as a prostitute. She apparently died from a deep knife cut in her neck, they said.