A South Korean convicted of killing 26 people and eating their livers has been sentenced to death in Seoul, The Times of London said Tuesday.
Yoo Young Chul, 33, told police he killed out of hatred for women and the rich, and investigators have been able to corroborate at least 20 of the deaths he claimed he committed.
The victims were prostitutes and wealthy older women, who were bludgeoned to death with a hammer between September 2003 and July of this year. Yoo said he dismembered the bodies at his apartment, ate the livers and then buried them in shallow graves near a Buddhist temple.
He said during his sentencing hearing he felt sorry for his victims, but said he would kill a hundred more if he were released.
Psychiatrists said Yoo was sane but suffered a personality disorder after being jilted and divorced by his wife.
His lawyer, Kim Byong Joon, said his client would not appeal.
"He wants to die before the snow falls," Kim said.
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