SAN FERNANDO VALLEY : Police Appeal for Help in Solving Murders of Family
Still baffled by what they described as one of the most brutal murder cases in Los Angeles, police appealed to the public Monday for help in solving the 1991 slayings of a family of four in Granada Hills.
Investigators said they have little new information about the stabbing deaths of Hee Wan Yoo; his wife, Gyung Jin; and their children, Pauline, 6, and Kenneth, 4. But for the first time Monday, authorities said they believe more than one person was involved.
“There was no rhyme or reason to these killings,” LAPD Detective Richard (Buck) Henry, who heads the investigation, said at a news conference at Parker Center.
The bodies of the slain family members were discovered Nov. 20, 1991, by relatives who went to the house when Hee Wan Yoo failed to show up for work at the Wilshire-area dental lab he owned.
An autopsy concluded that each family member was stabbed with a sharp weapon, but county coroner’s officials declined to elaborate. Investigators have said that there was no evidence of forced entry.
A $50,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderers. Half is provided by the city, and half by relatives of the victims.
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