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Murder Weapon - Unsolved Homicide
The University of Missouri Police Department (MUPD) continues to actively investigate the homicide of Jeong H. Im, a professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
The homicide is believed to have occurred between 10:30 and 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2005 with an individual or individuals returning to the scene between noon and 12:20 p.m. that day to set fire to Im's vehicle.
MUPD is releasing the attached photo of the knife involved in the homicide. This photo is being released in the hope that a person may have seen an individual with this or this type of knife prior to or the day of the homicide.
Investigators are also looking to identify the owner and/or driver of a faded red, 1980's model Ford F150 pickup truck with a faded blackdriver's side door, damaged front bumper, and rear driver's side quarter panel. The pickup truck had or has a light gray or tan camper shell with tinted windows. It is important to remember that the camper shell maybe removed at this time and the damage to the vehicle may have been fixed.
The department continues looking for people who may have seen the following person of interest any time the day of the homicide and/or days prior to or following the homicide. The department believes people may have seen this person with or without the painter's mask and/or gas can just prior to or immediately following the incident. A complete updated description is as follows:
The person of interest is a slender white male, between 6 feet and 6 feet 2 inches in height, possibly wearing some type of painter's or drywall mask in the area of Maryland Avenue garage on Jan. 7 during the time frame of noon and 1 p.m. This person may have been wearing baggy jeans that were faded blue, a hooded red sweatshirt with a blue winter coat over the top of the sweatshirt. The coat was not a fitted coat but went straight down to the person's waist and had a zipper on the front of the coat.
This person was possibly seen without their hood and painter's mask on and was described as having had brown wavy or curly hair that is medium length. This person may or may not have been carrying a red gas can at the time people may have seen him.
It is important to remember that people may have seen this person prior to or after in the area with or without the gas can and/or painter's mask.
The suspect in this homicide may have had burns and/or cuts to their hand or hands after this homicide. Anyone knowing a person who had burns to their hands and/or cuts to their hands immediately after Jan. 7th or has seen the above described vehicle or person of interest is asked to call Sergeant Shawn Spalding at 573-882-5928 or a shift supervisor at 573-882-7203.
The University of Missouri-Columbia has raised the reward to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspects who committed the Jan. 7 homicide of Jeong H. Im in the Maryland Avenue parking garage. Phone calls should be directed to 573-882-7203 or, if a caller wishes to remain anonymous, they may submit a tip on lne or call Crime Stoppers at 573-875-TIPS. Revenue generated from parking violations will fund the reward.
Updates will be posted as time permits at: http://www.mupolice.com/
MUPD 25-2005