"Taxi Driver and Cohabitant Murderer Lee Gi-young Diagnosed as Psychopath Impossible... Why?"

Insufficient Evaluation Data... Diagnosis Impossible
Bloodstain Identity: 'Acquaintance, Cohabitant'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The psychopathy (antisocial personality disorder) test conducted on Lee Gi-young, who was arrested on charges of murdering a taxi driver and his cohabiting partner, concluded that a diagnosis was 'not possible.'

The Gyeonggi Ilsan Dongbu Police Station announced yesterday that they conducted a psychopathy test on Lee but ultimately concluded that a diagnosis could not be made.

The police determined that there is currently insufficient evaluation data for some of the criteria used to identify psychopathy. Therefore, the police plan to discontinue the test. While foreign countries classify scores of 30 or above as psychopathic, South Korea considers a score of 25 or above as psychopathic.

Although the psychopathy diagnosis result does not directly affect punishment for murder charges, it is expected that future psychological analysis of Lee will become more difficult.

In August 7-8 of last year, Lee murdered a woman in her 50s, who was the homeowner and his cohabiting partner, at her house in Paju City, and then abandoned the body by the Gongneung Stream.

On December 20 of last year, he was arrested on charges of killing a taxi driver in his 60s, who had a minor accident with him while he was driving under the influence. Lee lured the driver to his home under the pretense of paying a settlement, murdered him, and hid the body in a wardrobe. Bloodstains found at his residence were identified as belonging to an acquaintance and the deceased cohabiting partner.

The police considered it unusual that Lee lived with the corpse at home for five days and invited his girlfriend over. During earlier investigations, two profilers, one male and one female, were involved but did not find any particular abnormal signs.

Meanwhile, Professor Lee Su-jeong of the Department of Criminal Psychology at Gyeonggi University analyzed that Lee exhibits a mix of types seen in previous serial killers.

In an interview on the morning of the 4th with CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' Professor Lee said, "Lee is a mixed type combining three types, including Yoo Young-chul, Kang Ho-soon, and Jung Nam-gyu," adding, "He seems much more impulsive and less meticulous than they are."