Post by Scumhunter on Oct 7, 2015 1:56:16 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: amw.com archives)
Fugitive Profile as of October 7th, 2015: (based on 2012 AMW archives)
Full Name: Won Pun Kim
Sex: Female
Race: Asian
Current Age: 59
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Black
Eyes: Brown
Other Phys. Characteristics:
-She has a hoarse voice, presumably from years of chain-smoking.
-She might walk with a limp.
Traits and Habits:
-Cops say she's been working in the prostitution industry her whole life.
-She may be working in massage parlors.
-She is a chain-smoker.
Last Seen:
-Los Angeles , CA
Other Possible Locations:
-South Korea
-San Francisco Bay Area , CA
-California
-Los Angeles , CA
-San Francisco , CA
-She might be working in brothels in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, or possibly back in South Korea.
Who to call if you've seen her: Based on wanted location, our advice would be to call LAPD Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS
Won Kim, aired on the March 2nd, 2012 episode of America's Most Wanted, is wanted for her alleged role in a prostitution ring. The archive description I have is partially cut off, and describes what Detectives found out about the ring while visiting the brothels:
"They gained access by setting up meetings after calling a phone number provided by the tipster. Once inside the homes one particular detective met with a young girl and quickly learned the workings of the shady organization The detective found out that the madam of the house, Seo, placed an ad online asking for girls to come work at her establishment. Thousands of miles away in South Korea a broker replied offering up a number of girls from which Seo could choose. Once Seo made her choices the girls were shipped to America after being promised the opportunity to find steady work and make incredible riches. But when they arrived either in Mexico Canada or along the California coast they found themselves thrust into a life of prostitution.
Cops don't know how long this had been going on but when they finally broke up the ring in 2009 they were able to successfully rescue three such victims. Two of the conspirators were arrested and in February 2011 they were convicted of numerous counts of human trafficking related crimes. Upon their eventual release from prison which could be as long as 27 years combined amongst them they will be deported back to South Korea. However the alleged third member of their illicit organization, Won Pun Kim, remains at large to this day and has yet to face justice of her own.
Kim has contacts up the California coast primarily in L A and the San Francisco Bay Area Cops think she may have even fled back to South Korea. Kim is a South Korean native with black hair brown eyes She stands 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs a scant 110 pounds She has contacts up the California coast primarily in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area Authorities believe she may have fled back to South Korea though they can't be sure Investigators believe Kim has probably set up shop elsewhere and is most likely continuing on in the same line of sex work.
Thoughts? Obviously AMW aired a lot of sex traffickers during their Lifetime season but surprisingly Kim wasn't on one of the sex trafficking episodes. We can only hope she's still in California somewhere since admittedly it will be much harder to capture her if she fled to South Korea. (I should say I hope she's in California for the sake of getting justice for her victims, although I do fear her continuing to pimp girls should she still be in the state).
web.archive.org/web/20121025114439/http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=78176
www.inarchive.com/com/a/amw.com/7941/2011-11-17-description/10/AMW_America_s_Most_Wanted_Feedback/
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