OR - Brooke Wilberger, 19, Corvallis, 24 May 2004 - #1

[IndigoFalls]

I read somewhere that Kim's full name is Dink Sung Koo Kim. Can anybody verify that or not? Also, does anyone know where Kim gets all his money for so many weapons and so much , etc. Do you suppose his father is in the business himself, and that is why he doesn't care to say anything but that he believes his son is innocent?

 

[IndigoFalls]

Do any of you know what the description of Kim's car is, and what the license plate is? Why are the police so secretive about it, about why the park was searched half mile from Kim's home?

 

[lynie]

Hi Indigo and all...

About the neighborhood park, one of my dearest friends lives in that neighborhood and I do intend to call her soon!! I have been really sick the past 10 days and haven't done much except read and cough ;o(

I did hear that they were looking for any kind of personal evidence that could be tied to the case, but did not find any. I will let all know if my friend can give us any insight!

About Dad...don't know what he does? Is mom a stay at home? In this area we have many that develop software from their home, but with all of Mr. Kim's activities it would seem hard to hide too much if the parents were home often.....

 

[scandi]

Hi Indigo,

I don't know how to research these things on the net. I don't think they are there, unless in a news article which I sincerely doubt.

They had some reason to search that park! I could postulate a theory. Either it is within blocks of his home, or they had a tip that someone heard or saw something there that is a telling sign and worthy of a man-out search!




Scandi

 

[annemc2]

here's today's article from the Corvallis Gazette Times re. Brooke:

http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2004/07/03/news/community/satloc01.txt

there's some freaky stuff in here that i hadn't heard before, like

Police also found a file on Kim's computer called "osu.doc." The file is a list of single words and short phrases describing acts of rape, torture and genital mutilation of a woman, and a list of six items: "hood, glasses mirrored (sic), video camera, digital camera, six nylon and bring panties and bra to put on her."

((shudder))

 

[Love_Mama]

From today's paper........The NewsRegister in McMinnville, Oregon
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mama

http://www.newsregister.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=181845
16 counts of child laid to Kim

Published: July 3, 2004

By KATIE WILLSON
Of the News-Register


Sung Koo Kim, suspect in the Brook Wilberger disappearance and alleged serial panty thief, has been charged in his home county with downloading child onto his home computer.

Downloading of images allegedly occurred from September 2001 through the morning of May 13, when Newberg police broke the case by arresting him in connection with panty thefts from George Fox University.

The Tigard resident was charged Thursday in Washington County with 16 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse, a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Echoing arguments made by prosecutors in the three other Oregon counties - Yamhill, Benton and Multnomah - where Kim has been charged, Washington County prosecutor Jeff Lesowski called the suspect an "extreme public safety risk." Lesowski asked the judge to set bail of "at least $1 million," and his plea was granted.

Kim is now being held on bail of $4 million in Yamhill County and $10 million in Multnomah County in addition to $1 million in Washington and a lesser amount in Benton. His family posted the required 10 percent back when his bail totaled $1.53 million, but has remained behind bars in Multnomah County since it was raised into the millions in two counties.

A search of Kim's home, which the unemployed 30-year-old shares with his parents and sister, turned up 3,400 pairs of panties and bras, an extensive cache of guns and ammunition, 4,000 sex and torture videos and 40,000 computer images of women being tortured, raped, mutilated and murdered.

Lesowski said a grand jury is also hearing evidence on 11 alleged panty theft cases from Pacific University in Forest Grove. As in other counties, he said the work of building a case has been slowed because students scattered when school let out in June.

That would make Washington the fourth county to accuse Kim of campus panty thefts. It could also add yet more to Kim's burgeoning bail total.

Action is also scheduled next week on the bail front. Benton County District Attorney Scott Heiser plans to ask that Kim be held without bail, which is usually reserved for people charged with murder, aggravated murder or treason.

Meanwhile, Kim's privately retained lawyer, Janet Hoffman, plans to seek bail reductions in Yamhill and Multnomah counties. A hearing on the issue has been scheduled for July 23 in Yamhill County.

The South Korean native, who allegedly researched nations beyond U.S. extradition reach while he was out on bail, has also been identified as a suspect in the May 24 disappearance of Wilberger. She was last seen working outside an apartment complex adjacent to Oregon State University in Corvallis.

Kim had allegedly been stalking a woman at the same complex. He has denied involvement.

 

[scandi]

Thanks Mama,

Here's this:

http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2004/07/03/news/local/news03.txt


This was some new info:
"Police say that Kim allegedly began stealing women's underwear from dorm rooms at OSU in April and May, about the same time frame as records taken from his computer indicate Kim was looking at Foree's page on the OSU athletic department Web site, which lists personal information and her address".



Scandi

 

[Scorpion]

OK - just a few more thoughts I've had on this, centred around the OSU, in case they're of any relevance.

Firstly, I see from online records that the first sewers were installed in 1890. This would be contemporaneous with work done in Victorian England which I believe was pioneering and I understand that they were so well-constructed that they're still in use in London. However, a document detailing repair works to the OSU buildings states that the current sewers were built in the 1920s. Does this mean there are areas of large, Victorian-era, sturdy sewerage tunnels in the vicinity of the OSU (possibly running under Corvallis proper, as there were plenty of houses built there around that time) that are no longer in use? If so, are they at all accessible?

Secondly, following up the theme of repairs, I choose a building at random from the interactive campus map (thanks, guys, for so helpfully providing a detailed map of where the women's dorms are situated). It's called College Inn and it appears to have been closed since 2002 for renovation. It occurred to me to wonder if there are other disused buildings on the site and whether they've all been searched. Hopefully they have.

Finally, an image I found shows construction of a large tunnel for heating purposes. Is that still in use and is it accessible?

 

[BADFlSH]

Scorpion,
I graduated from OSU last summer so I can give you a little information on the tunnels. I have never seen them but I have heard from several people that once you get in the tunnels you can get pretty much anywhere on campus. I dont know about building access from the tunnels but I do know that there are at least a couple than you can gain access to from the tunnels (from what I heard) one of which is wilson dorm. I didn't, however, hear anything that would lead me to believe any of the tunnels went off campus. Hope that helps.

 

[Scorpion]

Badfish

Thanks for that information. Good to be able to speak to someone who knows the area. Did you get the impression that the tunnels were in regular use or that only a few people used them from time to time. And is it the sort of place that would be searched if someone disappeared?

Also, I noticed a quarry marked on the OSU land to the southwest of the main campus. Would you have any idea whether this is in use or abandoned? And also whether it would have been deemed a worthwhile place to be searched.

Sorry about all the questions, but I have so little information myself.

Edited to add: I finally found the link to the photos of the tunnels, which is here:

http://digitalcollections.library.o...N;10&CISOTHUMB=4,3&CISOTITLE=10&CISOMODE=grid

 

[BADFlSH]

I dont think they are used heavily but I got the impression that if you were down there, there was some risk of getting caught. It seems like they were checked out fairly regularly. I also saw university employees using the lifts that are built into the sidewalk (like the ones you see in many cities) to go down their from time to time so I dont think it is a place where something could remain hidden for more than a couple days if even that long.

As far as the quary I am not familiar with it but I am fairly confidant that it would have been searched. That isnt the same pit where one of the teams found some disturbed ground and a strange oder way back twards the begining of the search is it? I was down there as a volunteer for several days when they did all of the grid searching. I believe we covered basicly everything within a 3 mile radius. Most people allowed us to search any private property that fell in that area but the police took care of any remaining spots. After that we also searched places that were farther out and seemed to be potential locations were a body might be dumped. I know that some of these included old mills and things of that nature.

Since corvallis is kind of out in the middle of nowhere it is just about impossible to search everything but from being there I got the impression that law enforcement did really good job of searching the immediate area and most other likely spots such as mills and gravel pits.

 

[Anngelique]

I wanted to share with you fellow WSers that the LDS missionaries, (you know the guys that ride bicycles and wear the suits, white shirts, ties and black name tags) are all wearing a picture of Brooke with contact information. So while they are going door to door or walking through the many communities of Oregon, they are also getting Brookes information and picture out there. I happen to be LDS like Brooke and the missionaries have been wearing these since right after her abduction. Remember her fiance is serving an LDS mission right now as well in South America I believe. It must be horrible for him to be able to keep his mind off of Brooke and keep serving the Lord.

 

[scandi]

Hi Anngelique,

My heart does bleed for her fiance. How horrible for him ~ so far away and nothing he can do to help except pray for her and the family.


BadFish and Scorpion you guys have done great Sleuthing here! :clap: I keep thinking that there is a reason they searched the park in Tigard. If this Kim is a man who they are close to calling a suspect instead of a person of interest, it makes sense that if he had her in his grip he would take her back to an area where he felt comfortable - in his comfort zone. Maybe there are parts of that park that are secluded. Or maybe he has a buddy with a place nearby there. He might want to fantasize with her and do some modeling for her before he is finished. He is so sick, and with all of those guns I could see him have turned a corner into a world of violence. Pretty scary.


Scandi

 

[Scorpion]

Scandi, thank you for your kind words.

Badfish,thinking about it I suspect that the tunnels you've heard of are the ones which comprise the heating system. I don't think I'd expect an old sewage system to become incorporated in such a public way. It may be that the old tunnels are still part of the existing system, perhaps with a few disused areas. I still think it's worth checking out but I can't find out any more detail online. As for not being able to hide someone even for a couple of days, to be honest I wasn't even thinking that long. IF Kim is the abductor, it would seem he either had to bundle Brooke into his car and take her with him (which presumably leads the police to his garage) in order to be back in time to be videoed in the store or find a holding area for her until he had the time to return and take her somewhere he'd earmarked. If he was following what we know his fantasies, he'd require time and privacy. From memory, what I first heard of his alibi for the evening doesn't hold up - he said he was watching a film which wasn't showing anywhere and his mother told the police he returned home much later than he'd said. So I think there may be two distinct phases to this and worth following up anything. As for the quarry, it's around the 5 mile mark I guess from looking at the map. I just feel these things are worth mentioning as sometimes if they're disused or only a few people know about them they can get overlooked. I really do feel for everyone concerned here. It's bad enough to know I'm stuck on the end of a computer completely powerless - I can't imagine what it must be like to be involved in searching. As for the family, it's just unthinkable.

 

[BADFlSH]

I know exactly what you mean about feeling completely powerless. Its kind of at a point now where I am sure there is a lot we could think of to do, but there is already a lot that has been done. Without access to all of the information it’s hard to determine what really is a new idea and what has been covered but was never really talked about. Personally I have come to the point where I am just putting my faith in the hands of law enforcement and hoping for the best, though I will still help in anyway I can.

 

[IndigoFalls]

Hi, I drove over to Oak Park Apartments to look around the baseball field parking lot that is adjacent to it, and see if there were a gate. Not only was there a gate, but it was wide open. Also, as before, I only saw about 2 people in the entire complex. So whoever abducted Brooke, could have driven in the main driveway to the back maintenance area and risked being seen a little bit, or parked in the gravel baseball field parking lot, which is kind of just out there, parked and walked through the gate right toward the area from which she was abducted. They could have taken her out through the gate and probably no one would have been the wiser. Even when there is a ballgame going on, that parking lot is not crowded like across the street at Reser Stadium. When no game is going on it is pretty deserted, and an easy drive out of it to Hwy 34 east or west, or to Western Blvd. which is an easy drive to Hwy. 99 North or South.
Hardly anyone commented about what I wrote before. Does anyone know the make model & license plate of Kim's vehicle?
BTW, I don't feel powerless. With all of us having our thinking caps on, we may make a difference.

 

[scandi]

Hi guys,

Well I don't know how to find out these things like license plates! LOL. But I don't think he dallied with her in the Corvallis area once he got her or he wouldn't have made it for the filming at the store. He had her stashed somewhere - probably in his room if his parents were low key or not home. He might have killed her by that point and doing it with her like that later is what turned him on. Evidently he had psyche problems of being anti social, so that fits, right?


Scandi

 

[Scorpion]

I don't think he dallied with her in the Corvallis area once he got her or he wouldn't have made it for the filming at the store. He had her stashed somewhere - probably in his room if his parents were low key or not home. He might have killed her by that point and doing it with her like that later is what turned him on.Scandi

Scandi,

I agree with you that if it was Kim he had to hide her somewhere in order to appear in the store - may all be part of his strategy to create an alibi. And certainly his parents were low key - or uninterested - enough not to notice the videos (weren't there hundreds, if not thousands of them?), undies and armoury accumulating: all that takes up space. But I strongly feel that he would have preferred to take her alive. The videos etc that we know of presumably feature live women. I'm assuming the kick comes from the extreme reactions you would get from treating someone that way - the control you have over someone who's powerless or whatever other dreadful motivation leads them to do it. I would imagine necrophilia is a completely different thing.

However, I'm not sure I want to go that far into the abductor's mind. I'm not a psychologist, although I have a deep interest in what makes people tick. I just desperately want someone to come up with something that solves this, one way or the other. And I intend to carry on looking at what resources are available to me in the hope that there's a clue there somewhere.

 

[BADFlSH]

This may or may not be useful to anyone but for those that don’t know about it, Microsoft hosts a web server that has satellite images of the entire US that you can zoom in far enough to distinguish individual cars. The photos aren’t current (I think they are around a year or two old in some cases) but they can be useful for people that want to get a better idea what a certain area looks like.

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/

 

[Anngelique]

Here is a bit of information about Brooke. Please follow the link to see 4 computer generated pictures to see how she could look if someone was trying to disguise her. Also they are having her on the show Without a Trace TONIGHT on CBS at 10 PM.

July 8, 2004

Brooke is given a new look to aid search

In an attempt to generate new leads in the case of Brooke Wilberger who has been missing since she dissappeared from a Corvallis apartment complex, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has produced four computer generated photos showing how she might look with various hair lengths and styles.
Brooke has also been added to Federal Bureau of Investigation website and will be included on CBS's "Without A Trace" Thursday July 8 at 10:00 pm.

http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=69064