Christopher Smith
Edward Younghoon Shin
Man charged in business partner's murder
Police in California have arrested a man in connection with his business partner's death. Investigators believe the man sent fake e-mails for months after the death to cover up the crime.
In a December 17, Christopher Smith described his paragliding experience in Dunottar South Africa.
One day after Christmas 2010 another e-mail, in which Smith wrote about heading back up through the Congo.
Apparently hitch-hiking through South Africa, using gold coins such as Krugerrands as currency.
Turns out, those e-mails and many more were fake, allegedly by Smith's business partner Edward Shin, now charged with murdering Smith in San Juan Capistrano.
Mark Billings, Assistant Sheriff, Orange County Sheriffs Dept. says,"The office, shared by Shin and Smith contained blood evidence that was confirmed through DNA to be that of Christopher Smith.
The alleged motive for his murder was money."
A million dollars that Shin allegedly agreed to pay Smith to buy out his half of their company, which develooped leads for advertising.
Billings says, "After several months, Smith's family became suspicious, and hired a private investigator to look into their son's disappearance. During a nearly six-hour interview, Mr. Shin confessed to murdering Mr. Smith in their office in San Juan Capistrano in June, 2010, for purposes of financial gain."
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