Charles Lee Duffy, a convicted serial killer and rapist born in Georgia in 1976, murdered three women and seven men in Atlanta from 1994 to 1997. The crimes started with the murder of Priscilla Culberson in June 1997. Gwendolyn Wyche was shot several times outside her home in July 1997, and Pok Yeo Kim was killed during a heist at her office two days later. Duffy was arrested in March 1998, and he pleaded guilty. DNA evidence tied him to the unsolved death of Priscilla Culberson in 2005, prompting a second confession in 2007. Duffy was sentenced to life without parole.
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Charles Lee Duffy
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics: Rape
Number of victims: 10
Date of murders: June-August 1997
Date of birth: May 10, 1976
Victims profile: Priscilla Culberson, 48 / Gwendolyn B. Wyche, 42 / Pok Yeo Kim, 52
Method of murder: Strangulation - Shooting
Location: Fulton/DeKalb Counties, Georgia, USA
Status: Sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in August 2007
Early Life
Charles Lee Duffy was born on May 10, 1976, in Norcross, Georgia. His early life details are not extensively documented, but it is known that he later became involved in criminal activities.
Murders
Duffy is a convicted serial killer and rapist responsible for the murders of three women and seven men in the Atlanta metro area between June 1994 and August 1997. The timeline of his crimes began with the murder of Priscilla Culberson on June 24, 1997. Culberson was reported missing after failing to show up for work. Her body was discovered by her daughter in an empty lot near a bus terminal, with evidence indicating she had fought off her attacker.
On July 30, 1997, Gwendolyn Wyche was shot multiple times outside her home. The police initially suspected robbery as the motive. Just two days later, Pok Yeo Kim was murdered during a robbery at her workplace; surveillance footage captured the assailant’s image.
Investigation and Arrest
The investigation into these murders led police to connect the last two victims. They released surveillance footage to the public seeking information about the suspect. A tip from a woman identified her son, Charles Lee Duffy, as the man seen in the video. At that time, Duffy was already on probation for previous convictions related to robbery and auto theft.
Duffy’s identity was confirmed through a partial fingerprint match found at the scene of Yeo Kim’s murder. Despite his mother urging him to surrender, Duffy initially evaded capture until he was arrested while walking alone under suspicious circumstances.
Imprisonment
After his arrest, Duffy confessed to killing both Yeo Kim and Wyche and pleaded guilty in March 1998 to avoid trial. He received two life sentences without parole. In 2005, DNA evidence linked him to the earlier unsolved murder of Priscilla Culberson when semen samples collected from her body matched his DNA profile. Upon this revelation in 2007, he confessed again and received an additional life sentence without parole.
In summary, Charles Lee Duffy is an American serial killer who murdered three women and seven men between 1994 and 1997 in Atlanta, ultimately being sentenced to life imprisonment without parole after confessing to his crimes.
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