Another microbiologist gets murdered

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I just posted an article about a man and wife who were disease specialists,

who died about 3 weeks ago. Nicky

 

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Uh oh. Another microbiologist gets 'whacked'.

Wed Jan 12, 2005 00:26

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Squad seeks tips in death of researcher

By MIKE WELLS of the Tribune's staff

Published Sunday, January 9, 2005

A retired research assistant professor at the University of

Missouri-Columbia died of multiple stab wounds before firefighters found in

his body in the trunk of a burning car Friday.

 

Boone County Medical Examiner Valerie Rao said after an autopsy that Jeong

H. Im, 72, of Columbia was stabbed several times, but she declined to

elaborate.

MU police yesterday named Im as the victim. His body was found in the trunk

of his burning white, 1995 Honda inside the Maryland Avenue parking garage,

MU police Capt. Brian Weimer said.

 

The case was under investigation by the Mid-Missouri Major Case Squad. No

arrests had been made by last night.

 

Weimer spoke to reporters at a news conference yesterday in Jesse Hall but

declined to discuss details such as whether a murder weapon was recovered or

the cause of the fire.

 

Rao also was cautious about discussing the investigation. Regarding

questions on the estimated time of death, the number of wounds, the type of

weapon or the fire, she said, " We don't want to release any of that

information because it's so crucial to what the police are doing. "

 

Police yesterday hadn't ruled out robbery as a motive.

 

" All possibilities are being looked at right now, " Weimer said.

 

Im was primarily a protein chemist. Mark McIntosh, chairman of the MU

department of molecular microbiology and immunology, said he doubted the

crime could have been the act of an angry student.

 

" He's a 72-year-old and pretty much keeps to himself, and so I can't imagine

that it was anything more than some random act, " he said.

 

Police were trying to find an unknown person who used a campus emergency pho

ne to report the fire, Weimer said. Police want that person to contact them

again.

 

Weimer also asked the public for help in identifying a man - 6 feet to 6

feet, 2 inches tall - who was seen in the garage area wearing some type of

mask, possibly a drywall or painter's mask.

 

That individual is a " person of interest, " Weimer said, and not a suspect.

 

" There could be a valid reason for someone like this to be in the garage, "

he said.

 

At about 6 p.m. Friday, MU Police Chief Jack Watring activated the major

case squad. It's the first homicide investigation on the campus in nearly 16

years. The request drew in 28 squad members from various law enforcement

agencies, including the Columbia Police Department and the Missouri State

Highway Patrol.

 

Im's wife, Tesuk Im, declined comment yesterday when contacted at her

Columbia home.

 

The parking garage serves employees of MU and University of Missouri Health

Care as well as employees of and visitors to the Mid-Missouri Mental Health

Center.

 

Weimer said investigators were still trying to determine the timeframe for

the crime. Anyone who was in or near the garage from early morning to

afternoon Friday has been asked to call MU police at 882-7203 or

CrimeStoppers at 875-8477.

 

" By all means, let us sort it out, " he said. " Please, give us a call and let

us know what you saw. "

END of article.

 

 

This follows the exclusive death of Dr kelly and 19 other

microbiologists....

 

 

July 18, 2003: David Kelly, a British biological weapons expert

June 24, 2003: Dr. Leland Rickman, a UC San Diego expert on infectious

diseases

November 12 2002: Dr. Benito Que, 52, was " an expert in infectious

diseases and cellular biology at the Miami Medical School

March 25, 2002: Dead microbiologist: Steven Mostow, 63,

March 24, 2002: Dead microbiologist: David Wynn-Williams, 55

February 28, 2002: Two dead microbiologists in San Francisco,Tanya

Holzmayer, 46, is shot and killed by a colleague, Guyang Huang, 38, who then

apparently shot himself.

February 11, 2002: Dead microbiologist: Dr. Ian Langford, 40

February 9, 2002: Dead microbiologist: Victor Korshunov, 56

January 2002: Two dead microbiologists: Ivan Glebov and Alexi

Brushlinski

december 14, 2001: Dead microbiologist: Nguyen Van Set, 44,

December 10, 2001: Dead microbiologist: " Dr. Robert Schwartz, 57

November 24, 2001: Three more dead microbiologists:Dr. Yaakov Matzner,

54, dean of the Hebrew University school of medicine; Amiramp Eldor,

59, head of the haematology department at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv

and a world-recognized expert in blood clotting; and Avishai Berkman,

50, director of the Tel Aviv public health department and businessman

November 21, 2001: World-class microbiologist and high-profile Russian

defector Dr. Vladimir Pasechnik, 64,

November 16, 2001: Dr. Don Wiley, 57,

November 6, 2001: Jeffrey Paris'

 

check out the ways they died, microbiology is the most dangerous occupation

it seems.