The Han twins

The Han twins murder conspiracy was a case of attempted murder by Jeen Han (a.k.a. Jeen Young Han or Jeen "Gina" Han) of her identical twin sister, Sunny Han, in November 1996 in Orange County, California, United States. Han Twins - This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Han Twins - This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... In the criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more natural persons to break the law at some time in the future, so a natural person identified with the mind of a legal entity cannot conspire with the company alone. ... Jeen Han was the twin sister and perpetrator in The Han Twins Murder Conspiracy case in 1996. ... Sunny Han was born in April 1974 in South Korea and is the identical twin sister of Jeen Han. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Official website: http://www. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ...

It quickly became a sensationalized story in the media, bringing back to mind the highly charged media circus of the O.J. Simpson trial a few years earlier. The case brought together several themes including surviving a broken family through a close sisterly bond, a "good" twin sister and an "evil" twin sister who were both beautiful as well as co-valedictorians at their high school, intense sibling rivalry, and a severe envy complex. Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California), publicly known by the initials O.J., and nicknamed The Juice, was a Hall of Fame college and professional football player and film actor. ... In the United States and Canada, the title of valedictorian (an anglicized derivation from the Latin vale dicere to say farewell) is given to the top graduate of the graduating class (compare dux) of an educational institution. ...

The Han twins were born in South Korea in April 1974 but lived apart until they were 3. Their mother, Boo I. Kim, then took them to Orange County when they were 12. She worked as a cocktail waitress but was also a compulsive gambler, leaving the twins alone for days at a time while she went away on gambling trips. The sisters, having nobody else around, developed a strong bond between each other to cope. Unable to take care of them, Kim then sent them to live with an uncle and aunt in 1990, in Campo, a California city near the United States-Mexico border. Both girls did well there and excelled in school, graduating high school as co-valedictorians. They both worked in restaurants for a time, and then Sunny went on to the University of La Verne on a scholarship. Jeen continued working at a restaurant, and then to earn money for college decided to take up US citizenship and then join the US Air Force. The two grew apart and in a year only spoke once or twice by phone. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Look up mother in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Compulsive gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. ... This article is about the year. ... Campo is a town located in San Diego County, California with a population of 3,251. ... The international border between Mexico and the United States runs a total of 3,141 km (1,951 miles) from San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east. ... The University of La Verne can trace its beginning to 1891 when members of the Church of the Brethren, moving west to California, founded Lordsburg College in the city of La Verne, California, near the eastern edge of Los Angeles County. ... A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual (a scholar) for the purposes of furthering their education. ... Seal of the Air Force. ...

Stunned by the rigors of boot camp, Jeen then tried to leave under the pretexts that her father was ill, and after that by saying she was a lesbian. The Air Force finally relented, and released her. In the meantime, Sunny, having failing grades for 3 school semesters, had her scholarship revoked, dropped out and began work as a receptionist. Jeen then worked in a casino in Lakeside, California as a blackjack dealer, but after also became a gambling addict and went into heavy debt, and in January, 1996 attempted suicide. To repay her debts, she started to steal her friend's and family's checks and credit cards, and began forgery. She was arrested, and she skipped out on her probation. Boot Camp, tentatively named, is a collection of technologies made available by Apple Computer that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2 only, both Home or Professional Edition) on Intel-based Macintosh computers. ... A lesbian is a woman who is aesthetically, sexually, romantically and/or emotionally attracted to other women. ... Lakeside is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Forgery is the process of making or adapting objects or documents (see false document), with the intention to deceive. ... Probation is the suspension of a prison or jail sentence - the criminal who is on probation has been convicted of a crime, but instead of serving prison time, has been found by the Court to be amenable to probation and will be returned to the community for a period in...

Jeen then moved up north to live with Sunny. The two had arguments, and Jeen once stole her car. In a fight Sunny hit Jeen in May 1996, breaking her nose. The police responded to 4 disturbances, and at one of them arrested Sunny on an outstanding warrant for credit card theft. Sunny reportedly had stolen a friend's card and then went on a shopping spree, justifying it by saying her friend wouldn't mind because her friend was rich. While Sunny was in jail, Jeen stole Sunny's car, credit cards, ID, and savings. She earned money by charging high priced electronics with Sunny's credit cards and then pawning them with the packages still unopened. After release Sunny pressed charges and Jeen was then put in jail, with Sunny refusing to help her. Jeen was convicted of a felony and sentenced to 6 months, and then put on a work furlough, but she skipped out on that as well. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A felony, in many common law legal systems, is the term for a very serious crime, whereas misdemeanors are considered to be less serious offenses. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

For the next 6 months the two only met once and Jeen refused to repay Sunny for her losses. Around October 1996 while going to Orange County from San Diego Jeen told travelling companions that she wanted to hurt or kill Sunny, offering them money and asking how to obtain a gun. After another trip from San Diego and locating Sunny's residence in Irvine, she asked several acquaintances and strangers if they would help her beat up or kill her sister. They couldn't come to an agreement so nothing transpired. Orange County is the name of several counties in the United States of America: Orange County, California: probably named for the city of Orange, California, which in turn may have been named after the orange groves that used to exist there. ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ... Location Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ...

But soon after, Jeen recruited two teenagers, John Sayarath aka 'Yoshi', 15, and Archie Bryant, 16 and just before going to Sunny's apartment went to buy large garbage bags, duct tape, twine, gloves, Pine Sol cleaner, and magazines. Finally on November 16, 1996, Bryant pretended to be selling magazines and then barged in to Sunny's apartment, forcing her roommate Helen Kim to the floor and tied her up, Sayarath followed but was sent back to the car by Jeena because she did not want him to see what would happen. Hearing the noise, Sunny then called the police, whom were located less than 2 minutes away, on her cell phone. She was then was found by Bryant, who pointed the gun at her and also tied her up, and then made both women sit in the bathtub. After the police came, Bryant untied the women and was arrested. Jeen and Sayarath, already in the car, then left the scene. Later that day Jeen used Sunny's driver's license to withdraw $5,000, and attempted to buy a $19,000 Nissan and both were arrested that night in San Diego when returning her rental car just a half hour from the Mexican border. A piece of transparent duct tape, left, and of silver duct tape, right. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Nissan Motor Co. ...

After nearly a year in jail awaiting trial, Jeen Han was tried for conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of burglary, possession of a firearm, and two counts of false imprisonment. The two teenagers were also tried as co-conspirators. Several additional twists occurred, with Sunny appearing to capitalize on the news, going on the talk shows including receiving $10,000 for her story on the TV tabloid show, Hard Copy. Sunny said she believed Jeen never meant to kill her, but in court gave a solid testimony against her. On the first day of trial, Sunny was lucid and well composed. However on the third day, Sunny appeared dishevelled and unable to talk or walk competently. Sunny then revealed that she argued with her mother the night before on the phone, as well as broke up with her boyfriend, then attempted suicide by overdose of several dozen sleeping pills. The trial went on without Sunny present, with Jeen's defense arguing that she never wanted to kill Sunny but only scare her and get her things back. The defense did not call any of the defendants to the witness stand, and the testimony of Sunny was never contested. In the criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more natural persons to break the law at some time in the future, so a natural person identified with the mind of a legal entity cannot conspire with the company alone. ... False Imprisonment is a common law tort, and possibly a misdemeanor crime, wherein a person is intentionally confined without legal authority. ... Hard Copy was a tabloid news infotainment magazine show similar to Inside Edition and A Current Affair. ... A sedative is a drug that depresses the central nervous system (CNS), which causes calmness, relaxation, reduction of anxiety, sleepiness, slowed breathing, slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow, uncertain reflexes. ... A defendant or defender is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute. ...

The court concluded that the bags, cleaner, and putting Sunny and Helen Kim in the bathtub amounted to prior preparation with conspiracy to murder, and in November 1997 Jeen received a verdict of guilty. Sunny and their mother both asked the court for leniency, but in May 1998 Jeen received the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison. Bryant, since he had a loaded gun and was brutal to Helen Kim, was sentenced to 16 years, and Sayarath to 8 years because he was a follower, awating re-evaluation. A forensic psychologist testified for the defense that Jeen had a "personality disorder with mixed traits" that predisposed her to extreme mood swings. Three days after the verdict Jeen again attempted suicide from a stash of pain killers she had in her cell. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guilt is primarily an emotion experienced by people who believe they have done something wrong. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Forensic psychology is the application of psychological priniciples and knowledge to various legal activities involving child custody disputes, child abuse of an emotional, physical and sexual nature, assessing ones personal capacity to manage ones affairs, matters of competency to stand trial, criminal responsbility & personal injury and advising judges... Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour. ... A mood swing is an extreme change in mood. ... For other uses of painkiller, see painkiller (disambiguation) An analgesic (colloquially known as painkiller) is any member of the diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain. ...

An appeal of Jeen's judgment was filed in 2000, but while the court modified it slightly, it rejected nearly all the defense's arguments and let the core of the verdict stand. This article is about the year 2000. ...

Jeen is serving her term in the Central California Women's Facility, near Fresno, and will be eligible for parole in 2016. For a quick link, please see the city of Fresno, California. ... 2016 (MMXVI) will be a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Family feud leads to twin's murder plot
• 'Evil twin' found guilty of plotting to kill sister
• Court of Appeal verdict The People v. Jeen Young Han et al. 2/25/00
• The Investigator's take on the case