Charles Lee Duffy

Charles Lee Duffy (born May 10, 1976) is an American serial killer and rapist who murdered three women in the metro Atlanta area between June and August 1997. Within days of the final murder, Duffy was turned in by his mother, who had recognized him after surveillance images of the killer were broadcast. He subsequently pleaded guilty and received two life sentences without parole.

Early life Duffy was born on May 10, 1976, in Norcross, Georgia. Detectives located semen samples from the killer, as well as blood which were determined to have been the result of Culberson attempting to fight off her attacker. The initial motive for the killing was thought to have been a failed robbery. The suspect was also reported to have been driving a blue vehicle, and the weapon used was confirmed to be a revolver.

Two days later, on August 1, 52-year-old Pok Yeo Kim was working in the afternoon when a robbery occurred, during which the assailant shot her, and stole money from the register. A surveillance camera captured the individual on film, and he was described as a black man, 5 ft 10inch, approximately 160 pounds and about 23 in age. Duffy, a convicted robber, was on probation at the time of the killings, after being released from prison in January after spending time for robbery and auto-theft. After this, detectives focused their investigation on their prime suspect, who was confirmed to be involved in the death of Yeo Kim after a partial fingerprint match. Afterwards the investigative team went public with their information, but Duffy would not surrender to the police, despite urges from his mother.

In 2003, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard formed the Fulton County Cold Case unit, which re-examined unsolved cases in the counties history. As a result, many unsolved cases in the area that included DNA were reinvestigated, and in some instances were solved. In 2005, the murder of Priscilla Culberson, which was still unsolved by that time, was reexamined. As a result, the semen found on her body was run in the crime lab, and after a DNA profiling test, it matched Duffy's DNA, which was on record after he was admitted to Georgia State Prison. After being confronted with the news, Duffy confessed, and in 2007 was given a life sentence without the possibility for parole.