Police Arrest Man Linked to Wilberger Case

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Tuesday June 22, 2004 12:01 PM


By SARAH LINN

Associated Press Writer

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A suspect in the disappearance of a Brigham Young University student had dryer lint in his house that was labeled to be from the apartment complex where the woman was last seen, according to a court document.

Sung Koo Kim, 30, of Tigard was arrested by Portland police Monday on unrelated theft and burglary charges. His bail was set at $10 million after he was accused of stealing underwear from three different Portland college dormitories or laundry rooms starting in October 2002.

Kim is also a suspect in burglaries and thefts at George Fox University in Newberg. Police found more than 1,000 pairs of underwear in his house, some with labels identifying the college, dorm and woman from whom they had allegedly been stolen.

An affidavit filed in Multnomah County said the lint was labeled with the apartment complex from where 19-year-old Brooke Wilberger disappeared on May 24. The document was posted on KGW.com, the Web site of a Portland television station.

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