Who did better work identifying Kwang Choi “K.C.” Joy as the suspected murderer of Maribel Manriquez Ramos? Police investigators or a Yelper?
There's no doubt police quickly had 54-year-old Joy in their sights, as the suspect himself admits in a bit.
But someone on Yelp got clued in before Joy's arrest was announced.
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You can read the entire exchange that led to this conclusion on Vice.com. We'll just cut to the chase here …
Someone named Emily C. started a thread on Yelp called “My friend Maribel Ramos is missing!!” early this month to track down the Army veteran and Cal State Fullerton criminology student. That produced a question from someone wanting to know if police had talked with Ramos' roommate in her Orange apartment.
Someone claiming to be K.C. Joy later responded with this photo …
… And these messages:
A Yelper named Grant K. had a problem with Joy's posting.
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As other Yelpers battered Grant around for his suspicions, Joy felt obligated to respond to him and others:
Just when it seemed as if Joy had offered a reasonable explanation–poor English skills–he posted some more, even more eyebrow-raising comments:
It'd be interesting to know if police and prosecutors were reading along. After Joy's arrest, Grant K. returned for a victory lap:
See also:
Kwang Choi “K.C.” Joy was Possibly in Love with Maribel Manriquez Ramos: DA
Maribel Manriquez Ramos Confirmed to be Dead Body; Roommate Held in Murder: Update
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