Pa. Drops Charges in Favor of Murder in Baltimore County

A Man Linked to Two Homicides in Baltimore County Faces Extradition from Pennsylvania

A man accused of being involved in two murders in Baltimore County is set to be extradited from Pennsylvania. Kevin Ahn, who is linked to the deaths of two individuals, is currently in custody in Lancaster County and will soon face charges in Maryland.

Prosecutors have alleged that Ahn was responsible for transporting his 61-year-old mother's body to his estranged sister’s house in Lancaster County in March. Authorities in Pennsylvania took Ahn into custody and initially charged him with abuse of a corpse related to his mother's body. However, this charge has since been dropped to facilitate Ahn's transfer to Maryland, where he will face murder charges connected to two other victims.

The Lancaster County district attorney's office issued a statement regarding the decision, stating, "The abuse of corpse charge was dropped in order to facilitate the defendant's transfer to Maryland to face his criminal charges there. Our investigation into this incident continues and further charges are pending."

According to court documents obtained by 11 News Investigates, Ahn's sister requested police to check on their mother's roommate and her ex-husband at their home in Owings Mills, Baltimore County. When officers arrived, they found Sun Tok Lim, 83, and In Yong Kim, 70, with belts around their necks on the kitchen floor. Investigators believe the scene was staged to appear like a suicide, but the medical examiner determined both victims were strangled. Ahn faces murder charges in both cases.

Monica King, president of the Town Homes 2 at the Point Neighborhood Association and a neighbor of Lim, shared her memories of the victim. "Angie (Lim) was Angie, Angie was just like everyone else," she said. "You know, when someone moved, would move into the community, she would welcome them. She was a little on the feisty side and we loved her for that, you know. But she was a part of the community." King mentioned that Lim had lived in the community, in the house where she was killed, since 2003.

At this point, Ahn is not charged in his mother's death. The status of the case involving her death remains unclear.

Police in Pennsylvania reported finding a note in the mother's SUV that read, in part, "Mom is in car. I'm sorry. Please give her a funeral. My brain is fried. My mom lied, she gave me fake money from the N.A. so did my employees. I lost my mind. Forgive me. Please call my sister."

A family member of Ahn, who wished to remain anonymous, released a statement to 11 News. "Our family extends our condolences to the families of the other two people involved in this case. Kevin had been suffering with mental illness in the past decade due to prior drug use. While in most recent years Kevin had always tried to better himself and function like a normal person in society, it didn't work out the way we had hoped due to his struggle with his mental health. We believe that the health system had failed him since he had sought out for help for treatment in the last year, after family relentlessly begged him to get help. We have personally witnessed Kevin trying his best to get treatment, but the health system would treat him for 2 weeks at a time. This clearly wasn't enough, and we learned that it is up to the individual to get extensive treatment. Kevin's mother loved him dearly and tried her best to help her son become a normal member in society. We believe that she tried to help him until this unfortunate event occurred. We hope that this case can help push to reform mental health services in the US and that people in the Asian community can take the initiative to educate themselves on mental health, to prevent future consequences with others. We hope that people can respect our family's privacy and ask for prayers for everyone involved."

Police in Pennsylvania told a judge in May that the mother's body was found on the floor in the back seat of the SUV, covered in trash, including McDonald's wrappers. As of Tuesday night, Ahn was still at the Lancaster County Prison. The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office sent a statement Thursday morning to WGAL, stating that Ahn will not be released from Lancaster County Prison as he's still charged as a fugitive from justice for his pending charges in Maryland. He has been denied bail on those charges. He has the right to contest extradition to Maryland, which is a process that continues.