Joseph Hyungmin Son (Korean: ???; born November 22, 1970), commonly known as Joe Son, is a South Korean mixed martial arts fighter and manager, actor, and convicted felon. He is currently serving life without the possibility of parole for rape and torture, and has stood trial for murder.
As of September 2011, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of torture of a 19-year old woman in 1990. By the time the criminal trial occurred, the statute of limitation for rape had elapsed, therefore the original charge was changed to torture instead. Son's co-defendant, Santiago Lopez Gaitan, pleaded guilty in January, and was sentenced to 17 years and 4 months in prison.
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In October 2008, his DNA sample was matched against an unsolved rape from 1990. Due to the seriousness of the crime, he faces up to a 275 year sentence. On 24 August 2011, he was convicted of torture in the rape case. The rape charges had exceeded the statute of limitations and could not be brought to trial.
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Was arrested in Los Angeles in May 2008. Plead guilty to felony vandalism. As part of his plea agreement, Joe had to submit a DNA sample.
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He made his third attempt to capture a world title but lost to Brazil's Joe Moreira at Pankration 2 Championships on April 12, 2002.
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Failed in his attempt to capture the PRIDE World Fighting Championship losing to Yusuke Iamua on February 22, 2002.
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Retired following a defeat to Jukei Nakajima at PRIDE on July 20, 2002.
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Lost to Keith Hackney at the Ultimate Fighting Championships 4 on December 16, 1994.
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The first trainer of the legendary Mixed Martial Art's fighter "Kimo".
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Inventor of the martial art of Joe Son Do.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
Random Task
Shootfighter II
1996
Lance Stuart
Bad Blood
1994
Chang
Bloodfist V: Human Target
1994
Video
Beefy
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
1993
Chang
Army of One
1993
Chinese Gunmen #1
Reasonable Doubts
1993
TV Series
Mr. Lee
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
1994
TV Special
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
48 Hours
2016
TV Series documentary
Himself - Rape Suspect
UFC Hits: Volume 1
2000
Video
Himself
Known for movies
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) as Random Task
$1.2 Million
