As we welcome the New Year and continue seeking justice for our baby brother Hyunsu, we also are approaching the one year anniversary of his brutal death. I have created this fundraiser page to purchase either a headstone for Hyunsu’s gravesite here in the US, or a memorial plaque to be placed in his memory in Korea, depending on what is the best possible closure we can work towards in his honor. The average cost of a headstone is $1,500.
Catholic Charities, Holt and MPAK have said and done nothing for this boy, not even a word of apology on his behalf since the admission by Brian O’Callahan of his guilty plea.  This is a way for the rest of us to show we care and Hyunsu was not forgotten and swept under the rug. Thank you for supporting this fundraiser in honor of a child that lost his life to a very cruel adoption.

Read the latest article with the guilty plea from November 23rd here.

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More resources about Hyunsu’s murder compiled by Janine Myung Ja:

1. http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Maryland-Father-Charged-in-Adopted-Sons-Death-Due-in-Court-353031931.html
2. http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/625245.html
3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/damascus-man-charged-with-killing-his-three-year-old-adopted-son/2014/02/18/4cc02e2a-98a4-11e3-9616-d367fa6ea99b_story.html?utm_term=.2406dc2e9d0f
4. http://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2015/11/md-father-pleads-guilty-killing-3-year-old-son/
5. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/adult-adoptees-speak-out-sentencing-adoptive-dad-who-killed-son-n616096
6. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nsa-member-charged-beating-adopted-3-year-old-son-death-article-1.1619223
7. http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/maryland/korean-american-adoptees-furious-at-light-sentence-for-toddler-killer/278094378
8. http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/rockville/ptsd-claim-helps-deadly-dad-get-low-end-sentence/277148638
9. http://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2016/07/md-dad-admitted-killing-adopted-son-suffered-ptsd-colleagues-say/
10. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140406000215
11. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3302072/Former-head-NSA-s-Korea-division-plead-guilty-beating-son-death-just-months-adopting-three-year-old.html
12. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mirah-riben/the-dark-side-of-adoption_b_8501560.html
13. http://english.khan.co.kr/khan_art_view.html?code=790000&artid=201607071253197