Korean True Crime

When Mrs. Park and her 6-year-old son are found brutally murdered, the investigators rush to unravel the clues. They focus on Cho Younghak, the husband and father, whose alibi and strange behavior raise more questions than answers. His texts reveal a decade of financial strain, manipulation, and an obsession with true crime. Join KTC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

Kim Shin-hye hung up the payphone. She didn't want to go home but had nothing better to do. Little did she know that in just five hours, her world would shatter as her father lay lifeless on the road. Within thirty hours, her entire life would spiral into a nightmarish web of fraud and deceit as she found herself wrongfully framed for his murder. Join KTC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

In the fall of 1975, South Korea faced an unprecedented nightmare. Over just 55 days, Kim dae-doo unleashed a reign of terror that would forever change the nation's perception of safety. As the body count rose, law enforcement faced mounting pressure to catch a killer whose only motive seemed to be to murder the poor. Join KTC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

Grandma Nam reached out to caress Lee Ui-seon's (pseudonym) face that she could make out in the moonlight. There was something in the look Ui-seon was giving her as she loomed over the bed: murderous intent. The long knife reflected the moonlight as she swung it down onto her grandmother's neck with all of the hatred she had in her heart for mankind. Had the feminist group WOMAD radicalized her into a killer? Or was there something more sinister in her heart? Join the KTC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

Teacher Jeon Eung-seop answered his phone and listened as the nervous parent said, "My daughter's friend has been sexually assaulted". When he reported the crime to the school, he was told to keep his mouth shut. Bringing the case to light caused a 6 year long battle to uncover decades of abuse and neglect perpetrated by the academy. Join the KTC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

Kim Sung-jae went on the music show Inkigayo to perform his new album. The performance was a success and his entire team celebrated all their hard work. But, someone amongst them was plotting to murder Sung-jae before the sun rose the next morning. His body was found in the morning with 28 injection marks on his right arm. Who could have killed the rising star? Join the KTC's ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

Everywhere Eom In-sook went death and destruction followed closely behind. She was so determined to become rich that other people became obstacles. She would stop at nothing to get what she wanted, even if it meant killing. Join the KTC's ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠ today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

Over 200,000 women were coerced or forced into sexual slavery in East Asia by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. These women, known as comfort women, endured unimaginable suffering and trauma. Few survived to tell their stories, but those who did have shared harrowing testimonies that reveal the depth of their plight. Though once silenced, their voices resonate powerfully through history, ensuring their experiences will never be forgotten. ___ Join the KTC's ⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠ today! ___ If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

Choi called her grandma, but when a high school boy answered, her life would never be the same. They became best friends, telling each other everything, but he had ulterior motives. Over ten months, Choi would be sexually assaulted by 44 middle school to high school-aged boys. Would she ever see justice for the wrongs done against her? ___ Join the KTC's ⁠Discord⁠ today! ___ If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

In 20 seconds, a 9-story mall is flattened to the ground, leaving only dust and rubble behind. 502 lives are lost in one of the world's worst building disasters. What caused this horrific tragedy? And would the victims find justice? ___ Join the KTC's Discord today! ___ If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

Part 2 to the Hwaseong Serial Killer Case. On a rainy night, if you wear red, you’ll die. A bus stopped in rural Hwaseong. A woman stepped off of the bus and into the dark, stormy night. Alone on the country road surrounded by rice fields, she heard footsteps quickly approaching behind her. Before she could react, someone grabbed her from behind and dragged her into the rice fields. Rain continued to fall as the morning sun rose, washing away any evidence left behind. ___ Join the KTC's Discord today! ___ If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

On a rainy night, if you wear red, you’ll die. A bus stopped in rural Hwaseong. A woman stepped off of the bus and into the dark, stormy night. Alone on the country road surrounded by rice fields, she heard footsteps quickly approaching behind her. Before she could react, someone grabbed her from behind and dragged her into the rice fields. Rain continued to fall as the morning sun rose, washing away any evidence left behind. ___ Listen to Tapes from the Darkside wherever you find your podcasts or at TapesFromTheDarkside.com. ___ Join the KTC's Discord today! https://discord.gg/U7ZxqMvXxd ___ If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

As she enters the dormitory, Kim Young-ja notices a damaged ceiling tile. She knocks on the ceiling and waits, but when there is no answer, her curiosity compels her to peek inside the ceiling's crawlspace. To her horror, she finds not only a lifeless body hanging from the rafters but also 31 bodies piled on top of each other, decaying in the summer heat. With trembling hands, she reaches for her phone, her mind racing with the implications of what she has uncovered. She makes the call and says, "The messiah is dead". ___ If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon ⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

In the secluded mountains of MunGyeong, a chilling discovery rattles the tranquil silence—a man is found nailed to a cross. What sinister events led to this macabre scene? Who would perpetrate such a heinous act of brutality? As the remote woods offered no answers, the police must solve the puzzle of who crucified the John Doe. ___ If you enjoy Korean True Crime, give a rating, a follow, and some feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon ⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

When three people go missing on the Gayang Bridge, rumors begin to circulate about criminal organizations, ghosts, and suicide. Were their disappearances a coincidence, or was something more sinister lurking near the bridge? Some believed that this was merely a symptom of Korea's growing suicide rates. Listen for a special bonus topic for the International Transgender Day of Visibility. ___ If you enjoy Korean True Crime, give a rating, a follow, and some feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon ⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

In 2002, 13-year-old Lee Eunhae smiled at the cameras as the host showed her and her disabled parents their new home. After carrying the responsibility of caring for both of her disabled parents, she tells the host "When I grow up, I want to give as much to other people in need as I have received”. 20 years later, Lee Eunhae is on TV again, but this time in a much different circumstance. The breaking news says "Lee Eunhae was arrested for the murder of her husband". ___ If you enjoy Korean True Crime, give a rating, a follow, and some feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, ⁠join Korean True Crime on Patreon ⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

A mother reported her 14-year-old daughter Hayun missing at the Seoul Jungnang Police Station after she failed to return home from meeting a friend and her phone was off. Hayun last texted her mother about going to a movie cafe with a school friend, but her mother said no.Hayun responded like a typical teenager saying “you don’t let me go anywhere”. Hayun hung up on her mother and that was the last she’d ever hear from her daughter. ___ If you enjoy True Crime and Korea, give a rating, a follow, and some feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, join Korean True Crime on Patreon -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Koreantruecrime⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

Shim Kiseop wrote "For me, the emotions I can feel towards humans have dried up. I don’t feel any emotions of guilt, nor any emotions of sadness. I didn’t feel anger. I praise your courage to look me straight in the eyes until the last moment. Thank you. Your eyes made it clear that you were not afraid." ___ If you enjoy True Crime and Korea, give a rating, a follow, and some feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, join Korean True Crime on Patreon -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Koreantruecrime⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

"Hyungho is here. Prepare 70 million won within 2 days". The 44 day search for Lee Hyungho would be remembered infamously as a case of mistakes and regrets. Could they have saved Lee Hyungho? ___ If you enjoy True Crime and Korea, give a rating, a follow, and some feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, join Korean True Crime on Patreon -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Koreantruecrime⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support

When Yoon created a profile online, searching for friends, she never imagined the boy who responded would start the countdown to her murder, 26 days later. With more than 7 people involved, nobody stopped to care for 15 year old Yoon.___ If you enjoy True Crime and Korea, give a rating, a follow, and some feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, join Korean True Crime on Patreon -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Koreantruecrime⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/koreantruecrime/support