Double homicide suspect arrested in Gangwon

The suspect is accused of murdering two women in their 60s. He reportedly told authorities that after feeling emasculated, he killed the women to prove that he wasn’t weak.

2024-01-06

'Busan roundhouse kick' assailant has serial killer-levels of psychopathy, test shows

The man who knocked a young woman down with a roundhouse kick and assaulted her in Busan last year has the same level of psychopathy as notorious serial killer Kang Ho-sun, according to legal sources.

2023-06-16

[WHY] Is it time for Korea to repeal the death penalty?

Korea is officially pro-capital punishment, but no one has actually been put to death for the last 25 years. A total of 59 inmates are on death row in Korea as of July 2022, but no executions have taken place since Dec. 30, 1997. With ...

2022-08-06

Self-confessed serial killer finally takes the stand

Lee Choon-jae, the self-confessed serial killer in one of most twisted cold cases in Korean criminal history, took the stand Monday to give a bone-chilling account of the killing of 14 women and girls throughout the 1980s and '90s.

2020-11-03

Case wrapped up on famous serial killings of 1980s

Police on Thursday wrapped up a year-long reinvestigation of one of Korea’s most notorious serial murders, concluding that Lee Choon-jae was responsible for killing 14 women and raping nine others throughout the 1980s and 90s.

2020-07-02

Murder suspect identified as police look for 44 women

Police on Wednesday disclosed the identity of a former wrestler suspected of the grisly murders of two women in North Jeolla...

2020-05-21