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Life sentence given to man who killed his ex-girlfriend, taxi driver

A man who killed a taxi driver and his ex-girlfriend received a life sentence. The Goyang Branch of the Uijeongbu District Court on Friday morning sentenced Lee Ki-young, 31, to life in prison for murder and body dump.

2023-05-19

Actor Lee Je-hoon prepares to refill his 'acting capital' after 'Taxi Driver 2'

From a former special forces officer to a taxi driver, businessman, farmer, prisoner and even a shaman, actor Lee Je-hoon has done it all in the SBS drama “Taxi Driver 2” (2023). But instead of settling for the impressive 21.8 percent ...

2023-05-03

Prosecutors demand death for man who killed ex-girlfriend, taxi driver

Prosecutors demanded the death penalty for Lee Ki-young, the 32-year-old man charged with murdering a taxi driver and his ex-girlfriend. Lee's crimes sparked public uproar when he was accused of the murders last year.

2023-04-12

Alleged murderer of taxi driver, ex-girlfriend is charged

Lee Ki-young was indicted for murdering and concealing the body of a taxi driver and his former girlfriend on Thursday. The Uijeongbu District Prosecutor's Office also charged Lee with revenge killing, robbery and falsifying documents.

2023-01-19

Man charged with murder of taxi driver, ex-girlfriend makes first public appearance

The man charged with murdering a taxi driver and his ex-girlfriend appeared in public for the first time since his arrest last week. Thirty-one-year-old Lee Ki-young tried to conceal his face by pulling his hood over his head...

2023-01-04

Body hunt

Police search Gongneung stream in Paju for the remains of a woman on Tuesday. Lee Ki-young, who is accused of murdering a taxi driver in December, allegedly confessed to murdering his girlfriend last August.

2023-01-03

Arrest warrant issued for man suspected of murdering taxi driver

An arrest warrant was issued for a man suspected of murdering a taxi driver and then hiding his body in a closet. The man also admitted to murdering his ex-girlfriend.

2022-12-28

Man arrested for murdering taxi driver, hiding body in his closet

A man in his 30s was arrested Sunday for murdering and hiding the body of a taxi driver in his 60s in a closet at his home in Paju, Gyeonggi.

2022-12-26

G.I. caught on cam beating Korean taxi driver

A U.S. soldier who allegedly beat a taxi driver so severely that he could not work for a number of days was designated a criminal suspect by police early Sunday.

2022-12-05

SBS commissions second season of hit series 'Taxi Driver'

Hit series "Taxi Driver" (2021) will be returning for a second season, according to the drama's broadcaster SBS on Thursday. The five leads of the first season of "Taxi Driver" — Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin and...

2022-06-09