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Oct. 11, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in South Korea
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 111 case(s)
- Revenge — 90 case(s)
- Control/domination — 78 case(s)
- Money / Financial Gain — 57 case(s)
- Fear of exposure — 38 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 187 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 152 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 119 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 87 case(s)
- Relationship ended — 48 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in South Korea
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Cases in South Korea: Motive — Money / Financial Gain
Victim Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Wife and Son-in-law, Gwanghwa County, South Korea
On August 1, around 1 a.m., a man in his 50s was attacked at a café in Gwanghwa County by his wife and son-in-law. The wife cut off his male organ and stabbed his face …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Gwanghwa County | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: Aug. 1, 2025
View DetailsWife, Elderly Father, and others Allegedly Murdered by Unnamed Father, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
On the night of April 14th, in an apartment in Suji District, Yongin City, a man in his 50s allegedly murdered his entire family, including his elderly parents, wife, and two children, by first drugging …
State/Province: Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | City/Region: Yongin | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: April 14, 2025
View DetailsMin-young, Hyun-ji, and others Disappearance Involving Joo, South Korea
Min-young married Joo, a man who appeared loving and successful but disappeared on their wedding day amid a financial fraud scheme involving multiple women and forged documents. Joo used weddings as a backdrop for scams, …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: April 15, 2024
View DetailsUnnamed Korean husband Disappearance Involving Unnamed Vietnamese wife, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, South Korea
According to a 2024 video report, an unnamed Korean man married an unnamed Vietnamese woman in Vietnam in July 2015 after being introduced through an international marriage agency. The woman reportedly delayed entering South Korea …
State/Province: Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, South Korea | City/Region: Gangwon-do | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: Oct. 17, 2023
View DetailsMinyoung, Hyunji, and others Disappearance Involving Jo, Seoul, South Korea
Minyoung married Jo, who disappeared after the wedding, leaving her financially exploited. Jo allegedly conducted fake weddings with multiple victims, totaling about 30 women, exploiting romantic relationships to commit fraud. Victims suffered financial loss and …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Seoul | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: April 15, 2023
View DetailsVictim Woman, Internet Delivery Driver, and others Allegedly Murdered by Kim, Daegu, South Korea
On December 23, 2022, in Daegu, South Korea, a woman aged 51 was fatally burned in an arson attack by her former extramarital partner, Kim, in a commercial building dance hall. Kim had a history …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Daegu | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Dec. 23, 2022
View DetailsAhn Bang-sik Allegedly Murdered by Choi Eun-young, Gangnam-gu, South Korea
Choi Eun-young, a 20-year-old woman, stabbed her husband Ahn Bang-sik, 40, to death over two hours in their Gangnam-gu villa. They had registered their marriage 25 days prior. The couple's relationship was marked by financial …
State/Province: Seoul, South Korea | City/Region: Gangnam-gu | Incident Type: Murder | Date: June 9, 2022
View DetailsHusband Allegedly Murdered by Wife, Suwon, South Korea
In 2021, a wife was accused of murdering her husband by poisoning him with pure nicotine liquid added to food and drink. Initial trials sentenced her to 30 years in prison, citing motives including insurance …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Suwon | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 26, 2021
View DetailsBoram and Minju Disappearance Involving Jung Yong-hon and Chris, Busan, South Korea
The report describes a romance-scam and deception case involving a man who presented himself as Chris, a French citizen and architectural-firm employee, while allegedly using the identity of Jung Yong-hon, a Korean man. Multiple women …
State/Province: Busan, South Korea | City/Region: | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: April 30, 2021
View DetailsMr. Jang Allegedly Murdered by Ms. Lee and Unnamed lover
Mr. Jang was found collapsed and fatally injured in the bathroom of the family home after his wife, Ms. Lee, and their daughter reportedly returned from a karaoke bar. Ms. Lee initially attributed his death …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Feb. 7, 2020
View DetailsJong Nam Case Involving Park, Busan, South Korea
According to the report, Jong Nam believed he had maintained a seven-year romantic relationship with a woman who presented herself as a pediatrician from a good family and as a future bride. His family became …
State/Province: Busan, South Korea | City/Region: Busan | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: Jan. 31, 2020
View DetailsHusband Murdered by Wife and Lover, Seo-gu, Gwangju, South Korea
In early 2020 in Seo-gu, Gwangju, a man in his 50s was found dead with multiple head wounds and strangulation marks. The wife initially denied involvement but later confessed to killing her husband by poisoning …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Seo-gu, Gwangju | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Jan. 4, 2020
View DetailsYoon Allegedly Murdered by Lee Eun-hye, Jo Hyun-soo, and others, Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
On June 30, 2019, Yoon died after being urged to dive from a rock into deep water at Yongsu Valley in Gapyeong County. The source reports that Yoon was a poor swimmer and entered the …
State/Province: Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | City/Region: Gapyeong County | Incident Type: Murder | Date: June 30, 2019
View DetailsJin-guk Case Involving Cheon Sora, Seoul, South Korea
Jin-guk, a 44-year-old former public-institution employee in South Korea, reportedly entered an online romantic relationship with Cheon Sora after meeting her through a chat site and communicating by daily video calls. Sora allegedly used photographs …
State/Province: Seoul, South Korea | City/Region: Seoul | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: Feb. 15, 2019
View DetailsPark's wife Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Park, Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
A doctor identified as Park allegedly killed his wife by administering sleeping pills and injecting a medical muscle relaxant. The wife had previously survived a similar cardiac-arrest episode in November 2016, which investigators later treated …
State/Province: South Chungcheong Province, South Korea | City/Region: Dangjin | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: March 5, 2017
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