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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 — Revenge
Min-ji and Min-ji's mother Allegedly Kidnapped by Kim, Seoul, South Korea
According to the source, a man identified as Kim, in his 20s, allegedly attacked and killed his mother-in-law outside a Seoul residence and abducted his wife, Min-ji, in the early hours of the 11th. Min-ji …
State/Province: Seoul, South Korea | City/Region: Seoul | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Oct. 11, 2026
View DetailsVietnamese woman, High school girl victim, and others Allegedly Murdered by Jang Yoon-gi, Gwangju, South Korea
On May 5, 2026, in Gwangju, South Korea, a young high school girl was murdered by Jang Yoon-gi, a 17-year-old male high school student. Jang had a history of stalking a 26-year-old Vietnamese woman he …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Gwangju | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 5, 2026
View DetailsMs. Kim Allegedly Murdered by Jo Jae-bok, Chelsea, and others, Daegu, South Korea
On March 31, a suitcase containing the body of Ms. Kim, a woman in her 50s, was found in a stream in Buk-gu, Daegu. She had multiple fractures presumed caused by external force. The suspect …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Daegu | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: March 31, 2026
View DetailsBC Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by AC, Ulsan, South Korea
AC, a male suspect, allegedly stabbed BC, a female hospital employee in her 20s, multiple times in a hospital parking lot in Buk-gu, Ulsan on July 28, 2025, after BC ended their dating relationship. Prior …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Ulsan | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: July 28, 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 DetailsWoman in her 30s Murdered by Ex-husband, Siheung City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
On April 1, 2025, in Siheung City, Gyeonggi Province, a woman in her 30s was stabbed and killed by her ex-husband at the convenience store where she worked part-time. The ex-husband had sexually assaulted her …
State/Province: Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | City/Region: Siheung City | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 1, 2025
View DetailsUnidentified wife in her sixties and Unidentified mother in her eighties Allegedly Murdered by Unidentified man in his sixties and Jeong-mo, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
A man in his sixties stabbed and killed his wife at their home in Suso-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on March 29. The wife was found in cardiac arrest and later died at the hospital. The police …
State/Province: Seoul, South Korea | City/Region: Gangnam-gu | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: March 29, 2025
View DetailsHaeyang Allegedly Murdered by Siwoo, Seoul, South Korea
Haeyang, a 34-year-old beauty specialist in Seoul, South Korea, was found dead three months after marrying Siwoo, the manager of a Pilates club. The police investigation revealed signs of strangulation and evidence tampering by Siwoo, …
State/Province: Seoul, South Korea | City/Region: Seoul | Incident Type: Murder | Date: March 13, 2025
View DetailsHyang Allegedly Murdered by SJ, Seoul, South Korea
Hyang, a 34-year-old woman, was found dead in her home three months after marrying SJ. The autopsy revealed manual strangulation as the cause of death. The couple had a troubled relationship marked by physical health …
State/Province: Seoul, South Korea | City/Region: Seoul | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 20, 2025
View DetailsHaneul Allegedly Murdered by Female Teacher, Daejeon, South Korea
An eight-year-old first-grade student named Haneul was allegedly murdered by a female teacher in Daejeon, South Korea. The teacher, a woman in her 40s, had a history of depression and had taken a leave of …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Daejeon | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 10, 2025
View DetailsHaesu Allegedly Murdered by Kang Yeong-gyu, South Korea
Haesu, a 24-year-old dental hygienist, was found fatally injured beneath an overpass with a steel pipe piercing her skull. She had been in a relationship with Kang Yeong-gyu, 26, who was arrested and charged with …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Dec. 21, 2024
View DetailsUnnamed former girlfriend and Unnamed mother of the former girlfriend Allegedly Murdered by Seo Dong-hwa, Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
According to the source, hairdresser Seo Dong-hwa, 34, allegedly attacked his former girlfriend and her mother with a knife in an apartment hallway in Gumi on the 8th. The former girlfriend died and her mother …
State/Province: North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | City/Region: Gumi | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Nov. 8, 2024
View DetailsNarai Yoon Allegedly Murdered by Mr. Seol, South Korea
Narai Yoon, 38, was allegedly attacked with a knife by her former boyfriend, Mr. Seol, while leaving for work in the early morning of July 17, 2024. She later died in hospital. The source reports …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: July 17, 2024
View DetailsUnnamed female victim Injured in Murder Attempt by Unnamed male former boyfriend, Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea
According to the report, an unnamed man whose investments had failed and debts had increased reacted angrily after his girlfriend ended their relationship. After apparently trying other ways to lure her outside, he used another …
State/Province: Seoul, South Korea | City/Region: Seodaemun District | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: May 18, 2024
View DetailsUnnamed male victim Allegedly Murdered by Unnamed female defendant, Gunsan, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province, South Korea
According to the report, an unnamed man in his 30s died in a house fire in Impee-myeon, Gunsan, on May 11 at approximately 3:00 a.m. Police reportedly investigated after finding the circumstances suspicious and linked …
State/Province: Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province, South Korea | City/Region: Gunsan | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: May 11, 2024
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