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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: Outcome — Investigation still ongoing
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 DetailsWin Disappearance Involving Jong, Daegu, South Korea
Win, a Chinese graduate student in South Korea, disappeared during a short visit to receive her master's degree. She was last seen entering a rented room with her university lecturer, Jong. Jong later reported her …
State/Province: Daegu, South Korea | City/Region: Daegu | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Aug. 20, 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 DetailsChoi Allegedly Abandoned Children and Left Husband Dong-an, Location Unknown
Choi, the daughter-in-law of Mr. Dong-an, left the family home for about a month and a half, cutting off contact with her children. Despite returning briefly, she showed indifference and caused injury to one child. …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: April 15, 2026
View DetailsUnnamed female streamer Allegedly Injured by Jung Hun, Kim Jong Hun, and others, South Korea
A video report describes multiple allegations involving Jung Hun, also identified in later reporting as Kim Jong Hun and Mr. Kim, the brother of BLACKPINK member Jisoo. Allegations include secretly filming women, sharing recordings, coercing …
State/Province: Seoul, South Korea | City/Region: | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: April 14, 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 DetailsMother-in-law Allegedly Murdered by Daughter and Son-in-law, Daegu, South Korea
A woman in her 50s was found dead in a suitcase floating in the Sincheon stream in Daegu. The son-in-law admitted to assaulting the mother-in-law with fists and feet, which led to her death. The …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Daegu | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: March 18, 2026
View DetailsVictim B and Victim A Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Kim Soo-young Kim, Ganghwa, Seoul, South Korea
According to the video report, Kim Soo-young Kim, a 21-year-old woman, met men through dating and social media contexts and allegedly drugged them by combining prescription psychiatric medications with alcohol or drinks marketed for hangover …
State/Province: Seoul, South Korea | City/Region: Ganghwa | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 9, 2026
View DetailsBC Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by AC, Siheung City, South Korea
On January 1st at 6:24 p.m., a man in his 50s, AC, allegedly wielded a weapon and stabbed his divorced ex-wife BC at a weekend farm in Siheung City. The injuries included wounds to the …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Siheung City | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: Jan. 1, 2026
View DetailsWife Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Husband, Yeongju, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
On December 9, 2025, in Yeongju, Gyeongbuk, South Korea, a husband in his 40s attempted to murder his wife in her 30s during a divorce dispute by trying to push her from the fifth-floor veranda …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Yeongju | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: Dec. 9, 2025
View DetailsThai wife Allegedly Injured by Korean husband, Uijeongbu, South Korea
A Korean man in his 40s was arrested for pouring boiling water on his sleeping Thai wife's face in an apartment in Uijeongbu City. The wife suffered severe burns and was hospitalized. The husband claimed …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Uijeongbu | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: Dec. 3, 2025
View DetailsWife Allegedly Murdered by Army non-commissioned officer, Paju City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
An Army non-commissioned officer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for neglecting his wife, leading to her death from severe neglect and infestation by maggots. The wife was found in a semi-conscious state covered …
State/Province: Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | City/Region: Paju City | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Nov. 17, 2025
View DetailsVictim Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Suspect, Geoje City, South Korea
A man in his 20s allegedly stabbed his lover in the face and neck with a weapon and attempted to push her off the Geoje Bridge into the sea after she expressed a desire to …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Geoje City | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: Oct. 15, 2025
View DetailsElementary school student Allegedly Injured by Mr. Kang, Incheon, South Korea
A taekwondo instructor in Incheon was arrested for sexually assaulting an elementary school student who was his student. The suspect denies the charges, claiming the act was consensual, but police have applied for an arrest …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Incheon | Incident Type: Rape | Date: Sept. 21, 2025
View DetailsProspective Daughter-in-Law Allegedly Murdered by Prospective Father-in-Law, Prospective Mother-in-Law, and others, Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
A woman in her twenties, the prospective daughter-in-law, was forcibly injected with methamphetamine by her prospective father-in-law at a pension in Pocheon. The father-in-law, who had a history of drug offenses, attempted to drug her …
State/Province: Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | City/Region: Pocheon | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: Aug. 15, 2025
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