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Total Public Cases: 11
Hwang, a man in his 20s, was found dead in the trunk of his burned car in a park parking lot in Seoul. He had been missing for six days before the fire. Investigation revealed …
Country: South Korea | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Oct. 8, 2025
View DetailsA 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 …
Country: South Korea | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: March 29, 2025
View DetailsHaeyang, 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, …
Country: South Korea | Incident Type: Murder | Date: March 13, 2025
View DetailsChoi 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 …
Country: South Korea | Incident Type: Murder | Date: June 9, 2022
View DetailsOn January 9, 2014, a man was found fatally stabbed in a one-room officetel in Mapo, Seoul. The woman present, his girlfriend, reported the incident, claiming he self-inflicted the wound during a breakup argument. The …
Country: South Korea | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Jan. 9, 2014
View DetailsKim Jung-wook, a Korean man in his forties, engaged in an international marriage with Sabira, a Kyrgyz woman introduced by a marriage agency. After a brief meeting and quick marriage, Sabira disappeared, changed her name, …
Country: South Korea | Incident Type: Rape | Date: Jan. 1, 2013
View DetailsIn July 2006, in Seoul, French expatriate John discovered two deceased infants in his freezer. DNA tests confirmed that John and his wife Virginie were the biological parents, despite Virginie's denial of pregnancy and childbirth. …
Country: South Korea | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: July 23, 2006
View DetailsYoung-ji was in a 10-year relationship with Jung-shin, who proposed marriage and planned to live together. As moving day approached, Jung-shin became unreachable. Young-ji discovered Jung-shin was simultaneously dating multiple women, including Moon-young and another …
Country: South Korea | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: None
View DetailsKim Jung-wook married a Kyrgyzstan woman, Sapbira, through an international marriage agency run by Mr. Park. After marriage registration, Sapbira never lived with Kim, frequently changed her phone number, and eventually disappeared. She changed her …
Country: South Korea | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: None
View DetailsJi-young met Choi while helping a friend move and began a romantic relationship with him. Choi claimed to be a thoracic surgeon at a university hospital, but rumors and investigations revealed he was not a …
Country: South Korea | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: None
View DetailsIn September 2015, Ms. Misook was injured when her husband drove a car toward her while she was carrying their 100-day-old baby on her back. The incident followed a heated argument at a couples' gathering. …
Country: South Korea | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: None
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