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Misadventure or murder? Death of a Korean hip-hop icon 30 years ago remains a mystery.

Kim Sung-jae's solo career ended just one day after his debut, leaving behind one of Korea's most puzzling unsolved deaths.

2026.6.11

Living off the grid or murdered? The unsolved disappearance of the Busan newlyweds.

After returning separately to their Busan apartment in May 2016, newlyweds Choi Sung-hee and Jeon Min-geun vanished without a trace. Investigators delved into eerie messages and secrets that came to light after their disappearance, but to no avail.

2025.12.22

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A body inside two rice burlap sacks is seen next to a garbage cart in an outdoor parking space in Sinjeong-dong in western Seoul in June 2005. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY]

A 'bizarre rabbit' sows chaos in Sinjeong-dong serial killing investigation

After 20 years, advancements in DNA technology linked a deceased suspect, Jang, to a double homicide in Seoul from 2005. The case involved two women who were brutally murdered and found wrapped in burlap and a picnic mat.

2025.12.7

Kang Ho-sun stares at a camera during excavation work in February 2009. [YONHAP]

The hunt for a serial killer: 'Korea's Ted Bundy' a rare combo of charm and pure evil

Kang Ho-sun, dubbed 'Korea's Ted Bundy,' murdered eight women from 2006 to 2009, using charm to lure them. He was captured and sentenced to death in 2009, but remains alive due to a moratorium on executions.

2025.10.26

7 Korean true crime cases that will keep you up at night

Take a deeper dive into some of Korea's most haunting true crime cases.

2025.10.7

Ha Ji-hye, a law student at Ewha Womans University who was killed in March 2002, smiles in an undated photo. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

A contract to kill: How a law student was accused of an affair, stalked and murdered

In the early hours of March 6, 2002, Ha Ji-hye’s father, half asleep, heard his daughter leave the house. That was the last time he ever heard from her.

2025.9.17

Lee Young-hak stares at a camera while entering the Seoul Northern District Court for the first trial on his murder of a 14-year-old girl on Nov. 17, 2017. [NEWS1]

2017 'Molar Daddy' murder exposes sexual depravity, police incompetence and false facades

On a Saturday afternoon in late September 2017, a 14-year-old girl walked into her friend’s home. She’d been lured by the promise of watching a movie starring a K-pop idol.

2025.8.19

Lee Eun-seok, who murdered his parents, is escorted by police in this undated screen capture. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

He was on death row. Then they learned about his parents.

Lee Eun-seok murdered his parents in 2000, claiming abuse. His case highlights societal issues in Korea regarding family dynamics and mental health.

2025.8.4

Yongso Falls in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, in April 2022, where Yoon Sang-yeop drowned after diving in June 2019. [NEWS1]

Murder by gaslighting? Drowning in 2019 a tale of abuse, infidelity and homicide

Seven men and women take a fun trip to escape the heat to a stream in Gyeonggi’s Gapyeong in the summer of 2019. Among them is a married couple … and the wife's lover.

2025.7.22

Mug shots of five boys who went missing around 9 a.m. on March 26, 1991. Top row, from left: Kim Jong-sik (9), Kim Young-gyu (11), Woo Cheol-won (13), Jo Ho-yeon (12) and Park Chan-in (10). Above are age-progressed images of what they were anticipated to look like in 1995. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Frog Boys case: Five students vanished in 1991, found dead years later — still no answers

In 1991, five elementary school students went missing, leading to accusations of police mishandling. Their case remains unsolved to this day.

2025.6.23