Korea Joongang Daily
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Police launch investigation after finding body in river near North Korea

Police launched an investigation after a severely decomposed body was found in the Imjin River near the North Korean border in Paju, Gyeonggi, on Thursday.

2026-04-02

Woman whose body was found in suitcase was allegedly killed by daughter, son-in-law

Police believe the woman whose body was found in a floating suitcase in Daegu likely died after being assaulted by her son-in-law.

2026-04-01

Police find body in suitcase floating in Daegu stream

Police found a body believed to be that of a woman inside a suitcase floating in a downtown stream in Daegu on Tuesday, authorities said.

2026-03-31

Man confesses to murder, leads police to woman's remains in North Chungcheong

Police found the body of a woman 44 days after she went missing in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, after her former partner confessed to killing her and led officers to a waste-processing site in Eumseong County on Thursday.

2025-11-28

Unidentified headless body found in mountains of Gangwon

A headless body of a man was discovered in a remote mountain area in Taebaek, Gangwon. Police immediately began investigations.

2025-07-24

Man found dead in Incheon canal

The body of a man in his 20s was found Sunday morning in a canal beneath Sicheon Bridge along the Gyeongin Ara Waterway in Seo District, Incheon around 9:20 a.m. on Sunday.

2025-07-06

Man hides father's corpse in kimchi freezer to help in inheritance dispute with stepmother

A man in his 40s hid the death of his elderly father by hiding the corpse in a kimchi freezer for over a year to gain the upper hand in an inheritance dispute with his stepmother.

2024-11-05

Japanese police arrest Korean suspect over links to grisly murder of Tokyo couple

Japanese police arrested a Korean suspect accused of dismembering the bodies of a Japanese couple, according to Japanese media reports Wednesday.

2024-05-01

Mother who abandoned baby's corpse in Ulsan turns herself in

The baby weighed 800 grams (1.7 pounds) and was 50 centimeters tall (19.7 inches). The naked corpse was found by a sanitation worker around 3 a.m. on Thursday.

2023-06-27