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The layout of the apartment in Ulsan where eight-year-old Park was discovered on Sept. 6, 2006. [KOREA JOONGANG DAILY]

Twenty years on, murder of 8-year-old boy in Ulsan apartment fire remains shrouded in smoke

The 2006 murder of an eight-year-old in Ulsan remains unsolved after nearly 20 years, raising questions about the motive, the assailant and the circumstances surrounding his tragic death.

2026.3.16

A photo of nine-year-old Lee Hyung-ho that was taken shortly before his kidnapping in 1991. [LEE WOO-SIL]

Ransom calls, a runaround and a cold case: The kidnapping and murder of a 9-year-old boy

In the winter of 1991, 9-year-old Lee Hyung-ho vanished from the playground outside his family's apartment. What followed was a wild goose chase around Seoul that ended in despair — and no closure — for his father and stepmother.

2025.9.30

A case of 'he said, he said' — how the killer in the infamous Itaewon murder went unpunished for 19 years

For almost two decades, the man who stabbed a young Korean university student to death eluded justice because prosecutors initially charged the wrong person with his murder.

2025.9.1

Tag: korea crime files

korea crime files

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Twenty years on, murder of 8-year-old boy in Ulsan apartment fire remains shrouded in smoke

Ransom calls, a runaround and a cold case: The kidnapping and murder of a 9-year-old boy

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