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Korean True CrimeCamp Town MurderFind our new merch here: https://koreantruecrime-shop.fourthwall.comIn 1992, Yun Geum-i was brutally murdered in her apartment in the Dongducheon camp town. The suspect, Kenneth Markle, a U.S. Army medic, was shielded by the U.S.-South Korea Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) which led to a surge of anti-American protests across South Korea. Korea demanded accountability and an end to an era of inequality. Yun Geum-i's murder should never be forgotten.Join KTC's Discord today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or find show sources for free, 2025-06-0358 minKorean True CrimeYoo Youngchul Pt IIFind our new merch here: https://koreantruecrime-shop.fourthwall.comIn 2004, the Raincoat Killer, Yoo Youngchul, stopped. The police were left with only shoeprints and a fuzzy CCTV screenshot. Unbeknownst to the investigators, Yoo Youngchul hadn’t stopped killing, he’d chosen a new target to hate: women. His crimes continued to escalate as Yoo Youngchul began dismembering his victims and engaging in cannibalism. With the missing sex workers overlooked by police, someone else had to step up to bring him to justice.Dark Side of Seoul's Episode Join KTC's Discord today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me...2025-05-271h 01Korean True CrimeYoo Youngchul Pt IFind our new merch here: https://koreantruecrime-shop.fourthwall.comIn 2000, a man who would come to be known as the Raincoat Killer was released from prison following his 14th conviction, with a history of theft, extortion, and raping a minor. The 30-year-old Yoo Youngchul set his sights on Seoul’s wealthy, targeting homes near churches in Gangnam, where he bludgeoned his victims with a modified sledgehammer. Practicing his brutal methods on animals, he left a trail of bodies in meticulously staged robberies. When his crimes escalated, his chilling apathy and rage against the affluent shocked South Korea.Dark Side of...2025-05-1343 minKorean True CrimeBloodlust Serial KillerFind our new merch here: https://koreantruecrime-shop.fourthwall.com/In 2005, a man who would come to be known as the Bloodlust Serial Killer was released from prison for the 5th time for crimes of robbery and rape. The 23-year-old would set his sights on two young women, murdering them, and taking his twisted perversions to heinous levels. When he was finally caught, he showed no remorse telling the judge, "I was going to keep sexually assaulting and killing”.Join KTC's Discord today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. 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If you'd like to support the show or find...2025-04-2939 minKorean True CrimeRoom 103 Part IIIGet 50% off Magic Mind here with our link and code: https://magicmind.com/KTCEDU & KTC50 #magicmind #mentalperformanceIn the finale of our three-part series exploring Jamie Penich’s murder, a hotel-room confession sparks the first American-Korean extradition. Agents Mansfield, DiVittis, and Lee are confident they’ve nailed the killer, expecting judges to agree, but the suspect recants their confession. Accusations of coercion, manipulation, and false memories unravel the trial. With no solid evidence, the truth behind Jamie’s brutal death slips further away, perhaps forever.Join KTC's Discord today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps m...2025-04-161h 23Korean True CrimeRoom 103 Part IIAgent Mark Mansfield takes the lead of the Jamie Penich murder case in August 2001, determined to solve the mystery of her death. As the initial suspects are dismissed and the case returns back to square one, a new angle comes to him. The investigation changes directions as an FBI behavioral analysis expert and special agent are brought into the case confirming what Agent Mansfield suspected. The suspect is brought in for questioning leading to a confession: "I killed her". Listen to part two of a three part series covering the Jamie Penich case.Join KTC's Discord today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rat...2025-04-0838 minKorean True CrimeRoom 103 Part IJamie Penich, a 21-year-old American student from Pennsylvania, arrived in South Korea in March 2001 for a semester abroad. But on the morning of March 18, after a lively night out with friends, she was discovered brutally murdered in her motel room. The chaotic investigation began with contaminated evidence, a mishandled crime scene, and unreliable witnesses. Evidence pointed towards the killer being an American soldier, but as details were uncovered, the police couldn't be so certain. Listen to part one of a three part series covering the Jamie Penich case. Join KTC's Discord today! If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send fee...2025-04-0153 minKorean True CrimeJustice DelayedFollowing a festival celebration on October 1998, 18-year-old nursing student Jeong Eunhee vanishes from Daegu’s streets, only for her body to be identified following a pedestrian traffic accident on a 10-lane highway. The police believe it is a clear cut tragic accident, but the victims father uncovers evidence that tells a different story. Her boyfriend's convenient blackout, the truck driver's testimony, and the withheld autopsy report complicate Eunhee's death into a 15 year long battle for justice.This episode does not have video because I saved over the video file; video likely to come soon. Forgive me, I'm a...2025-03-1129 minKorean True CrimeKilling Your AbuserIn 1992 Chungju, a young woman stands over her stepfather’s lifeless body, a single stab wound ending a decade of torment at his hands. The scene is dressed as a robbery, but the blood on her hands tells a different story—one of survival and rage. As investigators unravel the mystery, Bo-eun’s vengeance from victim to killer reveals a history of abuse over a decade long. Did she snap, or was this her only way out?Join KTC's Discord today!If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to supp...2025-02-2532 minKorean True CrimeNever Seen AgainA newlywed couple vanishes from their high-rise apartment without a trace—no witnesses, no evidence, just a series of cryptic text messages. Their last known movements are captured on CCTV, yet they are never seen leaving the building. As investigators search for answers, a tangled web of obsession, threats, and unexplained disappearances emerges, pointing to a woman who refused to let go of the past. Did they run, or were they taken?Join KTC's Discord today!If you enjoy Korean True Crime, please rate, follow, and send feedback! It helps me continue to improve the show. If you'd like to support the show or fin...2025-02-1143 minKorean True CrimeSoldiers of ChristA body discovered in a trunk reveals a nest of secrets—a suburban basement doubling as the headquarters of a religious cult. Inside, Christian military-style training escalates to deadly consequences, uncovering the making of a cult. The anything-but-holy leader demands that followers prove their faithfulness to God by enduring horrific punishments, ultimately leading to a woman’s tragic death.
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Choi Soo-hee and her daughter, Hwa-young, were found murdered in their apartment, sparking an investigation that uncovered a complex family history. Police looked into allegations of infidelity, financial difficulties, and a strained marriage, with suspicion falling on Soo-hee’s husband, Lee Do-haeng. Despite the circumstantial evidence, investigators struggled to build a solid case against him. A case that is so frustrating that the public began to call it the "Korean OJ Simpson Trial".
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Daebak K-Rambles Podcast: Kdrama ReviewsI Saw the Devil (Movie) / Ep. 80On Episode 80 of the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast, Jess and friend Caitlin from NoSleep4Dramas Blog & Podcast finish off Spooky SZN 2024 with a review of I Saw the Devil (2010), starring Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik.Jess and Caitlin discuss this unsettling and depraved movie, talking through the director, writer, cast, and performances, the cat and mouse storyline, the true crime that inspired the movie (shout out to Mimi Mizicko from Korean True Crime Podcast!), slightly different takes on the final scene, thoughts on the perhaps the tone-deaf revenge, fun facts, and more!**Trigger warning: This episode an...2024-10-301h 22Korean True CrimeKorea's First Serial Killer (Case of Kim Dae-doo)In the fall of 1975, South Korea faced an unprecedented nightmare. Over just 55 days, Kim dae-doo unleashed a reign of terror that would forever change the nation's perception of safety. As the body count rose, law enforcement faced mounting pressure to catch a killer whose only motive seemed to be to murder the poor.
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On a rainy night, if you wear red, you’ll die.
A bus stopped in rural Hwaseong. A woman stepped off of the bus and into the dark, stormy night. Alone on the country road surrounded by rice fields, she heard footsteps quickly approaching behind her. Before she could react, someone grabbed her from behind and dragged her into the rice fields. Rain continued to fall as the morning sun rose, washing away any evidence left behind.
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A bus stopped in rural Hwaseong. A woman stepped off of the bus and into the dark, stormy night. Alone on the country road surrounded by rice fields, she heard footsteps quickly approaching behind her. Before she could react, someone grabbed her from behind and dragged her into the rice fields. Rain continued to fall as the morning sun rose, washing away any evidence left behind.
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In the secluded mountains of MunGyeong, a chilling discovery rattles the tranquil silence—a man is found nailed to a cross. What sinister events led to this macabre scene? Who would perpetrate such a heinous act of brutality? As the remote woods offered no answers, the police must solve the puzzle of who crucified the John Doe.
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In 2002, 13-year-old Lee Eunhae smiled at the cameras as the host showed her and her disabled parents their new home. After carrying the responsibility of caring for both of her disabled parents, she tells the host "When I grow up, I want to give as much to other people in need as I have received”. 20 years later, Lee Eunhae is on TV again, but this time in a much different circumstance. The breaking news says "Lee Eunhae was arrested for the murder of her husband".
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2023-09-2634 minKorean True CrimeGwangju UprisingIn, 1980, Gwangju, South Korea, students gathered to protest the declaration of martial law. They didn’t firmly grasp what martial law truly would entail but they knew they had to fight for their right to an education. They never could have foreseen the brutality that would ensue, just hours later.
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If you enjoy Tr...2023-07-0442 minKorean True CrimeThe Cop Who Killed A Town (Case of Woo BumKon)In the quiet village, Woo BumKon gripped the loaded rifle tightly and unleashed a deadly spree. With chilling determination, he embarked on a merciless rampage, leaving no one alive in his wake. The 1982 massacre perpetrated by Police Officer Woo BumKon remains one of the worst mass shootings in history. What made the police officer turn on the town he swore to protect?
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In 1999, a woman is found dead in her home bound and gagged with blue tape. When another victim is found 9 years later with disturbingly similar circumstances, the first victim's family suspects a link...
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Korean True CrimeThe Disappearance of the Frog BoysIn 1991, five young boys disappeared without a trace while out playing. For years, the police were unable to solve the case and the boys were presumed dead. However, more than a decade later, a startling discovery reignited the investigation and raised new questions about what really happened to the Korean frog boys.
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2023-02-1629 minKorean True CrimeGonjiam: Medical Abuse in AsylumsGonjiam was named one of the most haunted buildings in the world, but did it earn that title? This episode explores the truth behind the haunted location and other cases involving medical abuse in psychiatric hospitals.
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Two teenage girls bonded over their bizarre and dark roleplay interests over Twitter, but when their obsession with the macabre became reality, they realized they couldn't turn back. What led to them killing an 8 year old girl?
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Korean True CrimeThe Imperfect Murder-Suicide (Case of Geoyeo Impossible Murders)A mother is found hanged on a closet door with her two young children dead in the next room... The police say it's a simple murder-suicide but one detective suspects foul play.
Content Warning: Discussions of suicide that some listeners may find disturbing or triggering.
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Content Warning: Discussions of eating disorders that some listeners may find disturbing or triggering.
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Korean True CrimeAmerican Teacher Killed in Seoul (Case of Carolyn Abel)*This was my first episode ever. Please check out the latest episodes too! I feel like the show has continued to improve!*
American expatriate Carolyn Abel loved to travel the world while teaching English along the way. During her short time in South Korea in 1988, her murder would shake the entire expat community.
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