Lee Choon-Jae
How was Lee Choon-jae finally identified after 30 years?
4.4 (22)
83 mins
Discover the case of Lee Choon-jae, the man linked to the Hwaseong serial murders that terrorized South Korea between 1986 and 1991. Uncover how DNA evidence in 2019 finally identified him as the killer after more than three decades of one of the country’s most infamous cold cases.
Ep 1:
Ghosts of South Korea
South Korea's illusion of safety shatters as a killer stalks Hwaseong's rural paths for years, leaving twisted signatures while flawed forensics and a broken manhunt let him walk free.
Ep 2:
A Scapegoat and a Wedding Ring
A crushing rush to justice destroys an innocent man's life while the true Hwaseong killer marries, tortures his wife, and turns his deadly ritual on his own sister-in-law.
Ep 3:
Blueprint of a Nation's Terror
Decades apart, two very different killers—a drifter's fifty-five-day 1975 rampage and a class-driven 1999 murder spree—expose how violence exploits chaos and inequality alike.
Ep 4:
The Raincoat Killer Emerges
In gleaming, security-coded Seoul, a hammer-wielding predator in disguise targets the wealthy and the vulnerable, proving no camera or lock can guarantee safety.
Ep 5:
The Invisible Copycat Strikes
Inspired by a notorious murderer's infamy, a jealous drifter kills fourteen people across Korea, exploiting a society too distracted to notice danger nearby.
Ep 6:
DNA Breaks a Thirty-Year Silence
After thirty-three frozen years, modern DNA science finally unmasks the Hwaseong killer already behind bars, triggering a chilling, remorseless confession and a search for justice denied.
Ep 7:
Shadows That Never Fade
As five killers' stories converge, South Korea reckons with wrongful convictions, buried victims, and sweeping reforms born from decades of hidden monsters and institutional failure.
Discussions (5)
Camila
Level 4 · 3 mo agoCan we please talk about Jeong Nam gyu getting jealous of another killer's media attention and starting his own murder spree just to compete? What an absolute fucking pathetic loser.
Remus
Level 7 · 3 mo agoidk how you can say the systems work when the police literally hid a murdered kids body just to cover their own tracks and no one even went to jail lol
Casey
Level 7 · 3 mo agoCan confirm SK is safe ❤️
