South Korean’s Worst Killer | Memories of Murder

In Hwaseong south of Seoul, South Korea, danger lurked. From 1986 to 1991, someone was stalking the fields of Hwaseong, aiming for women wearing red. Over the years there would be a copycat, and thing would go quiet for a long time. Enter Lee Choon-Jae, and he was far worse than anyone imagined.
NOTE: The Statute of Limitations in South Korea was removed in 2015, but it's not retroactive
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[@Pkim279]

I'm Korean and your pronunciation is actually decent. Can't believe you covered this case. One of the most famous cases back in Korea. Big fan of your work. You should look at doing Yoo Young-chul case next time you want to venture into Korean stuff again. Thanks Mike.

[@publicenemy123]

What does what he said mean at “ I won’t you to give a good ole

[@cirerastruggles1259]

@@publicenemy123 If you mean at 13:40 he says "I would like you to give a good ol' to the guy" (안녕하세요 - annyeonghaseyo)

[@Jack-sh6xr]

Wild case. However, I DONT fault him too much for killing the guy who sold him fake viagra. There are lines that you don’t cross

[@PatrickC139]

Was it normal for the police to act in that manner back then or was just some kind of local corruption during that time?

[@SWpurgatory]

Any idea why he's referred to as the Korean zodiac? Our zodiac killer had a reason for being called that. I don't see the similarity or connection...

[@simondoran9682]

Honestly, the cops who jailed the wrong guy by torturing a confession outta him should all get the same sentence he did.

[@hatake1990]

Unfortunately, that happens wayyyy too often. A lot more than you'd think. 😔

[@joshchaplin3705]

Are you saying you want the police to be honest and accountable? Hahahahahhaaha

[@bimobop]

Japan and Korea are like this most likely if u are jailed u wi be convicted without care

[@smithwesson3771]

Yep!! Nothing else said

[@minidonkey8613]

@@joshchaplin3705 just like the president hahahahahahahahaa

[@silvermasquerade1328]

Imagine being so bad at your job you'd cover up a child's murder so you don't have to deal with the paperwork 😶

[@BunnaySango]

Its sickening really. Especially towards the family, who don't even get the courtesy of knowing what happened, or giving her a final resting place and just trying to find some peace.

[@kimvarki]

Well, that's the Korean police. If you want to see more of their "outstanding" work, look into the "frog boys" case

[@utubemf151]

All of those officers should’ve been prosecuted criminally also. Not just lose their jobs.

[@skyofthelivingdead]

Korean police are notoriously corrupt, unfortunately.

[@jamieholtsclaw2305]

That shows a striking commitment to sloth.

[@rainofflame]

Lee Choon-Jae actually did see "Memories of Murder" in theaters. He said he had no particular reactions or feelings about it. One of the reasons Director Bong Joon-ho specifically chose this ending because he was confident the killer would watch it. He was right, but apparently Lee had such little or no conscience that he couldnt connect a based-on-his-reality drama emotionally to his actual reality and the shame it should/would cause in most human beings. Just another chilling example of how psychologically messed up Lee really is.

[@deniserossiter1059]

Wow!! That is so interesting. Thanks for that. I’m a BIG Bong Joon-ho fan & loved “Memories of Murder”!! I was so excited when they finally caught him.

[@chris-sz7ed]

How did he see he was in jail that time ,movie is released in 2003 and he was caught in 90's for sister-in-law murder

[@MelancholyRequiem]

Yeah, while I cannot find any information about how prisoners can watch films in South Korea, it would make sense that prisoners would be forced to watch "Memories of Murder". As Director Bong Joon-ho made this movie hoping the killer would watch it, it would make sense for jails to make inmates watch it in the hopes it would drive the killer to confess to what they've done if they were already imprisoned. Given the murders did stop and what we already know about serial killers in general, the police probably figured the killer was in jail or dead.

[@sadistik_re]

he did not.

[@IIllllIllIIllII]

He did see the film. But in jail along with other prisoners.

[@GhostUEP]

I’m from Brazil, and I’m so glad I learned english, started watching your videos and couldn’t stop, I usually watch with my girlfriend, and we really appreciate the time and effort that you put in all vídeos, keep up with the great content man 💖

[@badascan8910]

Glad you guys gave it a goo! Mike is great

[@Derektaylor1983]

Dude, your English is better than mine and i'm from England!

[@KahenaRocha]

Brazil uhu

[@GhostUEP]

@@Derektaylor1983 thanks man, I can speak and understand better than I can type but that really means a lot 💖

[@Bjarku]

Huehuehuehuehue

[@kass_G59]

There should be NO statute of limitations on murder, in *any* country. Edit: South Korea has changed that now. So that's good.

[@HardestManInTarot]

It doesn't really make sense at all.

[@evelghostrider]

We had it in the uk until we joined the EU an they changed our laws an legislation. They also changed it to be your guilty as charged, prove your innocent. But most people don't even know it. A person can also be tried over and over if they are found not guilty...the law is not just or fair. You could be accused of murder some day, an with no statute of limits how would you like it to be 40 years later.

[@NoadiArt]

@@evelghostrider that's because you're lying

[@amaristhecrow7084]

@@evelghostrider We could be accused of any crime on any day. Accusations are just that. For people to be convicted there needs to be evidence. So if you commit a murder and then avoid prosecution for 40 years, I’d say they would feel pretty lucky to have 40 years of freedom they wouldn’t have had otherwise. As for the innocently accused, I’m sure it would feel just as terrible to be accused of a 40 year old crime as it would a 4 day old crime. The timing is pretty immaterial.

[@papaoneal2260]

@@evelghostrider I agree with the being retried over and over, that's bs. But as to the statute of limitations, no, if you murder someone you shouldn't be able to get away with it, ever, especially after just 17 years. Instead of asking about how they would feel about being charged after 40 years, ask yourself if you had a family member murdered, how would you feel if that person was caught after 20 years but gets to walk because it took too long to catch them.

[@marycaba8329]

I can't believe that the police would cover-up the finding of the 8 year old victim's body. Unbelievably sick and sooo wrong.

[@paulohagan3309]

Aw now come on man, who wants to put in an effort for the parents whose tax helps pay for my salary? Huh? I just want to get my salary and pension and to hell with the general public ... (sarcasm in case anyone thinks I'm being serious). I lived in the East and it's a colorful and interesting place but it has a very dark side ... it's generally very safe but when things go to hell it's the Guinness Book of Records. And God help you if you need the assistance of the East's finest ...they're not so fine ... (always a few exceptions yes, but in general...)

[@Hey_Jamie]

Police do all kinds of fucked up shit. I wish I lived in ignorance to the ugliness of power abuse

[@hatake1990]

@@Hey_Jamie forreal. 😅🥴

[@mrosee22]

they shouldn’t have covered anything up but they should’ve just sealed the file and kept the public/media away from it due to the age of the victim. idk the whole thing (even the murderer said he didn’t try ti hide anything and was talk to by the cops ab OTHER ppl, yet he was the spitting image of the sketch) seems like the cops already had their minds made up ab the situation before they began truly looking into ppl

[@mightyORFEN]

So Wong!

[@chaewonbae5358]

What's chilling is that, roughly seventeen years ago, the police consulted Yoo Young-chul for this case, who is basically the Ted Bundy of South Korea (killed 20 people in little less than an year), during Lee Choon-jae's killing hiatus after he stuck in jail for murduring his sister in law. Young-chul, after observing the case, stated: "The killer is either dead already or in jail. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to stop himself. He's addicted to murder." He was on point.

[@young.destroyer]

Yes its right,,, goosebumps...

[@user-vp5gr9ek3e]

Imagine being the mother of the 8 year old and finding out that not only did they find your child, but hid her body to avoid doing their jobs. Oh and statue of limitations says the man who did it will walk. Unbelievable.

[@lainiwakura1776]

He probably won't, unless I missed something, I don't think it's very probably he will get parole, since he did get sentenced to life.

[@Oceanrocks121]

According to news articles, the parole board is never letting him out. They also abolished the statute of limitations for murder in 2015.

[@ankh-ef-en-khonsu3274]

Statute

[@pieternel101]

Indeed Black Pink, just appreciate the despair and worthlessness the poor family felt. Governments. Seems they are similar everywhere. Pffff

[@J_Lynn]

... is there a statute of limitations on murder in other countries? that's wild.

[@mazzymae1009]

Torturing an innocent man, coercing a confession and sending that man to prison to waste 20 years he can never recover, 1.6 mil be damned, is evil on par with that of a serial killer.

[@iszhun]

I think there was a petition to put the hard punishment on the responsive detectives and a prosecutor. It was a big news in S. Korea few years back. You know the angry mob and all.

[@SteelCentaur]

Worse still, he was lucky that it ended up only being 20 years. Those monsters fully expected that they would be putting him in there for life. Might as well be a long, drawn out murder.

[@fabianbiere5653]

It's heinous to be sure but certainly not on par with a actual goddamn serial killer

[@meghanapenumarti2397]

@@fabianbiere5653 True. The serial killer is shit. But police are appointed to establish the law. Psychopaths exist. Shits like him exist. But incompetent police are more problematic for investigating 20,000 people around him and forcing the crime on an innocent person, but couldn't find the actual criminal for almost a decade when he left a whole new level of clues. Same area, same patterns, same time, same bus...I know that the technology is not good back then, but I still couldn't get it... Hire a lady police officer who gets off the bus in different outfits in that bus for some days with a weapon with her...

[@drphot6050]

FTP Everywhere!

[@loveadustup4440]

I love the fact a guy in Brazil is watching, learning his english, and walking around saying "let's give it a goo" whilst scratching his noggin 🤣🤣 This is why I love the internet

[@alizajohnny6422]

Good one.Hello everywhere

[@6STFU9]

Lol

[@18JR78]

Obrigado

[@Magical_Thinking]

Churrascaria… Mmmm, tasty!

[@JayTooSlimey69]

Lmaooo 😭😭

[@neals0r]

Coming from a country that does not have a statute of limitations for murder, it's always so weird to me to hear about stories where a killer was found decades later but couldn't be brought to trial because of the law.

[@debbiedo72]

Exactly what I was thinking! I wonder how many countries have a statute of limitations on murder?

[@badascan8910]

You're my anti drug. When I used to use I'd make sure I was sober on posting days. Hard to follow the videos high on meth so I gradually started using less and less until I stopped(takes a day or two to sober up completely) love ya mike. Edit: didn't think I'd get this much attention. Thank you all for the kind words. I'll keep coming back to them when things get hard. Love you all, even that one negative Nancies. Update: had one hiccup but two month clean. Been microdosing and its got me in a much better head state. New edit. Still clean y'all! To anyone who cares: you got this.EDITE feb 2 2022. Still going clean! Thank you guys gals and everything between again for the kind words. Y'all kept me strong

[@duifmethoed]

Congrats!! Also, I love your username lol (edit: their username was a play on how Mike says three thirty, "tree turdy", but now my comment looks out of place.. my apologies!)

[@ivanaz6105]

That's so amazing! I'm very happy for you, I don't have experience with drugs but I know from reports how hard it is. I think this community has very positive energy so I think it helps a lot of people with different struggles. I wish you many more years of sobriety and happiness.

[@kathrynhamblin6479]

Well done you! That's fantastic! Big up tree turdy!

[@MARRY25ch]

Mike should give you his shirt signed on

[@Zach-Fetters]

That's awesome. I hope you stay sober. I assume you weren't doing it very long amd trust me that's a god send

[@jillyb710]

Imagine having a statute of limitation on Murder!! Thats ridiculous. Murder should not have a time limitation on being put away once found out.

[@sydneydaviston-atkins2936]

It was abolished a few years ago,....but doesn't help in this case or past cases. :(

[@sydneydaviston-atkins2936]

@@gomahklawm4446 Hate to say it but so many things in Korea are backwards. Look at the laws, seems like they protect the criminals more than the victim sometimes.

[@A6Legit]

@@gomahklawm4446 They probably figure hes in jail for life either way. In which case it doesnt much matter.

[@sammygirl6910]

Infuriating.

[@grayson0916]

No crime with a physical victim should have a statue of limitations. Financial crimes or drug related are one thing but sexual and physical crimes should not have an expiration date.

[@swollen9478]

my heart breaks for that little girl and her parents. i feel like we hear too often that the police just don't feel like doing their job but it was an eight year old girl for christs sake how could you live with yourself and the other officers covering that up

[@Dragonfire3194]

I guess ACAB everywhere.

[@brianpj5860]

Cmon they are police, can you really even be surprised anymore by the depths of their incompetence worldwide??? Like this isn’t even shocking to me in the least. Its the type of job that generally attracts the wrong kind of people.

[@abelis644]

@@brianpj5860 One of the coldest, meanest girl in my class in high school wanted to be a cop... I don't know if she succeeded but she scared me even then!

[@davidmayberry3190]

Right, even if it's not solved having closure and knowing what happened to your child would be priceless.

[@crystalzreyes2848]

@@Dragonfire3194 What is acab?

[@dhdhll]

I am a subscriber who lives in South Korea. Unlike at the time of the incident, the criminal was imprisoned for other crimes, recent advances in science and technology led to a profiler's presence and a confession after a long interview.

[@hellogoodbye219]

I too live in Korea, actually for 14 yrs now. As much as Korea has developed economically, its laws are still 3rd world country at best. It benefits the criminal more than the victim, albeit a violent or self defense. Korea must update its laws to protect the innocent.

[@RD24LFG]

Yeah that's literally exactly what Mike said

[@Bennythecoredriver]

20 Years in prison for another mans murder; that’s horrible. Knowing you’re in there for no reason whatsoever..

[@bradmoberly6164]

Yeah that's the worst.

[@marcovargas8355]

This happens far too often. This has to be said: police agencies are NOT interested in the truth; police agencies/detectives are interested in CLOSING CASES and they will pin a case on an innocent person if they have to.

[@pierdzioszek]

Poland, guy served 25 yrs for nothing, cops needed the perpetrator fast so they found one, extracted the confesion with violence. It's very known case here as the guy recently came out, big movie and shit. Those types of cases are universal - police is under pressure to solve the case so they help themselves 'a little bit"

[@kisong1960]

Better to let 10 guilty men go than to put 1 innocent man behind bars

[@jeannievail]

@@kisong1960 It depends on what those ten men are guilty of. Murder should never have a statute of limitations, especially multiple Serial Murders. I can't imagine serving 20 years for nothing, only to see the real killer get away with it over an insane statute of limitations. WTH?!

[@Mimi-cq4bg]

Imagine finding a dead child and thinking its too much of a hassle to be bothered

[@jerichothirteen1134]

Asia

[@yeetah42025]

@@jerichothirteen1134 You just generalized a whole continent.

[@capealio]

Why? Why? Whhhy? Whhhhhy? Wwwhy?

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

@@yeetah42025 - They do it ALL the time. Just like they label ALL cops bad. But these are the same people who watch a 30 minute video and think they have it all figured out.

[@melt7891]

Repulsive isn’t it

[@eshowoman]

The film inspired by this case, Memories of Murder is one of the first films that hipped me to the excellence of Korean thrillers. The director Bong Joon-ho won an Oscar last year for the biting social class satire Parasite. He also directed Snowpiercer. His entire film catalogue is genius.

[@moominmay]

Parasite was amazing - I’ll def have to check out those too!

[@sugarmochi2507]

And..."The Train to Busan". He's brilliant.

[@redheadwithafierytemper5668]

I absolutely LOVE Korean thrillers. They are much more in depth than most others. At least in my opinion.

[@sugarmochi2507]

@Ohsew Oh! Thank you so much! I will find it.

[@tiddyfard4517]

fun fact, the serial killer actually saw the movie about himself

[@maryr6237]

I love how you cover obscure crimes as well as the more infamous ones.

[@SteelCentaur]

It's interesting that his sister died of supposed drowning when they were young, and all his murders occurred on rainy nights against women. Makes you wonder... 🤔

[@mageochagainbrochtuarach1176]

I thought the same thing!

[@inrptn]

Most sociopaths start killing before they are adults, usually starting with animals. Very likely he did it.

[@zifaa]

psychopaths

[@ShallowApple22]

That's a very good connection ir would be interesting to see if 1 the victims had physical similarities And 2 and can those traits be linked to the sister. If so then it's fair to assume that he was responsible for the sisters murder strangulation and drowning can often resemble each other in the flailing throws in which a victim reacts to. I can also guarantee that within the period of time from thw sisters death to the victims now their will be many other women that suffered by his hands

[@xxxLucaBlightxxx]

Maybe because lesser people on the street on rainy days

[@melodylanzatella5844]

That poor baby girl! And her parents! RIP sweetheart. And all of the victims.

[@polarnaut9645]

I freaking hate hearing about people doing time for crimes they didn't commit.

[@medicamedico4335]

There have been people executed for crimes they didnt do

[@ana-OM]

It's unbearable just hearing about it.

[@wisdomleader85]

"Guilty until proven innocent" is still being practiced by legal systems in many countries today.

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

@@medicamedico4335 we need to abolish the death penalty and I'm at the point where anyone who thinks otherwise is just inhumane. Give em life without parole, at least that way if the get exonerated they're alive to see it and haven't been murdered by the state, going to their grave knowing they did nothing wrong

[@dascorncakes1151]

@@medicamedico4335 This, as long as our systems are functioning these people should be put away forever, it doesn't cost that much and prisons provide good labour, also we can study them. While punishment may be lonesome and damage your reputation, you can be financially reimbursed, you cannot be unkilled.

[@littlewillowlinda]

So someone who didn’t do it got prosecuted for twenty years and someone who did didn’t get prosecuted??? 😒

[@MolecularInsights]

Reporter: 'Do you have a person of interest in this investigation?' South Korean Police Chief: 'Yes, indeed. We have narrowed it down to 20, 000 suspects'

[@comonena]

Hahaha

[@joanbowden3448]

🤣🤣🤣

[@chupacabrathealien8307]

It was 1980s where Google is not a thing.

[@k8marlowe]

😁

[@ziasudo8601]

For Asian cops, 20,000 is a great start!

[@buggiemara4902]

FUN FACT: When the murderer was asked what he thought of the movie, he just said, "I just watched it as a movie. There was no feeling or inspiration." EDIT: Not the "horror veterans" in the comments saying that The Serbian Film is the most powerful movie they've ever seen. 😂😂😂

[@funniman7112]

Damn, not only is he a serial killer, he’s a movie critic

[@franksinatra8467]

@@funniman7112 😂😂 good one

[@mjolninja9358]

The last scene of the movie was brilliant tho, we’re told that Park Doo-Man (The Detective) who claims to see through someone’s soul through gazing at them looks at the camera as the Director knows that that serial killer will be watching the film letting him reminded of his sins. And now the dude’s been finally identified.

[@michaelkennedy3372]

Lol that is amazing.

[@M0oranshi]

@@mjolninja9358 Damn that's so chilling and epic. Of course it's the same director of Parasite, this guy has talent for days.

[@Andy-gq5hb]

“He was sentenced to death, later reduced to life” is a very strange sentence.

[@Oceanrocks121]

They said he’s never getting out.

[@zabranjenakojasko6833]

They need to keep them alive to study them. At least some use of him. But they never get out.

[@mjk6618]

@Andy YES, a strange sentence indeed now that you can see it read that way! (written down) I "get it"! - but don't think those that Commented seem to yet! haha :) Have a great Morning ☕

[@egregiousqueef7781]

because you left out "with possible parole after 20" after "... life" ... context!!

[@Oceanrocks121]

@@egregiousqueef7781 According to news articles, the parole board is never letting him out. He’s been in prison for 27 years.

[@FrancosBabyGirl]

Oh man I yelled out, "WHAT!? WHY!?" too many times in the video this time! This case is just all kinds of messed up! Great video Mike!

[@mie73]

An Irishman trying to pronounce Korean town names… best French accent EVER!

[@LynnAgain83]

Baguette! 😅🥖

[@sandrafaith]

Swear to god, I kept hearing "croissant" for the town name.

[@stephaniesamra7960]

@@sandrafaith same 😂😂😂

[@urspookyate]

@@sandrafaith HELPP me too

[@moomyung9231]

Honestly, I don't think it was too far off. That's about how I'd pronounce the names, and I know a little Korean.

[@_mermaidguts]

Sex crime justice is repulsive in S.Korea. Just last year, two singers were charged for drugging and gang raping multiple women on multiple occasions, taping the assaults and sharing it in group chats. They have the messages and videos as evidence. They got five or six years only to have their sentences REDUCED. They have filed multiple appeals. Their justice system is a joke.

[@lauraowen8142]

The KPOP guys??

[@_mermaidguts]

@@lauraowen8142 The band members, yes.

[@joshchaplin3705]

I think you mean THE justice system is a joke. There is never justice when the system itself is flawed. This goes for any country. The government/police protect their own. Thats the reality of any country. When you are the ones in power, who is going to reign over you?

[@iamyungboi]

OMG WHICH CELEBS

[@_mermaidguts]

@@iamyungboi Choi Jong Hoon of F.T. Island and Jung Joon Young of Drug Restaurant. Happened in 2019.

[@hertochman]

Memories of Murder, the movie about this killer, is definitely one of the best movies I've ever seen. The camera work and composite plays are also out of this world.

[@Jolenesmart1980]

Is it on Netflix or anything I’m in the uk 🇬🇧 ?

[@hertochman]

@@Jolenesmart1980 Not that I can find sorry! The only thing I could find was that it's possibly on the Thai server from Netflix. I don't know if you have a vpn but maybe It'll work.

[@ddgris7745]

@jojo it is on Hulu

[@lb42]

@@hertochman tnx, I've got a Vpn👍😊

[@8.21productions9]

is it in korean with english subtitles?

[@melinda8980]

What a mindblowing and tragic story. Thank you Mike for making the effort to cover less known cases, it is so interesting to hear about them. Take care and please keep up the good work 😘

[@drcremin2307]

"He was out for a walk with his limp" 🤣 Sometimes I like to leave my limp at home. 😂😂

[@TheWanderingNomad]

I do that sometimes too, the limp can be a bit much so I sometimes leave it at home 😂😂😂😂

[@JosephLoera]

Mike, I appreciate how you throw a quick "I love ya" in at the end of your videos. It's one of the few times I ever hear the actual words out loud :)

[@AndreaWitt745]

How awful of those policemen to cover up the fact they found her! It's sad that it's not surprising though...

[@AndreaWitt745]

@David Lindsay not in my opinion, but to each their own.

[@Sheerkat7]

"Memories of Murder" was a good movie. I'm glad they finally caught the killer. I'm tired of hearing that serial killers are an American phenomenon. They are all over the world.

[@monetmonroe4644]

Wasn’t one of the first known serial killers Jack the Ripper ? How has it become an American phenomenon ?

[@teannaboyd3237]

Oh shut up

[@Manifesting_Secret_Sketchbook]

People pretending to be Jehovas witnesses can be murderers too-- u let people like these inside youlr homes- DON'T-- we had one in our area who killed cats in the woods-

[@bootybunkerspelunker]

@@monetmonroe4644 Because America has a disproportionate amount of serial killers.

[@monetmonroe4644]

@@bootybunkerspelunker so does other countries it’s literally not an American phenomenon at all some of the worst stories I’ve heard have been in London Fred and Mary west, ian brady & Myra hindley for example. It’s just when things happen in America it makes global news & thats literally not our fault 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@jadejade697]

When you come across a case you haven't heard of a 100 times before. Let's give it a gooooo 💚💚

[@hejjagenligt7139]

Lesss Goo haha

[@alexc8253]

You're kidding right ? i think this is the most popular case he ever cover, there's literally a popular film based on it.

[@zakkwallace6311]

@@alexc8253 The Zodiac Killer you are talking about was American not Korean

[@RByrne]

@@alexc8253 this is Korean Zodiac, not the SF one.

[@alexandergorbunov6948]

@@zakkwallace6311 m, Mike said there’s a movie about this one too, this case is super popular, there’re written articles and tons of videos about it, plus many added when it was solved.

[@Laced.Up.Gaming]

I have never actually heard of this, good content as always

[@ThatChapter]

Thank you!

[@konpekinogomi]

I'm hearing mike say Croissant whenever he says that korean place

[@Falconifan]

Me, too!

[@spacewombat6174]

Same, although he did warn us that he was going to butcher the language! Butcher away Mike!😁

[@marlataylor5435]

Especially when he says it's the "Bread Basket" of whatever he said.

[@maasicas]

Need better quality speakers/headphones. Problem fixed.

[@CammieInOz]

OMG, me too. I wondered if it was just my hearing, lol.

[@bluegypsy71]

💔Damn, all these really get to me, but when I thought of that little girl’s spirit hovering out there somewhere with no closure and her parents suffering all that time, I cried😭

[@laurab3876]

I want to cry, so sad especially about the missing girl's family.

[@Alex38369]

"This is a 40% chance of being from the suspect" Police: I like those odds

[@BR-ty3hx]

"Today we're going somewhere we have never ventured before" So DEFINITELY not Canada.

[@platinumdiamond7]

Or Florida

[@bentramer4281]

Or Texas. Or Florida.

[@bluegreenglue6565]

Me (when he doesn't say "Mars"): "Aaaaww..."

[@hollywest538]

Or Florida right? Lol

[@miriamllamas224]

@@platinumdiamond7 🤣🤣😂😂

[@nightmare5022]

that poor man who they tortured, he seems like such a kind soul the fact that he even forgave the police who tortured him 😭

[@keithdevlin1]

"The perpetrator has unusually soft hands." *(Killer immediately disposes of all 'Oil of Olay' products)*

[@cedthebear3664]

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔﾉ♡

[@cherylyates9845]

"unusually soft hands" Police then arrest a man who works as a mechanic at a farm equipment repair shop. ??

[@yuriivanov8868]

Must be a dishwasher that uses Palmolive. Case closed

[@PoptartParasol]

@@cherylyates9845 well, is this really surprising at this point? Lmao

[@capnbluebeard7934]

What do you think Junior? You think these hands - they've been soaking in Ivory Liquid?

[@tengenforger4944]

Korea desperately needs to change that statue of limitations law

[@lamontabenson4886]

They Did.

[@Time_to_Stop_Animal_Cruelty]

Japan had the same statue... n also abolished it.

[@Stampey2]

StatuTe

[@logank8044]

Ah yes, my favorite KZbin intro “let’s give it a g-*BLARING INTRO MUSIC*”

[@carriemummy]

😂😂

[@bensmith7932]

Couldn't say it better myse-**(blaring TC into music)..

[@anonview]

Don't you just love it when the intro sta- *BLARING INTRO MUSIC*

[@Escorpionkills]

JAJAJJAJAJJAJAJA omg i cant stop laughing hahahahahahhaah

[@Escorpionkills]

@@anonview hahahahagshsshshdhjz 💀🤣

[@BuckFieri]

Imagine being a ruthless serial killer and the wanted flyer describes how soft your hands are

[@kkuniunbox]

I live in Korea and I remember the day this guy was finally caught. the TV was literally exploding, people were glued to the screens. it was hard to believe that this case was finally closed after all these years. that was crrazy

[@eagleman1542]

I'm an American and was stationed at Su Won Air Base in Gyonggi Province, Korea then later taught there for several years; I was teaching at the National Police University when these murders occurred and we tried to solve them (to no avail, obviously).

[@1974lulu]

I bet you have interesting stories though.

[@Krispen_Wah]

You're american? That sounds like a you problem...

[@roninkraut6873]

@@Krispen_Wah It’s a good problem to have

[@kyupified2440]

@@Krispen_Wah you for sure have a problem in the head lol

[@eagleman1542]

@@1974lulu You couldn't begin to imagine, Lulu. I worked in Korea and Viet Nam and saw some pretty wild stuff.

[@azureavocado5195]

Does anyone else ever get tired of hearing about women being hunted, s. Assaulted and murdered? I mean I’m a true crime watcher , but it’s ridiculous how COMMON THESE TYPES OF PREDATORY CASES ARE.

[@michaelmcgee2026]

It's actually not that common but if ur watching a lot of true crime then it would definitely seem that way.

[@yam1146]

Especially this video, all of these poor women, they were already so scared of him imagine how they felt before

[@Time_to_Stop_Animal_Cruelty]

Read somewhere it's actually the little boys, teen boys, n men that make up bulk of the murdered victims. Edit- 77% M, 23% F in general. Edit II: SERIAL KILLING IS RARE among homicides. As a Korean woman, idky some women constantly insist on being victims of everything. It's not a contest lol n fact is fact, regardless of gender or race.

[@mahiyanfarin3773]

@@Time_to_Stop_Animal_Cruelty a woman is 3.5 times more likely to be murdered by serial killers than a non-serial homicide in the United states. Sure enough not all victims are female but a good sum of them consists of women.

[@lilithowl]

@@Time_to_Stop_Animal_Cruelty read again. And while you were reading did you happen to notice the gender of the vast majority of the perpetrators, regardless of the gender of the victims?

[@CarpeNutella]

I lived in Cheong-ju when I taught English in South Korea. You're right, it's a beautiful country but so, so cold in winter.

[@ihavesoul4real]

Mike really underselling that film. It’ one of the greatest crime films ever made. To barely talk about it but give away the end scene with no spoiler alert is bruuuutal.

[@goaskyourmom4337]

Yeah, he does that a lot. I assume it's just bc of his age, and he's a tad cynical...

[@minilea144]

To be fair, he covers cases not films. And I don't see how it was a spoiler since we know its based off this case. The only difference is the movie had no set killer because the real one wasn't found at that time.

[@parahiamin6765]

Memories of Murder is not just a good film, it's a masterpiece!

[@janedoe6181]

Even if Mike hadn’t mentioned the ending of the movie, just by watching this video we have a good idea what the ending of the movie is (even though the killer wasn’t caught when the movie was made).

[@minilea144]

@@janedoe6181 that's basically what i had said.

[@ellenripley2426]

Can't believe that case is finally solved! I saw the movie many years ago and always hope that they would find the killer. 20 years innocent in prison...can not imagine that. I hope he will now find peace and happiness! Well done Mike, good research!

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

Same here. I didn't expect it would finally be solved.

[@purplerain2314]

The Statute of Limitations should be abolished everywhere, imo.

[@Oceanrocks121]

Korea got rid of it a few years ago

[@jaymeister4850]

Yeah I really don't see why we need it. Maybe the SOL has some benefit in that you don't always have to live with a black mark against your name if you did something dubious a few years back, like a spot of drug dealing or minor thefts. But when we get to murder, rape, molestation... I don't care if it's a hundred years after the fact, if you are found out, you should be prosecuted.

[@Kanooodledoodle]

What Jay said, exactly

[@tiediegymnasts920]

It's total bullshit. As long as the criminal is alive they are fair game.

[@yeetxdbeanoof4322]

For certain crimes it makes sense. People can be in a bad place and do back things (theft, drugs etc) however there isn't a circumstance that makes you a rapist or murderer

[@ItsFreshItsAnne]

My Gosh...Mike, being very real here, don't hesitate a second to take a break! This was so heavy and tragic and just....STUNG. Your talent is beautiful

[@TheRadScientist_]

The movie is “memories of murder” and it’s FANTASTIC. One of Bong joon-ho’s best films

[@mimiwantspizza]

lmao i thought he was talking abt the kdrama series tunnel

[@bananas5627]

I love how his shirt matches the back ground so he’s a glowing floating head

[@therealdachshunddjangosmom]

Said this before😂 meanwhile i think he does it on purpose! 🤷 Gotta love him! Hi ❤️ from Austria 🇦🇹

[@jesssecrest8263]

A beautiful head

[@1650million]

I regret to inform you that´s what I thought for a long time. Then I calibrated my monitor properly and I can assure you not only his shirt, but the background is perfectly visible... in all its complexity. P.S. Neither are black.

[@kenjisakamoto1993]

Not really different color black

[@humixmusic4lyf]

😂😂

[@tiniieamie]

I'm from South Korea, and I've never heard anyone cover this! Thank you for including other countries and not just UK/USA.

[@tiffanysantiago516]

“He went out on a walk ….. with his limp” lmao 🤣 gotta love Mike

[@hollywest538]

I so glad it's a different case. Not the same ol stories we hear on every true crime chanel. I've never heard of this sad story, so Thank you for your content and bringing awareness to different cases. We love you Mike!

[@rue152]

DROPPED EVERYTHING AND RAN HERE

[@ThatChapter]

Glad to see ya!

[@buzzard732]

Me Too Also As Well!!!!👌🏼👏🏻😂

[@amywarren3508]

Same here!! 👍👍👍

[@spanishfly20]

Lmaoo me too

[@mattnowlin6626]

Same

[@millercork]

Memories of murder, based on this case is an incredible movie.

[@Bjarku]

Mother is also great. Very similar Korean film maybe by the same director. Memories of Murder is better but Mother is great too

[@Nefville]

Exactly, that movie is one of the best, can't recommend it enough.

[@emperortime4907]

@@Bjarku yup same director who also made Parasite. Mother was amazing

[@kemouse]

I was thinking it sounded familiar.

[@molybdomancer195]

@@Bjarku yes I’ve seen both films

[@damienpepper2254]

7:18 - brilliant description of a group of bad police, by our Mike, - " pack of bastards ". Top quality, as always, cheers Mike. Peace and love from London

[@JaneDoe-ns5js]

“Shamanism was turned to for protection against this bastard.” The way you said ‘this bastard’ killed me

[@QuinnieMae]

Oh Mikey! Just jumped in the car to go home from the old _clackety clack_ office. Your timing and output is impeccable and I can't wait to watch!

[@jasonloyd831]

“He decided to go for a walk with his limp”. Lmao

[@NineteenEighty8]

My heart and thoughts goes out to all the victims and their family/friends.

[@amandajabori6794]

Your channel is the only one I go to watch as soon as I get notifications that you upload, you cover stories I havent heard of, and is my favorite channel. Doing a great job. 🙌🏻

[@space_cattos]

@Borat awfully brave of a person with no profile pic to say 🧐

[@arcticfox7153]

Wth? The statute of limitations should never expire on murder, rape, child abuse! 💔❤️‍🩹

[@DaveSCameron]

Indeed yes but we have to draw the line at another sovereign country and its centuries old laws..

[@colinhunter1954]

Realistically, there should be no statute of limitations on ANY crime.

[@moomyung9231]

Not centuries-old laws. They established new laws after the country reformed post-WWII (For about 50 years they were under Japanese colonial rule). But they were under a kind of weak/violent dictatorship until 1987ish so, like the Weimar Republic, the weak laws that still exist are probably a product of the shaky government at the time.

[@DaveSCameron]

@@moomyung9231 So what, my point stands regardless of your pithy attempts to pick holes, it's not America, they have different laws customs and lives...

[@BigJigglyPanda]

If you enjoyed Parasite and haven’t yet seen Memories of Murder then do so! Can’t suggest it enough.

[@Urpuss]

Surprised to see you over here, Panda. Neat :)

[@trent2kg813]

It was just meh honestly I’d give it a 6.5/10 definitely not a must watch but do so if you have some free time

[@9012Ironhide]

Never thought I'd see Panda here

[@nealkelly9757]

Parasite was not good

[@Falconier44]

My man watching dome quality content

[@sleepnauthero367]

Not from Korea, just a us soldier who was stationed there. Absolutely a gorgeous culture rich country full of amazing people. I remember my katusas telling me about this case. It was definitely an out of character for Korea.... Man, I miss Korea...

[@1974lionsfan]

"Police were not doing much" and "their kinda fucked either way" Pure lines of poetry coming from Mike 🤘

[@chrisw6164]

That ending with the young girl is a gut punch.

[@BalboaBaggins]

A low blow.

[@tankeater]

Statute of limitations in Korea is only 15 years for murder??? WTF?!?!?!

[@josealqueres]

Yeah.. take a wild guess why.

[@Time_to_Stop_Animal_Cruelty]

It was abolished yrs ago, just like Japan.

[@tankeater]

@@Time_to_Stop_Animal_Cruelty that grandfather clause is a SOB sometimes

[@goki77yourse7f]

Haven't you ever seen the first 48. In the USA most crimes go unsolved after that.

[@Time_to_Stop_Animal_Cruelty]

Yep, it's bat sh't crazy, but even if Korea n Japan let all the murderers go free, it'd still be a drop in the bucket compare to how many Americans get away w/murder illegally n legally ("self defense", "stand ur ground," police shootings, etc).

[@haleyboo5617]

Listening to this has become a daily routine. I have to take breaks here and there sometimes we have to distance ourselves from the horrors of man kind

[@Illigrown]

This one hit different. An innocent man lost 20 years, possibly the best/healthiest 20 years, of his life. All those innocent people raped and murdered. A murderer with no remorse for the aforementioned things he caused. Wow Edit to include the lazy abusive and inadequate police for their wrong doings too. Wow wow

[@georgedudleysashtray3860]

I'll never understand why people post these comments just summing up the video. So goofy.

[@registeredjopper]

@@georgedudleysashtray3860 as goofy as commenting on it instead of going about your day

[@JME1186]

@@georgedudleysashtray3860 you probably rock at parties and in other random social encounters

[@addiegraves3]

I agree, doesn't matter how much you try to emotionally disconnect your self from it, this case comes at you from all angles 🥺

[@dolomedestenebrosus9564]

@@georgedudleysashtray3860 that's a weird interpretation of the comment. To me it just looks like someone trying to express their shock at how much awfulness was in the story. Perfectly normal comment

[@cryptidenjoyer]

anyone else think mike was kinda saying “hwaseong” like a french person would say “croissant” ? just me?

[@michaelelizabethcuaz9142]

😉🇫🇷😉!

[@aircastles1013]

Not just you, early morning getting ready for work listening just now, and I kept thinking mmmmmmmmcroissant….I want croissant….breakfastmmmmm nut I have nothing 😢

[@marycaba8329]

Jjjjj kinda, too cute his pronunciation of certain words.

[@erockstoenescu6171]

Lol I hear it now that your pointed it out

[@prwchan]

Yup, I heard him say "croissant is the bread basket of Seoul" 😊🥐

[@mingxuanfan]

I have so much respect for the director for making the movie when the police are basically useless and misconducting all of the investigations and numerous people were blindly investigated and charged, still women just kept disappearing. He was like “That’s enough, let me just tell the whole country the truth” and the movie shows how incompetent the polices are and with the movie being a huge hit, the police finally got their act together. Huge respect.

[@itiswhatitis3198]

"Looking at the killer in the audience" gave me chills!

[@courtneylane9576]

That poor babygirl and her parents, my heart aches for them.

[@mocheford]

I would slowly kill my child's killer with bare hands.

[@chrisk6945]

"That night he was out for a walk...with his limp."

[@larrygrecko921]

Seriously....

[@Deryn-Emily]

Honestly! I spat my drink out 🙄😂😂😂

[@kathrynhamblin6479]

I'm surprised the 'bread basket of Seoul, mainly rice paddy fields' wasn't picked up on. I know what he means, an' all, but...

[@KarenAllisonrc]

@@kathrynhamblin6479 oh, no, what, that means people fertilized some rice fields? 😨😩😭

[@kathrynhamblin6479]

@@KarenAllisonrc Bread is generally made out of wheat. Or rye. Rice bread is sort of possible in a kind of ground rice pancake but it isn't the first crop you think of.

[@Roozy_Persepolis]

I need a t-shirt that says "let's give it a goo", ASAP

[@chelseagirl278]

YES! And another one that says “Tree 3”

[@antonychege9891]

Yes

[@JustSomeKittenwithaGun]

@@chelseagirl278 turdy tree

[@chelseagirl278]

@@JustSomeKittenwithaGun. 🤣🤣🤣

[@egregiousqueef7781]

and right below it it says: " ... at tree turdy"

[@jeanclaycomb1551]

The only “good” thing about this episode is that proves that crazy killers are everywhere - not just in USA. I really enjoy That Chapter

[@carolynjonas4727]

Makes you wonder if he had something to do with his sister drowning. What a monster and to think he got away with it. SMH

[@mitchrichie1347]

He probaly did

[@Fallopia5150]

Really sad. Those policemen should face charges, even if they have to change the law to do it. 1.6 million is not enough for what the guy wrongly accused went through.

[@chelseagirl278]

Agreed! He should have got at least 5 MIL!

[@fatbgmanbg975]

@@chelseagirl278 4.5 mill 4 me...

[@SteelCentaur]

He lost his best years, he lost his time and his health. There's no amount of money that can ever even come close to buying any of that back. I agree, the only real justice is to set an example and hopefully stamp this kind of corrupt culture out.

[@chelseagirl278]

@@SteelCentaur that unfortunately will never happen. They like to talk transparency, but its garbage

[@pyrettablaze248]

"Out for a walk with his limp"......he cant leave the limp at home Mike!......*snorts*

[@snarfington]

How could a cop "cover up" finding a body of a child!!!!! Breathtaking 😞

[@birdflipper]

That made no sense at all. They didn't feel like dealing with it so they covered it up instead?!

[@PoptartParasol]

People can go to great lengths to preserve their own ego. Considering in asia that they place a lot of importance on reputation and avoiding shame/embarrassment... well, it's not an issue specific to them, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is more severe there in particular

[@nkita7363]

@@PoptartParasol yeah but hiding a child murder is way more shameful?? So that doesn’t track.

[@paulohagan3309]

@@birdflipper We in the West often criticise our cops and our civil servants and often rightly so. But I tell you when it comes to time serving 'I just want my salary and my pension and I don't give a ---- about public service', the East has us beat ... absolutely. I was a teacher in Eastern countries and well, just trust me on this one ...

[@skepticusmaximus184]

It just disgusting and not ethically far behind the murder itself.

[@lexxiloveless7163]

when does negligence cross the line into maliciousness? we unfortunately have too many Jeffery Dahmer's that were allowed to continue killing from simple police negligence when they're needed the most.

[@lutherheggs451]

It doesn't because there is a massive difference between 80s forensics and 2021 forensics.....They didn't "find" Jeffy Dahmer, the more so stumbled across him because someone got away.....

[@whatabouttheearth]

Dahmer was even a suspect for a string of murders in Germany when he was stationed there in the US Air Force in the 70s. So he may of been doing that stuff from the 70s to the 90s

[@robertlawrence4719]

We need to start dropping the hammer on murderers, rapists and pedo’s. Mandatory capitol punishment. No waiting , 3 months maximum for appeals . Make it public and bring back the blood eagle. If we show zero tolerance and are barbaric. These crimes will slow and maybe eventually stop . As the consequences would be not worth it .

[@katymcginn4644]

@@robertlawrence4719 💜 I AGREE SO STRONGLY! EVEN IN THE STATE'S WITH THE DEATH PENALTY, THESE MONSTERS LANGUISH FOR 20+ YEARS WITH APPEALS. IT MAKES ME SICK 😠

[@byeongcheol5610]

Excellent job as always, Mike. And this happens to be a crime story close to my heart and one which I know well. You handled it perfectly in spite of the ever-so-delicate subject matter(s) involved. My hats off to you, sir!

[@sizzling1453]

Could you please tell me why the cops hid that little girl's body and didn't want to let it be known that they had found her?

[@MrsDrSpencerReid-h5o]

@@sizzling1453 ~ Simple one word answer: L~A~Z~Y~N~E~S~S 😢

[@PocketGatoSleeps]

You’re the only youtuber I watch that goes over stuff like this that can make me laugh, that “shitting bricks” line made me bust out laughing, I wasn’t expecting it at all

[@kevinzhu6417]

Theres a lot of really interesting crime cases in South Korea and Japan. Pretty cool to see you go to different parts of the world for this vid

[@TacticianMark]

Agreed; he should do a video on the first case that got me interested in criminal case video documentaries - The (still unsolved as far as I'm aware) Monster with 21 Faces

[@ziasudo8601]

That definitely is an interesting one. Or the Inokashira park or Nohara Hill cases!

[@debodatta7398]

I don't understand why he's called the Korean Zodiac Killer when he never sent ciphers/puzzles to the police or anything?

[@SteelCentaur]

I guess it's a holdover from when he had never been caught for decades like the Zodiac. Since the recent identification however he's more like the Korean Golden State Killer.

[@charlesmcguffin2979]

@thebirdee that's literally not true at all.

[@Alex38369]

@thebirdee that’s wrong. It was the zodiac killer copycat in New York that did that.

[@GeekRaj]

I think he called him zodiac to get views. Lol

[@genellecampbell5378]

@@GeekRaj The Korean police called him that lol Mike cant get credit for that nickname😂

[@shinnigamix7247]

Wait til you hear about the law they have when someone commits a crime while intoxicated. They are given a lesser punishment because they were under the influence so it actually wasn’t them it was the alcohol that caused them to do it. Extremely ridiculous.

[@jayjiggered4103]

But get even higher punishment if the drug wasn’t alcohol but let’s say meth

[@bbgjiji8592]

it’s to forgive political and other figures of power who commit crimes under those circumstances

[@gretanicolosi5283]

wait until you hear about Italy’s 🤡 we just put suspect 1 in prison, take them out and put suspect 2 in prison, take them out and put suspect 1 back in, take suspect 1 out, all that to then say “Oh well, surely one of them was guilty anyway so our job is done :)” (I’m talking about the Meredith Kercher case)

[@savagesalvage9449]

@@bbgjiji8592 Even though it's completely normal to the point of being silly to mention, like the weather, it's still impressive to me just how prevalent corruption and general shitiness is in everything. People are simply corrupt and shitty. The technological singularity can't happen soon enough.

[@jcdavenport1644]

Yea use that defence in the US and see what happens lol

[@samfancher7116]

As always Thank you Mike, let it not go unnoticed how much work you put in to these, I for one am so grateful 💖

[@SamaraSmile]

This guy is definitely my favorite of all the KZbin crime storytellers thank you

[@n3k0rrrb]

Who else ready to see how what happened happened? Thanks as always, Mike!

[@김진일-f6b]

According to official reports, he did the last murder in 1991. Decades passed until he was found as the Korean Zodic killer. A long time before the finding, another serial killer said "he must be already dead or in jail because serial killing is an extremely strong urge that is never stoppable". This saying was right, eventually.

[@michaelfosco2531]

Golden state serial killer tho

[@fullymechanical9055]

@@michaelfosco2531 I would love Mike's take on that POS...

[@fatbgmanbg975]

@@fullymechanical9055 pos???

[@oren1305]

@@fatbgmanbg975 "Piece of shite", is what it stands for.

[@HKnK8]

Damn, subbed when this channel had 10k and now it's over a million! Keep up the good work and I remember this story when I resided in Korea during this time.

[@jeremygernhaelder8783]

Just about died laughing when this episode was broken up by a tourism add for South Korea 😆😂💀

[@uglybetty8747]

Lolololololol dats some sick coincidence sksksk 😂😂😂😭😭