An abandoned quarry.
A man, nailed to a cross.
Around Easter 2011, a grotesque death shocked South Korea.
Could this be the act of an eccentric cult?
As investigators dug deeper into the haunting case, the story unfolded in unexpected ways — the man seems to have meticulously planned his own crucifixion.
Related article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10598860
Credits
Reporting, writing: Yoon Min-sik
Editing: Lee Sun-young, Kevin Selzer
Hosts and guests: Devin Whiting, Yoon Min-sik
Producer: Song Seung-hyun
Audio editing: Noh Seong-min
Artwork: Yu Soo-in, Yu Doo-ho
Why do some killers become household names, while others fade into obscurity — despite committing crimes just as horrifying?
In this episode, we uncover the chilling story of Kim Dae-doo, South Korea’s first known serial killer. Unlike the infamous figures immortalized in films and crime blogs, Kim’s name barely registers today, even though he brutally murdered 17 people, including a 3-month-old baby, in a span of just under two months.
Related article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10586936
Credits
Reporting & Writing: No Kyung-min
Editing: Lee Sun-young, Devin Whiting
Hosts & Guests: Devin Whiting, Yoon Min-sik
Producer: Song Seung-hyun
Audio Editing: Noh Seong-min
Artwork: Yu Doo-ho, Yu Soo-in
On a chilly Wednesday evening in November 2003, 14-year-old Eom Hyun-ah set out on a familiar shortcut home through the quiet outskirts of a village in South Korea. It was a dark, rarely traveled path, but one she had walked many times before. This time, she never returned. What began as a routine walk quickly turned into a haunting mystery that would grip the nation and leave a family desperate for answers.
In this episode, we delve into the 2003 kidnapping and murder of Eom Hyun-ah in a village in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province.
Related article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10567916
Credits
Reporting & Writing: No Kyung-min
Editing: Lee Sun-young, Devin Whiting, Paul Kerry
Hosts & Guests: Devin Whiting, Yoon Min-sik
Producer: Song Seung-hyun
Audio Editing: Noh Seong-min
Artwork: Yu Soo-in
In the early 1990s, five young boys set out on a forest excursion and never came home. Their sudden disappearance sent shockwaves across South Korea. Their faces became impossible to avoid, plastered everywhere from milk cartons to detergent boxes.
It was a story that no Korean who lived through that era could escape.
In this episode of True Crime, we take you back to March 1991, when five boys mysteriously disappeared at the same time in a small, rural village in South Korea.
Related article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10553458
Credits
Reporting, writing: Song Seung-hyun
Editing: Lee Sun-young, Devin Whiting
Hosts and guests: Devin Whiting, Yoon Min-sik
Audio editing: Song Seung-hyun
Artwork: Yu Soo-in
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to glimpse someone’s final moments, before life slips away? It’s a disturbing thought, but death makes headlines.
In 1982, a South Korean photographer was consumed by the desire to witness and capture death. He believed death could be art — a provocative, forbidden form that would make his name known worldwide.
Related article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10534712
Credits
Reporting, writing: Song Seung-hyun
Editing: Lee Sun-young, Devin Whiting
Hosts and guests: Devin Whiting, Yoon Min-sik
Audio editing: Song Seung-hyun
Artwork: Yu Soo-in