A wealthy man buried in secret ahead of ‘50 billion won inheritance’… How can he commit a crime when he is dead? (Yong Hyeong 4)

An investigative report that rounded up criminals who dreamed of the ‘perfect crime’ has been revealed.

On the 17th (Friday), ‘Brave Detectives (directed by Lee Ji-seon)’, which aired on Taekwang Group‘s media affiliate Tcast E Channel, Yeongdeungpo Police Station Superintendent Kim Chan-hee, former Senior Superintendent Yoon Oe-chul of the Scientific Investigation Unit (KCSI), and Superintendent Kim Jin-soo appeared.

On that day’s broadcast, Superintendent Kim Chan-hee appeared and introduced a case that he personally solved while on the violent crimes unit. On November 4, 2011, an 80-year-old mother reported her son, in his late 40s, missing, saying that he left home the night before and did not return until the morning. The investigation team confirmed that it was a kidnapping case the night before, after checking the CCTV footage of the underground parking lot to track the son‘s movements while he was out.

An unidentified man, not the son, took the son’s car and disappeared. The missing person was a billionaire who ran a gas station and convenience store in the United States, and was even set to inherit his father‘s 50 billion won inheritance.

In a situation where it was assumed to be a violent crime targeting money, the missing person’s real-time credit card records were confirmed. The criminals spent a total of 55 million won over 8 hours, and even created a customer card and left a copy of their ID.

The detectives, who had confirmed the criminal‘s weakness, discovered the SNS of the woman among the criminals who appeared to be a couple through SNS and went straight to the house. The detectives who were waiting in wait, leaving the house empty, witnessed the couple they had seen on the department store CCTV returning home affectionately and immediately handcuffed them.

The identity of the man who went shopping with the woman was Michael, an American citizen. Michael kept his mouth shut, saying he didn’t know anything about the missing person, but detectives found the black box conversation between Michael and his accomplice. Detectives arrested a total of five suspects, including Michael, his lover, and Michael‘s 6th cousin who personally rescued the two kidnappers. The criminals buried the victim in a field not far from their residence and tried to cover up the incident by sprinkling cement powder.

In addition, the incident introduced by KCSI started with a fire in a multi-family house in Suncheon. The fire was so large that 7 residents were taken to the hospital. Surprisingly, the bodies of a family (mother, older son, younger son) were found inside the house where the fire started. All three mothers and sons were found with stab wounds. The youngest son, who was 8 years old, even had 7 stab wounds. Gasoline components were detected at the scene, making it clear that the arson murder case was true.

While investigating the family’s last movements through the victim‘s acquaintances, the investigation team captured the circumstances that the eldest son was alive for a while after the mother and youngest son stopped responding. Furthermore, the eldest son was seen on CCTV buying gasoline at a gas station the night before the fire, so all circumstances pointed to the eldest son.

However, the autopsy results revealed that the eldest son had already died from a violent injury before the fire. Just when the investigation was about to go cold, unexpected evidence was found in the eldest son’s text messages. The eldest son had gone to buy gasoline on someone‘s behalf. In addition, through the statements of neighbors, it was revealed that a third party, not the three fathers, lived in the house.

The identity of the criminal who brutally murdered the three fathers and then committed arson was a person called ‘Uncle’, who prepared for the crime by frequently making the eldest son run errands. The identity of ‘Uncle’ was revealed to be a man in his 40s who frequently visited the house of the three mothers, and that the deceased mother had invested hundreds of millions to tens of millions of won. The criminal had already been wanted nationwide on charges of fraud and embezzlement four years ago. It was assumed that the criminal committed the crime while trembling with anxiety. The criminal tried to blame the eldest son for the crime until the very end, but the police eventually found decisive evidence and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com
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