‘Kkokkomu’ shocked the public by revealing the true face of Lee Jung-goo, the criminal behind the unprecedented serial sexual assault case, the ‘Balbari Case’.Lee Jung-goo’s unimaginable 8 years of wickedness provoked anger, and the indelible pain of the victims was conveyed, creating a sense of pity.

The 178th episode of ‘The Story of That Day That Keeps Going’ (directed by Lee Keun-byeol, Lee Dong-won, and Go Hye-rin, ‘hereafter referred to as’ Kkokkomu ‘) that aired on the 5th had the theme of’ Catch the Worst Serial Sexual Offender ‘Balbari’ ‘and featured MeloMance’s Jung Dong-hwan, Kang Daniel, and Narsha as listeners.

In addition, according to Nielsen Korea, a viewership rating research agency, ‘Kkokkomu’ recorded a 2049 viewership rating of 1.5% on that day, ranking first among all entertainment, educational, and drama shows on Thursday, reaffirming its title as the strongest show on Thursday.

The ‘Balbari Incident’ began in 1999 when a woman in her 20s was sexually assaulted and robbed of cash by Lee Jung-gu, who was disguised as a gas meter reader.Since then, similar incidents have occurred about once a month in the one-room districts around Daejeon, and the victims ‘ages ranged from their teens to their 40s, causing shock.

In the incident report at the time, Narsha was speechless as she said, “It’s horrible to even think about, but if something like that happened to me, I don’t think I could do anything.I think I would freeze.”

Lee Jung-gu’s boldness and viciousness grew stronger.He would sexually assault several people in the same place, and within an hour and a half of committing the crime, he would commit the same crime in another place.After calling the victim’s friend, he would commit the same crime on the friend.

As the number of cases and victims grew, Daejeon became a mess.Lee Jung-gu was quick as his nickname, ‘Balbari’, and he even showed thoroughness by not leaving any fingerprints.The victims ‘statements were also conflicting, so it was not easy to make a montage.Narsha said, “I think he must have gone crazy because he was so frustrated.He must have wanted to catch him like crazy.”

Afterwards, the crime area moved from Daejeon to the nearby Cheongju area, and then spread nationwide.Lee Jung-gu, who cleverly escaped the investigation net, continued committing extremely heinous crimes.Jeong Dong-hwan was furious, saying, “It’s creepy.He’s not human.”

Detectives analyzed CCTV footage from tollgates across the country and discovered something unusual.Among the vehicles traveling between Gwangju, the crime area, and Daejeon, they found a sports car that was speeding.The detectives found the man’s house with a 0.1% chance.When the detectives arrived, the man ran away through a gas pipe.He was Lee Jung-gu.He was eventually caught in a PC room.

What was shocking was that Lee Jung-gu was an ordinary-looking father with children and was active in an early morning soccer club.He had previously worked as a taxi driver, so he knew the area well, and the commonality in the victims ‘statements was that the sweat smell was from playing soccer.

Experts concluded that Lee Jung-gu was addicted to crime.Kwak Dae-gyeong, a professor at Dongguk University’s College of Police and Judicial Sciences, said, “He felt pleasure and enjoyed committing crimes because he could not feel the power to control others according to his will in his daily life,” and speculated that the money he extorted was probably the spoils of his crimes.

There were 184 victims in the known incidents.It was the case with the largest number of victims among domestic serial violent crimes committed by a single offender.However, DNA was secured for only 77 cases with 127 victims, and Lee Jung-goo denied the other cases.Kang Daniel was furious, saying, “I feel like I’m going to throw up.He doesn’t look human.” The court judged this case to be “the worst sex crime ever,” and sentenced Lee Jung-goo to life imprisonment.

Jang Do-yeon, Jang Hyun-seong, and Jang Seong-gyu warned, “We need to recognize that sexual crimes are not just a legal system, but something that shakes someone’s life to its core.We need to have the awareness that we never objectify others,” adding, “If we don’t, victims of sexual crimes will continue to arise.”

‘Kkokkomu’ is a program in which three ‘storytellers’ share their thoughts and feelings about their studies with their ‘story friends’ one-on-one in the most everyday spaces.It airs every Thursday at 10:20 PM on SBS.

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Jo com -woon, reporter for Donga.com madduxly@donga

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