Law enforcement authorities in the South Korean city of Busan arrested a 23-year-old true crime enthusiast on Wednesday, linking her to the gruesome killing and dismemberment of another woman.
According to the police, this heinous act was motivated by an insatiable curiosity. The suspect, driven by her intense desire to firsthand experience the nature of murder, ventured down this dark path.
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The newspaper said that Jung Yoo-jung confessed to the killing and was indicted for murder on Friday.
Initially, Jung claimed to have killed the victim during an argument but later retracted the statement when presented with contradictory evidence by investigators, per The Chosun Ilbo.
A police spokesperson said they suspect the murder was premeditated and was driven by Jung's desire to kill someone for real after she "became obsessed with murder from TV programs and books."
An investigation of Jung's phone revealed three months' worth of search history on how to hide a corpse, according to the newspaper.
The investigation also revealed that Jung had watched true crime TV shows and borrowed crime books from a library, The Chosun Ilbo reported.
Police said Jung searched for a victim online, eventually finding one through an app that connects parents with private tutors, per the newspaper.
Two days before the killing, Jung contacted the victim, posing as the mother of a ninth-grader, to arrange a visit to the victim's home, the newspaper said.
Police told The Chosun Ilbo that on the day of the crime, Jung went to the home disguised as a student wearing a school uniform she had purchased online. Once inside the property, police allege that she fatally stabbed the victim, per the newspaper.
Police then say that Jung dismembered the body, placing some of the corpse in a suitcase that she dumped in a wooded area by a river, and leaving other parts of the corpse in her own home, the newspaper reported.
The disturbing case vividly illustrates how an unhealthy obsession can profoundly distort an individual's psyche, leading them down a path where they commit unimaginable acts.
It reminds us of the intricate interplay between nature and nurture, highlighting the potential for obsession and external factors to shape a person's behavior in unthinkable ways.
