Lee Choon-jae: The Hwaseong Serial Murders | True Crime for Sleep
It is 1986. South Korea is changing. The economy is growing. Cities are expanding. But in the countryside, in small farming towns, life moves slowly. Rice fields stretch between villages. Dirt roads connect clusters of homes. Street lights are rare.
At night, the darkness is complete.
This is the story of Lee Choon-jae. A man who killed women in the rural areas near Hwaseong. A man who was not caught for decades. A man whose crimes became one of the most infamous unsolved cases in South Korean history.
Until they were not unsolved anymore.
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Season 1: The Invisible Ones
Episode 9 of 11
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This video discusses violent crimes, sexual assault, and wrongful conviction. Listener discretion is advised.
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📌 ABOUT LEE CHOON-JAE
Lee Choon-jae (born 1963) is a South Korean serial killer responsible for the Hwaseong serial murders between 1986-1991. He confessed in 2019 after DNA evidence linked him to the crimes. He is serving life in prison for a separate murder.
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📖 CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
02:30 - The First Murders
06:20 - Years of Fear
10:15 - Wrongful Conviction
14:40 - DNA Breakthrough 2019
18:25 - Confession After 30 Years
21:50 - Justice Delayed
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