The true culprit of an incident that almost sank forever to the bottom of a reservoir will be revealed.
On the 21st (Friday) at 9:50 p.m., the 'Brave Detectives 4 (directed by Lee Ji-seon)', aired on Taekwang Group's media subsidiary Tcast E Channel, will cover the Goryeong Mogol Reservoir murder case. Police officer Kim Kyung-jun from the Goryeong Police Station's intelligent crime investigation team and detective team leader Park Jae-hong from the Ulleung Police Station will grant along with guest Chung-ha.
One day, a bag discovered by the reservoir contained the naked body of a woman wrapped in a red quilt and a rock weighing 9.2 kg. A woman's underwear was placed over her face, and her hands, knees, and neck were pulled tight with a scarf in a crouched position.
Fortunately, the state of decomposition of the body was not severe, allowing for identity confirmation through fingerprints. The victim was a woman in her 40s living in Daegu, and surprisingly, no missing person report had been filed. The cause of death was determined to be pressure asphyxia.
The victim had completely severed ties with her family. She had visited her husband, whom she remarried two years ago, just once, and had not heard from him since. Another tenant was already living in the house where the victim had resided. About five months prior, the couple disappeared without a trace after moving out silently.
The missing couple, the hastily cleared house, and the victim's turned-off phone. Who could the culprit be according to the evidence? The investigation team set out to find the husband, but could not even learn his name.
At that time, a phone registered in the victim's name was checked, and a total of two phone numbers were discovered. Based on the high call volume between the two mobile numbers, they were presumed to be the victim's phone and the husband's phone. Two mobile phones had been activated under the wife's name.
Just then, the results of tracking a vehicle registered under the wife's name came in, revealing that speeding tickets had been issued around the time they moved. The payer was the husband the investigation team was looking for.
The husband had already transferred the vehicle under the wife's name to a used car dealer in January and left the remark that "my wife is missing," and called the recycling center where the couple had vacated their house in December, directing them to "take everything, even the two sets of cutlery, without leaving anything behind."
The husband had a criminal history with several serious crimes, including violence, aggravated assault, and special robbery. Right after killing his wife, he was living another parasitic life, looking for a new woman.
The investigation team successfully apprehended the suspect through testimonies from workers at the construction site where the husband had recently worked. The suspect claimed, "I think I did kill her, but I can't remember how it happened," and revealed his motive, stating, "My wife always looked down on me because I lacked ability."
Despite the brutal nature of the crime, the suspect was sentenced to 12 years due to alcohol and diminished capacity.
[Photo] Tcast E Channel
[OSEN=Choi Lee-jung reporter]