SBS 'Kkokkomu' features a mother and daughter who were exonerated of the charge of being the murderer in the 'Suncheon cyanide makgeolli murder case' after 16 years and reveal their bitter story.
The episode of Tails of Tales airing today (26) (directed by Ahn Yoon-tae. Lee Keun-byeol, hereafter Kkokkomu) is titled 'Who is the real culprit? - Suncheon cyanide makgeolli case' and spotlights the story of a mother and daughter who were framed as murderers by grieving relatives, had their lives destroyed, and were found not guilty after retrial. The listeners include actress and singer Son Dam-bi, Shin Ye-chan of the band Lucy, and comedian Lee Guk-ju.
The 'Suncheon cyanide makgeolli case' shocked Korea. At the time, a husband discovered makgeolli someone had left in front of the house and handed it to his wife as she left for work; the wife and a villager who shared the drink died in a shocking incident. Unexpectedly, the culprits were revealed to be the husband and daughter of Choi, who had lost his wife and mother and had wailed, provoking public outrage. The media churned out sensational headlines day after day, and Choi's husband and daughter, who had been killed, were branded 'murderers worse than beasts' by grieving relatives and plunged into ruin.
However, there is a little-known twist to this case: the mother and daughter in question were acquitted. The mother and daughter accused of murder were the first in Korea's history to be released on suspension of sentence execution at the same time as filing a retrial petition, and after a long retrial they were found not guilty after 16 years. This week's Kkokkomu reveals the untold backstory of why these innocent mother and daughter were framed as murderers and spent as long as 12 years in prison.
In particular, the daughter, who lost her youth after being wrongly labeled a cold daughter who killed her mother, makes her first emotional confession on Kkokkomu since the case. She vents her anger at the prosecutor and investigators who, as if writing a script, forced a sensational false confession by framing her and her father as the murderers, saying, "I want a sincere apology." Even after the not-guilty verdict, the prosecutors and investigators in charge of the case did not even apologize to the mother and daughter, and were said to have been eager to avoid the truth at the final trial, claiming, "It was an investigation technique." Son Dam-bi said, "It makes me angry that they ruined people's lives and didn't even apologize," and Lee Guk-ju said, "They are so brazen and shameless," unable to continue.
Park Jun-young, the lawyer who handled the mother and daughter's retrial, said, "I hope the false articles that still exist will be covered by this broadcast," and urged through Kkokkomu that many people recognize the mother and daughter's innocence.
Meanwhile, curiosity about the identity of the real culprit in the 'Suncheon cyanide makgeolli case' rises. In this context, an unexpected record in the initial police investigation that points toward the real culprit was found in the files, sending chills. The reasons the mother and daughter were framed as murderers, the process of proving their innocence, and the clues to the real culprit of the 'Suncheon cyanide makgeolli case' that surprised everyone will be revealed on today's broadcast of Kkokkomu.
Airs every Thursday at 10:20 p.m. on SBS.
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