A gruesome murder case that initially took place some time ago is now making headlines again after being featured on the recent episode of Brave Detectives on E Channel. The chilling story revolves around a man who brutally killed and dismembered his wife, allegedly due to suspicions of infidelity.
According to the detectives who retold the story, the husband and wife had been running a wallpaper store together before the wife mysteriously disappeared. Around the same time, the husband also vanished, abandoning their store, home, and vehicle. While hiding from those around him, he reportedly told acquaintances that he was struggling after his wife’s disappearance and wished to leave for China. Some sources claim he also expressed fear about staying at home, hinting that he was planning to go into hiding.
Investigators suspected that the man had killed his wife at home and attempted to cover up the crime by renovating the space. When police checked the water usage records for the month she went missing, they discovered an unusually high consumption — about 30 tons more than usual.
Authorities were initially concerned that he had already fled the country, but after reviewing travel records, they confirmed he was still in Korea. With a search warrant in hand, they traced his whereabouts and eventually tracked him down in Daegu with the help of his older sister.
Upon his arrest, the suspect claimed he committed the crime because he believed his wife was seeing another man. As evidence, he pointed to an undergarment he found in their home, which he claimed had another man’s bodily fluids on it. Though his accusations of infidelity were unverified, he savagely dismembered his wife. In the end, when police interviewed those around the couple, they found no evidence whatsoever to support his suspicions.
Tragically, the missing parts of the wife’s body were never recovered. Even after a thorough on-site investigation and following the suspect’s testimony, authorities were unable to find the rest of the remains, leaving many unsettled by the tragic and gruesome nature of the crime.