Episode 160: Korean “Molar Daddy” Case (Lee Young-Hak)


 

It all started when a woman jumped from her bathroom window. The police questioned whether or not it was a suicide.

The whole nation did. Why did the seemingly happy wife and mother take her own life? Maybe someone pushed her?

Why was her entire back filled with sexually derogatory tattoos?

Just weeks later her father in law took his own life, and a 14 year old girl’s body was found stuffed in a suitcase.

How were they all connected?

To make things more puzzling - the person at the center of the web, was someone that is loved by the entire nation.

Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

Source notes:


https://www.gushiciku.cn/dc_hk/104806991%20/h

https://www.163.com/dy/article/GM56C5O20529TARF.html%20/h

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171012001029

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171013000842

http://m.koreatimes.com/article/20171029/1084339http://m.koreatimes.com/article/20171029/1084339

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Young-hak

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-molar-daddy-gets-death-penalty-for-murdering-teen-girl

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-molar-daddy-admits-to-being-a-murderer-but-who-he-really-is-remains-a

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTx0mCeAznU

http://www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=5725

http://kyen.kr/m/view.php?idx=637

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20180221006751315

https://www.ajudaily.com/view/20180221165415474

DISCLAIMER: Some links are listed in the source material but the material may never be discussed in the podcast (I just wanted to list them because they gave me a deeper picture of the case in full). If there are un-verifiable sources (ie Reddit) - they are typically referred to as un-verified sources, opinions, and or theories in the podcast and not treated as fact.

 
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