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.