Jamie Penich, a 21-year-old American student from Pennsylvania, arrived in South Korea in March 2001 for a semester abroad. But on the morning of March 18, after a lively night out with friends, she was discovered brutally murdered in her motel room. The chaotic investigation began with contaminated evidence, a mishandled crime scene, and unreliable witnesses. Evidence pointed towards the killer being an American soldier, but as details were uncovered, the police couldn't be so certain. Listen to part one of a three part series covering the Jamie Penich case.

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Following a festival celebration on October 1998, 18-year-old nursing student Jeong Eunhee vanishes from Daegu’s streets, only for her body to be identified following a pedestrian traffic accident on a 10-lane highway. The police believe it is a clear cut tragic accident, but the victims father uncovers evidence that tells a different story. Her boyfriend's convenient blackout, the truck driver's testimony, and the withheld autopsy report complicate Eunhee's death into a 15 year long battle for justice.

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In 1992 Chungju, a young woman stands over her stepfather’s lifeless body, a single stab wound ending a decade of torment at his hands. The scene is dressed as a robbery, but the blood on her hands tells a different story—one of survival and rage. As investigators unravel the mystery, Bo-eun’s vengeance from victim to killer reveals a history of abuse over a decade long. Did she snap, or was this her only way out?

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A newlywed couple vanishes from their high-rise apartment without a trace—no witnesses, no evidence, just a series of cryptic text messages. Their last known movements are captured on CCTV, yet they are never seen leaving the building. As investigators search for answers, a tangled web of obsession, threats, and unexplained disappearances emerges, pointing to a woman who refused to let go of the past. Did they run, or were they taken?

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A body discovered in a trunk reveals a nest of secrets—a suburban basement doubling as the headquarters of a religious cult. Inside, Christian military-style training escalates to deadly consequences, uncovering the making of a cult. The anything-but-holy leader demands that followers prove their faithfulness to God by enduring horrific punishments, ultimately leading to a woman’s tragic death.

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When police responded to reports of a man on the edge of a rooftop, they expected a routine intervention—but what they discovered changed everything. Mr. Choi seemed calm and cooperative as he came off the ledge, even asking officers to retrieve his left behind backpack. But when they returned to the rooftop, they found the lifeless body of a young woman hidden in the shadows.

When Mrs. Park and her 6-year-old son are found brutally murdered, the investigators rush to unravel the clues. They focus on Cho Younghak, the husband and father, whose alibi and strange behavior raise more questions than answers. His texts reveal a decade of financial strain, manipulation, and an obsession with true crime.

Kim Shin-hye hung up the payphone. She didn't want to go home but had nothing better to do. Little did she know that in just five hours, her world would shatter as her father lay lifeless on the road. Within thirty hours, her entire life would spiral into a nightmarish web of fraud and deceit as she found herself wrongfully framed for his murder.

In the fall of 1975, South Korea faced an unprecedented nightmare. Over just 55 days, Kim dae-doo unleashed a reign of terror that would forever change the nation's perception of safety. As the body count rose, law enforcement faced mounting pressure to catch a killer whose only motive seemed to be to murder the poor.