A 16-year-old girl who went out for a part-time job went missing and was found dead on a mountain eight days later. Her body was stripped of all clothes, and her hair had been shaved off. Her cause of death was asphyxiation, and zolpidem was detected in her body.
The perpetrator, 51-year-old Kim, was a friend of the girl’s father. Kim offered her a part-time job, and when she accepted, he met her at a factory, took her to the mountain, and killed her.
Kim committed suicide before being arrested, so his exact motive remains unknown.
Police and experts suspect that he gave her zolpidem, attempted to rape her, and then killed her impulsively when she woke up.
Police suspect that he offered her a part-time job to dig for herbal medicines, then raped and killed her. In fact, Kim had previously lured women to the mountain by saying ‘Let’s go dig for herbal medicines together’ and raped them.
The day before the crime, he purchased 28 zolpidem pills and a sickle, placing them in his backpack. On the day of the crime, he turned off the vehicle’s black box and used a road with no CCTV. Her DNA was detected on the sickle he purchased. After descending from the mountain, he washed his car and burned her clothes and personal belongings to destroy evidence.
Additionally, 18 years prior to this incident, two female elementary school students went missing in the same area. However, police could not find decisive physical evidence against the suspects and failed to catch the perpetrator. Police believe the pattern of the crimes 18 years ago is similar to this case.
In any case, with both the perpetrator and victim deceased, the case was closed due to lack of a prosecutable party.
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