Korean Fan of True Crime Commits Murder 'Driven by Curiosity'

A 23-year-old woman in South Korea has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a stranger out of curiosity. The woman, Jung Yoo-jung, had a fascination with true crime and psychopath tests. After fixating on the idea of trying out a murder, she used an app to meet an English-language teacher and stabbed her to death at her home in May. The brutal killing shocked South Korea, and prosecutors had requested the death penalty, which is usually reserved for the most serious offenses. Jung had actively searched for victims for months using an online tutoring app. Posing as the mother of a high school student in need of English lessons, she contacted the victim and attacked her after gaining access to her home. She stabbed the woman more than 100 times, dismembered her body, and dumped some remains in a remote parkland. Jung was apprehended when a taxi driver reported a customer who had left behind a blood-soaked suitcase. The court rejected her claim of mental and physical disorders, considering the crime to have been carefully planned and executed. Although the death penalty still exists in South Korea, no executions have taken place since 1997.