Ahn Jung-hwan, shocked by the "30-year unsolved" supermarket shooting of three women, says, "I hope the truth comes to light" [Hyungsudo 2]

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'Hyungsudo' Season 2 (hereinafter 'Hyungsudo 2') reveals the full story of the 'Supermarket Shooting Murder Case'.

The 45th episode of E Channel's original web variety show 'Hyungsudo 2', to be released on the 19th via the YouTube channel 'Professors' Chat', features Ahn Jung-hwan, Kim Nam-il, and profiler Kwon Il-yong visiting Japan, following the previous broadcast.

In the recording that took place earlier, the episode covered the 'Supermarket Shooting Murder Case', one of Japan's three major unsolved cases.

The incident occurred near a park where a large-scale village festival is held every year. Profiler Kwon explained, "This park is one of the reasons the case remained unsolved." Even now, a notice board remains nearby with the text: "Do you remember? In July 1995, three women were murdered with a handgun inside a supermarket office." However, the supermarket where the incident took place has since disappeared.

The case began in 1995, when a 40-year-old female employee and two female high school students working part-time were found dead from gunshot wounds in a second-floor office of a supermarket. The scene was shocking. Two female high school students were found bound hand-in-hand, facing each other in front of an office table, while the female employee lay dead, bleeding, in front of a safe. The discovery of bullet marks in the safe's keyhole raised the possibility that the crime was motivated by robbery. At the time, the supermarket was holding a special three-day sale event, and approximately 50 million won was stored in the safe.

The investigation hit obstacles from the start. Although it appeared the perpetrator targeted the safe, the cash remained untouched. Furthermore, it was revealed that the female victim had received a threatening letter stating "I will kill you" before the incident, making it difficult to determine whether this was a robbery-murder or a crime of revenge.

At the time of the crime, numerous residents were gathered nearby, setting off fireworks, beating drums, and singing as the festival was in full swing. The investigation team later obtained statements from witnesses who claimed to have heard gunshots, but these testimonies only added confusion to the investigation.

At the scene, bullets that appeared to be recycled, a note believed to be from the perpetrator, and DNA were discovered, but the evidence was too weak to identify the suspect. Additionally, there were eyewitness accounts of a suspicious man who had been closely observing the supermarket and office just before the crime. Then, evidence that further confused the investigation emerged: 11 cigarette butts with the same color lipstick were found in the ashtray at the scene. DNA testing confirmed that all the cigarettes were smoked by the same person, sending the case in an unexpected direction.

In particular, the case continued to encounter new developments, such as the appearance of a strong suspect 10 years after the incident, or a foreigner being mentioned as a suspect due to an unexpected tip from a Japanese death row inmate who had been sentenced to death in China. Then, in 2020, the owner of the lipstick-stained cigarette butt found at the crime scene was finally identified. Who was the woman who smoked the cigarette at the crime scene? What connection did she have to this horrific shooting incident?

Profiler Kwon said, "Just like the Lee Chun-jae case, since DNA exists, it will surely be revealed someday." Ahn Jung-hwan added, "I hope the truth behind this unjust death is revealed."

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