Ahn Hyun-mo, husband found dead from suffocation in Ulsan apartment → "Too chilling" in suspicious arson-murder case ('Smoking Gun')

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'Smoking Gun' traces the Ulsan arson-murder case.

The episode titled "A Wife's Dangerous Outing - Ulsan Arson-Murder Case" will be broadcast on KBS 2TV's 'Smoking Gun' at 9:45 p.m. on the 21st.

Just after midnight on August 23, 2015, a frantic call came in reporting, "It seems there's a fire on the floor below." The fire occurred on the first floor of an apartment in Ulsan. Although the blaze was extinguished within 17 minutes, the man found collapsed in the master bedroom ultimately died. The cause of death was asphyxiation from smoke inhalation. While the fire appeared to have been caused by an electrical short circuit, forensic investigation later revealed the cause was, unexpectedly, "arson." The program investigates what exactly happened in that house on that day.

The only family member living with the deceased man was his wife, Ms. Han (pseudonym), who was the same age as him. It was confirmed that at the time of the fire, the wife was at a friend's karaoke room. To identify the suspect, investigators thoroughly tracked the apartment and nearby CCTV footage. As a result, they captured footage of a suspicious man heading toward the side gate around the time the fire occurred.

As curiosity mounted regarding the identity of the suspicious man in the CCTV footage who immediately disappeared by taking a taxi, the prosecutor in charge persistently continued the investigation to prove the charges. Finally, after reviewing the CCTV footage hundreds of times, the prosecutor captured a crucial, albeit very subtle, smoking gun. Lee Ji-hye remarked, "It is remarkable that the prosecutor in charge managed to capture such a decisive clue from a screen that was barely visible." Ahn Hyun-mo expressed shock, saying, "It is so chilling that a suspect could plan a murder with such precision."

In today's broadcast, former Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office prosecutor Lee Gwang-woo (now a lawyer), who directly handled the case at the time, appears to detail the entire process of his persistent investigation to find the smoking gun. Additionally, Dr. Jeong Yeon-kyung, a psychiatrist, provides a detailed analysis of the perpetrator's psychology, exploring why they devised and executed such a meticulous murder plan.

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