Ahn Jung-hwan, tragedy after visiting a bathhouse → furious at self-injury extortion gang member, calls them "crazy bastards" [Comprehensive]

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Ahn Jung-hwan, a former soccer player turned broadcaster, was extremely enraged.

In the episode of TV Chosun E Channel's "Brave Detectives 5," which aired at 9:50 p.m. on the 19th, former Pohang Southern Police Station detective Kang Ryeok (Team Lead) Ha Ki-cheol, former KCSI (Korean Criminal Investigation Service) Inspector General Yoon Wae-chul, Detective Kim Jin-soo, and former Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency KCSI team leader Kim Hui-suk (Prof.) appeared and revealed investigation logs.

The case introduced by KCSI that day began with a report early in 2005 that a woman was heard screaming "Help me!" near the main entrance of an apartment complex before collapsing while bleeding. The reporting taxi driver testified that just before the woman appeared, he had seen a young man urgently running out from the same direction. Suspicious, he followed the man, but the man crossed a six-lane road and then ran into a nearby residential area, disappearing from sight.

The victim was transported to a hospital but unfortunately died. A deep stab wound was found in the center of her chest. Tracing bloodstains along the victim's path revealed large amounts of blood around a sedan with its trunk open. The victim was a 40-year-old woman who lived in the apartment complex and worked as an elementary school teacher. It is believed she was attacked while trying to retrieve teaching materials from the trunk. According to her family, she left home saying she would visit a nearby bathhouse before meeting her fate. Her bag contained only bath products, a 1,000-won bill, and a bathhouse entry ticket.

Parking lot CCTV captured the suspect wandering around the area just before the crime. Additionally, footage showed another man running in the opposite direction immediately after the crime, raising the possibility of a two-person gang. Bloodstains were found in the residential area where the suspect had jumped down, and an empty knife sheath wrapped in insulating tape was discovered under a truck. Although a fingerprint was faintly visible on the sheath, it was overlapped and difficult to identify. Moreover, the sheath was constructed by layering five sheets of cardboard, making fingerprint collection challenging. However, the investigation team carefully separated the 11th fragments and successfully reconstructed a single fingerprint by combining partial prints obtained from some pieces.

The suspect was identified as a 22-year-old male. Based on cell tower location data, he was found to be staying in a Seoul area with no known ties. Further investigation revealed that a coworker of the same age from the shop where the suspect worked had also resigned. That employee was later identified as a member of a self-injury extortion gang who had intentionally caused a traffic accident in Seoul two years prior to extort a settlement payment.

Ultimately, the investigation team secured the addresses of the self-injury extortion gang members. One address matched the cell tower location, prompting the team to raid the hideout and arrest the suspect, who had injuries on his hand, along with his accomplice.

Both individuals admitted to the crime, claiming their sole motive was money. They argued they targeted the victim's bag and stabbed her in surprise after she screamed for help. In response, Ahn Jung-hwan could not hide his anger, calling them "crazy bastards." They further claimed that after quitting their jobs, they planned the robbery due to lack of funds. The main culprit was sentenced to 15 years in prison, while the lookout accomplice received a six-year prison sentence.

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