Jeonju 30s Female Murderer Suspected in Connection with Another Woman's Disappearance Case

A woman in her 30s from Jeonju, suspected of robbery and murder, has been identified as a suspect in another murder case, prompting the police to launch an investigation. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] A man in his 30s who was arrested on charges of killing a woman he knew and stealing her valuables in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, has been identified as a suspect in another murder case, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

According to the Jeonbuk Provincial Police Agency on the 11th, a missing person report was filed for a woman in her 20s, Ms. A, who lives in Busan, on the 29th of last month.

Busan police confirmed that Ms. A’s mobile phone was turned on in Jeonju on the 18th of last month and requested joint investigation assistance from the Jeonbuk police on the 8th.

It was found that Ms. A’s phone had been turned off since around the 12th of last month.

The police confirmed that after Ms. A went missing around the 18th of last month, she moved from her residence in Busan to Jeonju.

The police found that Ms. A’s movements in Jeonju partially overlapped with those of the arrested Mr. B, and that the two exchanged messages on social media.

The police are investigating Mr. B based on clues such as CCTV footage showing a person presumed to be Ms. A arguing with a man inside a car on the night of the 18th of last month.

Mr. B was previously arrested on the 19th on charges of killing a woman in her 30s, Ms. C, after giving her a ride near a one-room apartment in Wansan-gu, Jeonju, at around 10:40 p.m. on the 14th of last month, and then abandoning her body.

Mr. B is also accused of transferring 480,000 won from Ms. C’s bank account to his own using her fingerprints and stealing her gold bracelet.

Ms. C’s body was found on the 23rd of last month, nine days after she went missing.

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