Gangnam Abduction and Murder Trio Identity Disclosure Decision Today... Wife's Workplace Plastic Surgery Clinic Raided

The decision on whether to disclose the identities of the three suspects who kidnapped and murdered a woman in her 40s in Gangnam, Seoul, will be made today. The police have detected signs of a mastermind behind the crime and are expanding their investigation.

On the 5th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced that it will hold a Identity Disclosure Committee (IDC) meeting regarding Lee (35), Hwang (36), and Yeon (30), who are charged with robbery-murder and corpse abandonment. If the IDC decides to disclose, the police will release the suspects' faces and real names to the media.

Among the three suspects in the abduction and murder of a woman in her 40s that occurred in Gangnam-gu, Yeonmo (30) remained silent in response to reporters' questions while being transported in a prison transport vehicle to the Seoul Central District Court for a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing) at the Suseo Police Station in Seoul on the morning of the 3rd.
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In cases of violent crimes where the method is brutal and the damage is severe, the identities of the criminals can be disclosed. Considering that this case involves a robbery-murder motivated by money and the kidnapping of a woman in the heart of Gangnam, it is interpreted as meeting the criteria. Suspect Lee is a former special forces member who worked at a law office in Seoul, Hwang was formerly involved with a gang in Daejeon and worked in alcohol distribution, and Yeon became acquainted with Hwang while working together at a delivery service company.

The police have found evidence that Lee received tens of millions of won from a couple in their 40s, Mr. Hwang and Ms. Yoo. The police are investigating whether this money was an advance payment for a contract killing. The Hwang-Yoo couple is known to have had deep conflicts with the victim of this murder case. It is reported that friction arose when the victim suffered losses due to the couple during an investment in P Coin. In March 2021, the victim went to a hotel where the Hwang-Yoo couple was staying with Lee and took about 190 million won from them. Afterwards, the couple filed complaints against the victim for special trespassing and special robbery.

On the 4th, the police conducted a search of a plastic surgery clinic located in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, where Lee’s wife, who is identified as the main suspect, worked as a nurse. They seized related materials to trace the source of syringes and sleeping pills found in the crime vehicle. The police also searched the residences of Lee’s parents in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province. Lee’s side is reportedly denying the charges of kidnapping and murder.

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