Police: "Gangbuk Serial Murder Suspect Confirmed as Psychopath"

A woman in her 20s, suspected of killing multiple men in succession at accommodation facilities in the Gangbuk-gu area of Seoul, has been found to be a psychopath (antisocial personality disorder).

A woman in her 20s, Kim, is accused of causing the deaths of two men in succession by giving them drugs mixed in drinks at a motel in Suyu-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

On March 4, the Gangbuk Police Station in Seoul announced that the results of the psychopathy diagnostic assessment (PCL-R) conducted on Kim, who was arrested on charges of causing the deaths of two men at a motel in Suyu-dong, Gangbuk-gu, concluded that she meets the criteria for being a psychopath.

Kim is accused of causing the deaths of victims, including a man in his 20s, by handing them drinks laced with drugs at a motel in Suyu-dong, Gangbuk-gu last month. According to the police investigation, Kim killed two men in succession using this method.

The psychopathy diagnostic test quantifies the suspect's personality traits—such as callousness, impulsivity, lack of empathy, and irresponsibility—across 20 questions. In Korea, a total score of 25 or higher out of a maximum of 40 points is generally classified as psychopathic. Kim was found to have exceeded the threshold score of 25 in this assessment.

The police officially submitted the psychological analysis and diagnostic report on Kim to the prosecution on the same day.

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