Episode 29:
Man Addicted to Threes*me Left His Dead Girlfriend for Another Prostitute?

In August 2023, a 30-year-old woman named Hana went to a restaurant in Mokpo with her boyfriend. After an argument, she got up to use the restroom.

She never came back. Hours later, employees found her collapsed inside a bathroom stall. At first, it looked like a tragic accident involving alcohol.

It wasn't.

Two Hours In The Stall

Investigators quickly focused on Hana's boyfriend, Choi Jaeyoung. Security footage showed him following her into the restroom area.

But one detail stood out. After returning to pay the bill, he spent nearly two hours inside the women's restroom with the unconscious victim.

Instead of calling for help, he stayed. Then he escaped through a bathroom window.

The Officer Nobody Expected

The suspect wasn't an unemployed drifter or a career criminal. He was a newly appointed Korean Coast Guard officer.

To many people around him, he appeared disciplined, ambitious, and proud of finally earning the job after years of preparation.

But investigators later uncovered a history of controlling behavior, violent outbursts, and an obsession with dominating his partners.

Suspicious

The strangest part of the case wasn't the killing itself. It was what happened afterward.

According to investigators, Choi spent hours deleting social media photos and trying to protect his public image.

Then, instead of turning himself in or attempting suicide as he later claimed, he went to a prostitution establishment and was eventually arrested there.

Another mystery remains unanswered: what happened to the victim's missing underwear?

Final Thoughts

Hana had known Choi for only two months. She dreamed of becoming a freediving instructor and living near the ocean.

Instead, her life ended in a restaurant bathroom after trying to end a relationship. The court ultimately sentenced Choi to 25 years in prison.

But many people still debate the same question. Was this really a crime committed in a moment of anger, or was there something far more disturbing happening during those two hours behind the locked stall door?