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EPISODE · Jul 9, 2024 · 33 MIN

Yoo Young Chul and The Chaser

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Yoo Young Chul grew up in a poor family with little stability. The economic hardships that his family faced caused him to develop a deep-seeded hatred for wealthy individuals and he also developed an ever-growing resentment towards women. Yoo was driven by these emotions, and he couldn't seem to get ahold of them which caused him to start committing crimes at an early age. He spent many years in and out of jail, as his crimes continued to escalate. Eventually he began committing murder, targeting wealthy people initially and then redirecting his focus towards women, particularly sex workers. He killed over twenty people before he was caught, and it's likely he killed more than we know about. His crimes have been the topic of both western and eastern media. But the biggest movie to date is The Chaser, a South Korean film that was heavily inspired by his crimes. This episode covers the story from beginning to the "end" (Yoo is still alive on death row in South Korea). Palestinian Family GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-dr-sanads-familys-urgent-evacuation?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_linkSources:Farley, Adam. “The Grisly Story of the “Raincoat Killer” Who Murdered 20 People with a Custom-Made Hammer.” All That’s Interesting, 5 Nov. 2021, allthatsinteresting.com/yoo-young-chul.Min-kyung, Jung. “[Korean History] in 2004, Serial Murderer with Goal to Kill 100 Was Stopped at 20.” The Korea Herald, 6 Nov. 2023, www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231106000814.Serial Killers Documentaries. “Serial Killer Documentary: Yoo Young-Chul (the Raincoat Killer).” YouTube, 6 Sept. 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgslZ9NHhIY.“Yoo Young-Chul.” Wikipedia, 29 Jan. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoo_Young-chul.“Yoo Young-Chul.” Criminal Minds Wiki, criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Yoo_Young-chul.''. “Woman-Hating Cannibal Dubbed Raincoat Killer Was Caught after Phone Blunder.” The US Sun, 2 Feb. 2024, www.the-sun.com/news/10273266/yoo-young-chul-raincoat-killer-serial-south-korea/. Accessed 9 July 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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