#272: Korean True Crime Fan Commits Murder To Know “What It Feels Like”

First day of Kindergarten is always a nerve-racking time for parents. But when they meet Mrs. W their tensions are probably eased.  She has a soft face with a dirty blonde bob and she’s a mom of three! She seems like the perfect teacher - kind, nurturing, sweet.  But when she’s with the police she’s a totally different person.  “I want to see where it stabbed her.”  “I want to see a video of them having s** with my husband!”  It makes you wonder - how well do we actually know our teachers?  Book Rec: “Wilder Intentions” - by C.J. Wynn (This is the best deep dive on the case and it’s meticulously researched!) Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

15 Sep 20211h 27min

You want us to do what? - the couple had been kidnapped and forced to live in North Korea for years before they found out the truth.  The wife was a former beloved movie actress. The husband was an award-winning film director. And now North Korea had kidnapped them to make movies for Kim Jong Il.  It sounds like a fictional story - but it was very much real. And the couple’s lives depended on how good of a movie they could make.  (Please listen to Part 1 before this episode!) Book Rec: “A Kim Jong Il Production” - by Paul Fischer (Even my Korean parents who grew up with this case on the news learned so much from this book! 10/10) Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

10 Sep 202148min

She couldn’t believe it. They wanted her to write a letter to her kidnappers thanking them for all that they have done for her.  Are these people out of their minds? She missed her old life in South Korea - she had been a famous movie actress, her children, freedom, she missed it all.  Now she was kidnapped in a foreign country forced to write letters of love to the men who ordered it.  She started the letter - Dear Kim Jong Il The Supreme Leader of North Korea… Book Rec: “A Kim Jong Il Production” - by Paul Fischer (Even my Korean parents who grew up with this case on the news learned so much from this book! 10/10) Don't forget to check out - https://www.analuisa.com/rotten  Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

8 Sep 20211h 18min

The goal was simple. Break into the house - sneak into the upstairs room and murder the 18 year old high school girl.  Now comes the hard part - the wait. Waiting in an eerily silent house near the body of the young girl till her parents come home. They too have to be murdered.  Now for the finishing touches. Write on the walls in big blue spray paint “f**k off Asians KKK.” Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

5 Sep 20211h 6min

She was rushing to the emergency room - her 5-year-old son was in the back. Every minute could mean life or death. He had been having seizures all day.  But before entering the hospital she stood over her suffering son and took a picture. What would she caption this one? Maybe she would mention how this was going to be his 13th surgery. Yeah, that would be good. The followers would eat that up.  Book Rec: “My Sweet Angel” - by John Glatt (Such a great deep dive on this case) Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

1 Sep 20211h 20min

Her body was found by her own children. When the police rushed to the scene they were shocked.  She had been brutally mutilated - but something curious was in her hands. They were the keys to solving the case. A clump of hair was found in each hand - when they ran the DNA…  One locket of hair belonged to her - the other an unidentifiable woman. A ritualistic killing with an emphasis on women’s long hair. Who is this strange killer? And will they catch him in time?  Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

29 Aug 202157min

He wasn’t like the other boyfriends and husbands. He treasured every single moment that he spent with her.  When they went grocery shopping he studied her favorite foods and brands. When they went shopping he admired all the clothes that she picked out and watched her try them on.  Sure - she was married but that can’t stop true love. And what if she doesn’t know him yet? Once he kidnaps her - she will fall in love.  Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

25 Aug 20211h 7min

3 people stranded on a boat in the middle of the ocean.  1 of them has lied to the others. The truth will have deadly consequences.  1 of them is hiding a big secret from the others. A secret she doesn’t want to get out.  And only 1 will survive the 70 day ordeal.  Book Rec: “Lost” - by Thomas Thompson (one of my fave authors) it’s so good you’ll read it all in one sitting especially if it’s a rainy day. Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

22 Aug 20211h 10min