98. The 2004 Pencil Spirit Tragedy: Superstition and Its Consequences

In 2004, 18-year-old Xu Xiaofang vanished after meeting her boyfriend. Her family paid ransom, but she was already murdered and buried by the married Kou Tianfu. He escaped custody, hid in Indonesia f...

21 Jul 0s

In 2014, Mr. Cho disappeared and was later found dismembered in a suitcase. Go Mi-suk, who met him through a dating site, confessed to killing him at a motel. Surveillance footage showed she used a ch...

14 Jul 14min

In 1982, Hong Kong was terrorized by Lin Guoyun, who murdered and dismembered four women on rainy nights. The gruesome crimes came to light through photographs, leading to his arrest and life sentence...

7 Jul 15min

Discovered in 1991, Ötzi the Iceman lived over 5,000 years ago in the Alps. His tools, tattoos, and copper axe revealed a complex ancient culture. A string of eerie deaths among researchers sparked th...

30 Jun 15min

A failed online meeting escalated into stalking and obsession, ending in 2021 with the murder of Jeong Da‑young, her mother, and sister in Seoul. The perpetrator had a history of harassment. The shock...

23 Jun 15min

After helping a colleague to the hospital, Dorothy Scott vanished. She had been harassed by an anonymous caller who kept phoning even after her disappearance. Her remains were later found, confirming ...

16 Jun 14min

A journalism student investigates a ghost house on Yunhe Road in Chongqing. A young woman’s suicide reveals a hidden 1927 grave beneath the house and a series of red-clad residents. The missing house ...

9 Jun 14min

In 2005, the dismembered body of Liu Hongmei was found in Singapore. Her lover, Leong Siew Chor, confessed to the murder. Forensic evidence and investigation revealed a calculated crime. Leong was con...

2 Jun 14min