#285: Korean Influencer Took Break From Social Media & Found Murdered 2 Months Later

All morning there had been whispers at LHS - they found a student’s body in the old gym. The body of 17 year old KJ had been found rolled up into a giant gym mat about 6ft tall.  When the police arrive they rule out foul play - they believe KJ willingly went into the mat where he would later suffocate to death.  But what about all the other strange evidence? The blood on the gym walls, the FBI agent’s high school son who had problems with KJ, and why were KJ’s organs missing?  Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com New Merch available at https://Fanjoy.co/stephaniesoo Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

26 Sep 202158min

The couple embarked on a cross country trip in their converted van to experience the beauty of the national parks. They documented their trip, posted on Instagram, YouTube, they were in the process of starting their blog.  But only one came back.  How is that possible? Where did Gabby go? Why did Brian - her fiance - come back with the van without her? And now with Gabby’s body found and Brian is now missing - the ongoing investigation is only getting muddier.  If you have any tips or information please reach out to the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALLFBI (225-5324).  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.

22 Sep 202159min

When you walked by her house in the exclusively rich part of Newport Beach California you would never think it holds such sinister secrets. She was holding young women captive in her house and would be arrested for slavery charges.  After escaping from prison - she went on to brutally murder and scam her way into millions of dollars with her boyfriend. Who is her boyfriend you ask? Well, none other than her very own son.  And just when you think you know her - she surprises you. Book Rec: “Son Of A Grifter” - by Kent Walker (one of Sante’s sons I couldn’t put it down it was so good!) 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.

19 Sep 20211h 9min

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