Episode 89: Death of Kim Sung-jae (김성재 사망 사건)

Dark Korea — Korean True Crime & Mysteries · Oct 10, 2026 · 13m

On a Sunday night in November 1995, a 23-year-old singer walked off a live television stage in Seoul. It was his solo debut, the first night of the rest of his career. By seven the next morning, he was dead in a hotel suite full of people. Twenty-eight needle marks were found on his right arm, and he was right-handed. A woman was sentenced to life in prison for his murder, then fully acquitted. Thirty years later, nobody has ever been held responsible. Death of Kim Sung-jae (김성재 사망 사건) · 1995-11-20 · Hotel in Hongeun-dong, Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea