GAPYEONG — 2019 · Murder
The Yongso Valley Insurance Murder
On 30 June 2019, at Yongso Valley in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi, a 39-year-old man who could not swim drowned after jumping into deep water. The death was first recorded as an accident. But investigators found that his wife had acted with her lover to collect his life insurance, and that attempts had been made on his life in February and May that year. The two fled during the investigation in 2021 and were caught in April 2022. In October 2022 the Incheon District Court sentenced her to life and him to 30 years. The Supreme Court upheld the sentences in September 2023, but rejected the prosecution's "psychological control" theory and classed the crime as murder by omission.
- Date
- 2019
- Place
- Gyeonggi, South Korea, Gapyeong, KR
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 37.8300, 127.5100 ↗
Timeline of Events
- February–May 2019Two failed attempts were made on the man's life.
- 30 June 2019The man drowned in Yongso Valley.
- April 2022The two fugitive defendants were caught.
- 27 October 2022The Incheon court imposed life and 30-year sentences.
- 21 September 2023The Supreme Court made the sentences final.
Sources
- Yonhap — Appeals court upholds life sentence in Gapyeong valley murder en.yna.co.kr ↗
- Yonhap — Yüksek Mahkeme kararı haberi yna.co.kr ↗
- Wikipedia (KO) — 가평 용소계곡 살인 사건 ko.wikipedia.org ↗
- Yonhap
- Wikipedia (Korean)
Source grade A: several independent sources, at least one an official record or reference work. If you spot a mistake or something missing, report it with "Suggest a correction" in the app.
Related Cases
More cases from the 2010s
Categories
🕯️ This record was prepared with respect, in memory of those who lost their lives.