The Perfect Accident: A Death in Gapyeong Valley

In the summer of 2019, a man drowned at a popular vacation spot outside Seoul while his wife stood just feet away on shore. What first looked like a tragic accident would unravel into a disturbing case involving financial control, multiple alleged murder attempts, an affair hidden in plain sight, and the television appearance that helped bring everything back into the spotlight.

Sources:

https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-07-22/national/socialAffairs/Murder-by-gaslighting-Drowning-in-2019-a-tale-of-abuse-infidelity-and-homicide/2355265

https://www.koreaherald.com/article/2855456

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20221027/life-imprisonment-given-to-woman-in-drowning-death-of-husband-for-death-benefit

https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2022040817463579559

https://www.mk.co.kr/en/society/11175497

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