The South Korean Police Agency said that the 34-year-old Kim, who is the subject of the murder of Lee Hee-jin's parents, has confirmed that he had contacted the victim who had suffered losses due to Lee's illegal stock trading.

Kim Il-jin, who is known to have met Kim in a police investigation, said that Kim was watching her parents.

Kim acknowledged that he had met with the victims 'group members, but was told that he wanted to hear the whole story of the victims' meeting.

However, the police said that the statements of the victims' meeting members were inconsistent with Mr. Kim.