SBS 'I want to know' sheds light on the cat serial murder case.
With the subtitle 'The Cross and the Warning Letter - Interview with the Cat Predator', which will be broadcast on the 6th, 'I want to know', we will look into the reasons for the crimes of cat serial killers and the psychology of animal abusers.
In the spring of 2020, a cat body was found hanging from a tree at a university in Pohang.
The scene of the incident is next to the dormitory where many students come and go.
The appearance of the corpse, which was hung 6 meters above the ground, was felt as an intentional 'exhibition' rather than a simple 'play'.
Shocked by the bizarre and disgusting scenery like a horror movie, students reported it to the police, but the case went unsolved.
No clues about the culprit were found on CCTVs throughout the school.
The problem was that this cat carcass display was repeated on campus.
Starting with the discovery of a cat caught in a trap in August 2019, various cat corpses were displayed in succession, from the fetus of a cat to the corpse of a cat with parts of its body damaged, and even a corpse of a cat hanging by the neck.
An ever-evolving method of killing and displaying cats.
The bizarre 'Cat Serial Murder Case' was revealed to the world like this.
There was a reason why a series of cat killings on college campuses appeared to have been committed by a single person.
It was just a warning.
This is because the pattern of displaying the cat's carcass and attaching a warning message together was common.
The warning read, "The illegal dumping of cat food is animal cruelty to native animals and human abuse to residents."
A warning that specifically explains why you shouldn't take care of a cat as if to get the justification for the murder.
The article was full of religious, legal, and veterinary grounds that the criminal interpreted in his own way.
The warning was the perpetrator's signature.
However, as people and the media increased interest in the crimes caused by killing, exhibiting, and warning, and the police investigation showed no signs of slowing down, the 'cat serial killings' in Pohang suddenly disappeared.
A criminal who stopped the crime and disappeared.
Rumors abounded that he, who was a college student, enlisted in the military, was imprisoned for other crimes, or was afraid of the investigation.
The forgotten serial killer reappeared on Christmas Eve last year.
About a year and nine months after he disappeared, the cat murder case occurred again.
Surprisingly, this exhibition was not simply hanging, but in the form of a cat's paws nailed to a cross.
There were even traces of charring on the body.
He, who had already left the university campus and exhibited all over the city of Pohang, used a cross this time.
But this time, his crime, which seemed unlikely to be trampled on, took on a different phase.
In June, about six months after the crime began again, Deulmi was caught.
A criminal who once again displayed a cat corpse in front of an elementary school.
The figure of him slyly committing a crime while avoiding CCTV was accidentally recorded in the car's black box.
After interrogation and undercover investigation, the police arrested the perpetrator 8 days after the incident.
The suspect was a 31-year-old man named Kim Doo-pyo (pseudonym).
At the time of the arrest, Kim Doo-pyo was also found a so-called 'death note', which contained various crime tools as well as specific details of the crime, the reason, and how to avoid the police investigation.
Nevertheless, he said he continued to remain silent during the investigation.
Experts point out that it is necessary to pay attention to the Kim Doo-pyo incident.
This is because his crimes are qualitatively different from other animal cruelty cases.
Unlike common animal cruelty cases, which are usually impulsive and accidental, his crimes show meticulous planning and clear purpose.
Criminal psychologists analyzed that although it was an animal that Kim Doo-pyo killed, his criminal actions and anger were clearly directed at people, and his methods and messages showed signs of quite danger.
In fact, there are cases in which cruelty to animals has led to violent crimes against humans.
In 2012, the bizarre murderer Luca Magnotta case revealed a scene of murder and mutilating the body in the process; the Yoshiyuki case, in which a married couple murdered and injured their children in a secluded house in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan three years ago three years ago; and also in Korea. The fact that serial killers Yoo Young-cheol, Kang Ho-sun, and Jeong Nam-gyu also killed an animal before committing the serial murder was revealed during the police investigation.
As seen in these cases, experts point out that there may be instances where cruelty to animals may be a sign of a violent crime.
The production team of 'I Want To Know That' was tracking other cat serial killers and came across a informant who had experiences of animal cruelty.
He said he wanted to send a warning message to people through his story of how horrific animal cruelty can lead to.
He confessed to having killed his 7-month-old daughter in the same way he abused cats and dogs.
As a result, the informant said that he spent his life in prison and paid for his crimes.
How did he come to commit a crime against a person?
Experts explain that not all animal abusers are murderers.
If so, what are the characteristics of criminals who target people beyond cats?
While searching for the real message he left behind by tracking down the past crimes of Doo-pyo Kim, a cat serial killer who was arrested after 35 months, he analyzes the psychology of animal abusers through interviews with other cat serial killers and reads dangerous signs in advance of the crime. 'I want to know' will be broadcast at 11:10 pm on the 6th.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Seon-ae)