Lee Choon-jae

Imagine a person who did very bad things a long, long time ago. Lee Choon-jae was a man in South Korea who committed terrible crimes between 1986 and 1994. He hurt many people, mostly women and girls. These crimes were so shocking that people still talk about them today. It’s like a really sad and scary chapter in a history book that we learn from so we can be safer.

For many years, the police tried to figure out who was doing these bad things. It was like a big puzzle with missing pieces! The crimes happened mostly in a place called Hwaseong. It took detectives a very, very long time, about 30 years, to solve this mystery. This is longer than you’ve been alive, and longer than your parents have been alive too! It shows how hard the police worked.

Did you know that sometimes real-life stories are so interesting, they become movies? The scary and mysterious events involving Lee Choon-jae were so famous that they inspired a movie called 'Memories of Murder'. This movie helped many people learn about what happened and how the police worked to solve the case. It’s like a history lesson told in a thrilling way!

Even though these events were very sad, learning about them helps us. It teaches us how important it is for police to be very careful and smart when solving crimes. It also shows us that even if a mystery takes a long time, people can still find the truth. This helps make sure that people can feel safer in their towns and cities.