Korean true crime fan murdered stranger 'out of curiosity'
bbc.com
A South Korean court has given a life sentence to a true crime fan who told police she murdered a stranger "out of curiosity".
Jung Yoo-jung, 23, had been obsessed with crime shows and novels and scored highly on psychopath tests, police said.
Fixated with the idea of "trying out a murder", she used an app to meet an English-language teacher, stabbing her to death at her home in May.
The brutal killing shocked South Korea.
Prosecutors had asked for the death penalty - a request typically reserved for the gravest of offences.
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She might have scored highly on psychopath tests, but it doesn't sound like she scored highly on IQ tests.
You’d think a true crime addict would know what to do to be a little more discreet
Although I don't even think you have to be a true crime addict to realize that taking a taxi to dispose of body parts is a ridiculously stupid idea.
Exactly, if you don't own a car like a real murderer, take the bus or ride a bike
Valid point
She was discrete - there was exactly one of her, and one suitcase, and one victim. I think you might mean discreet.
Thanks, stupid homophones
That's homophonic.
Oh shit, I've probably been making the discrete/discreet mistake for years. Discreet just looks like it's spelled wrong, so I'll probably keep making that mistake.