2008 Nonhyeon-dong gosiwon murders

Mass murder in Seoul, South KoreaMarch 2026March 2024 2008년 10월 20일 논현동 고시원 살인 사건 현장 IMG 9722.jpg Nonhyeon, Seoul, South Korea 논현동 고시원 살인 사건10 December 2008 나를 비웃는 것 같아서, 세상이 싫어져서, 아무 이유 없이 殺人 저질러 https://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?nNewsNumb=200812100052 Chosun11 December 2008 고시원 '묻지마' 살인범, 구치소行 대신 범행 http://se-cu.com/ndsoft/error.html Jeju News 2008-12-11 고시원 '묻지마' 살인범, 구치소 대신 범행저질러 https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1000513963 SBS NEWS ko20 October 2023 “경찰 손에 죽고 싶었다?” ‘꼬꼬무’ 장도연X장성규X장현성, ‘논현동 고시원 살인사건’ 범인 정상진…살인 행위 후 한 말 [종합] https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15411308 TopStar News 20 October 2008 8:15 a.m.–9:20 a.m. KST mass stabbing, arson 6 (5 by stabbing, one by falling) 7 Jeong Sang-jin Guilty; sentenced to death Murder (6 counts)Arson * Sashimi knife Two fruit-knives Tear gas gun On 20 October 2008, a mass stabbing and arson attack took place in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Thirty-year-old Jeong Sang-jin (정상진 no) set fire to his gosiwon apartment building and slashed several women with a sashimi knife. A total of six people died in the incident, and seven more were injured. https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/317158.html Six dead after fire and stabbing in Gangnam 2008-10-23 The Hankyoreh 2008-10-21http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200810/200810230017.html Victims and Their Families Suffer Further Indignities 2008-10-23 The Chosun Ilbo 2008-10-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090806004509/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200810/200810230017.html August 6, 2009 Jeong was sentenced to death on 12 May 2009.South Korean man gets death for stabbing spree, The Times of India (May 12, 2009)2023-10-20 ko:[스브스夜] '꼬꼬무' 논현동 고시원 방화 살인사건...13명의 사상자 만든 '끔찍한 그날' 이야기 https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1007390353 2024-03-17 Seoul Broadcasting System ko2024-02-21 ko:뒤는 화마, 앞은 회칼 든 살인마... 좁은 고시원 복도는 지옥이 됐다 https://www.chosun.com/national/national_general/2024/02/25/GY42Q7DFVNHILEQCTJ45XVA4IY/ 2024-03-17 The Chosun Ilbo ko Background The murders took place at a four-story building in Seoul's inner Gangnam District. The third and fourth floor, as well as the rooftop, were part of a gosiwon, known by the designation D, which rents out low-cost single-room lodgings, most often used for short-term stays by students ahead of state exams and migrant workers. Of the 100 residents in the Nonhyeon-dong gosiwon, the majority were primarily ethnic Korean Chinese women who were employed at the nearby Yeongdong traditional market 2008-10-21 Deranged man goes on arson and killing spree https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2008/10/21/socialAffairs/Deranged-man-goes-on-arson-and-killing-spree/2896336.html Korea JoongAng Daily en Details At about 8:15 a.m., according to police, Jeong, who lived on the third floor of the gosiwon poured gasoline on his bed and set it ablaze. Dressed all in black, wearing a headlamp, and hiding his face with a balaclava and goggles, he emerged from his smoke-filled room and, armed with a sashimi knife, two fruit-knives strapped to his legs, and a tear gas gun in a belt holster, began slashing and stabbing the residents of the building who were fleeing the fire. Five people died of the wounds Jeong had inflicted on them with his knife, one woman died when she jumped out of a window in the fourth floor in an attempt to escape, and another seven were injured, four seriously, either by Jeong or the fire. Three of the dead and three of the injured were Chinese citizens. The fire raged in the building for about 30 minutes, before around 100 firefighters finally succeeded in taming the flames. At 9:20 a.m., Jeong, initially thought to be another victim, was rescued by a fireman from a storage room in the fourth floor where he was hiding. When police noticed his peculiar behavior, Jeong was interrogated at the scene and he confessed to the crime. He was immediately arrested and brought to Gangnam Police Station, http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFtmurmtQINjlFtlppnGgWmcBjEQD93U88CO0 6 killed in South Korean arson, stabbing spree 2008-10-23 Jae-Soon Chang Associated Press 2008-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20081023212408/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFtmurmtQINjlFtlppnGgWmcBjEQD93U88CO0 2008-10-23 deadhttp://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200810/200810210017.html Arsonist's Murderous Rampage in Seoul 2008-10-23 2008-10-21 The Chosun Ilbo dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081024142239/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200810/200810210017.html October 24, 2008 https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/10/117_33062.html Arrest Warrant Sought for Arsonist-Killer 2008-10-23 Kim Rahn The Korea Times 2008-10-21 https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/10/117_32982.html Six Dead in Stabbing Rampage 2008-10-23 Bae Ji-sook The Korea Times 2008-10-20 http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/South-Korea-Financially-Troubled-Man-Kills-Six-People-In-Seoul-Arson-And-Stabbing-Spree/Article/200810315124586?lpos=World_News_First_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15124586_South_Korea%3A_Financially_Troubled_Man_Kills_Six_People_In_Seoul_Arson_And_Stabbing_Spree Six Dead In Seoul Stabbing Spree 2008-10-23 Sky News 2008-10-20 http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200810/20081021/article_377649.htm Third Chinese woman dies after Seoul stabbing spree 2008-10-23 Yang Lifei Shanghai Daily 2008-10-20 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/21/content_10229982.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090806012348/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/21/content_10229982.htm dead August 6, 2009 Chinese embassy confirms 3 Chinese victims in S Korea's knife rampage 2008-10-23 Xinhua 2008-10-21 where he was charged with on eleven counts, including murder, attempted murder, arson resulting in death and arson of a building. 2008-12-11 고시원 '묻지마' 살인범, 구치소 대신 범행저질러 https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1000513963 SBS NEWS ko Perpetrator Jeong Sang-jin (정상진 no) was born on 27 February 197820 October 2008 논현동 '고시원 살인사건' 관련 경찰 보도자료 https://www.cbs.co.kr/nocut/info/default.asp?Newscd=964166&Reff= https://web.archive.org/web/20081023030029/https://www.cbs.co.kr/nocut/info/default.asp?Newscd=964166&Reff= 23 October 2008 No Cut NewsMarch 2026 in Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang Province. He moved to Seoul in 2002. He lived at the gosiwon since his arrival and worked part-time jobs as a waiter, a parking valet and a food delivery man. Jeong had frequent financial difficulties and regularly borrowed money from a sister to pay for rent. He had been unemployed since April 2008 after quitting his waiter job. Around the same time, his family stopped sending him money. Jeong was noted for a suicide attempt in middle school, but never went to therapy. He had a criminal record for repeatedly failing to attend training during his mandatory service in the Republic of Korea Reserve Forces. Motives Police believe that Jeong killed indiscriminately without a specific target. At his trial, it was determined that he planned the attack after his latest criminal charge from 2007, related to his avoidance of military service, resulted in a ₩1,500,000 fine, which carried a mandatory prison sentence if not paid. Jeong decided to carry out the arson and stabbings prematurely when he fell behind on rent and faced imminent eviction, fearing that staff could discover the weapons he had already prepared. Following a psychiatric examination, which diagnosed him only with chronic depression, Jeong was declared sane, as he was otherwise aware of his actions and showed premeditation in the crime. Further blame was also laid on the film A Bittersweet Life by Kim Jee-woon, which Jeong was said to like. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/21/asia/AS-SKorea-Stabbing-Spree.php Distress, film motivated SKorea stabbing suspect 2008-10-23 International Herald Tribune 2008-10-21 http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=040000&biid=2008102172768 Man Kills Six, Injures Seven in Stabbing Spree 2008-10-23 The Dong-A Ilbo 2008-10-21 http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_293063.html Arson-stabbing spree: 6 killed 2008-10-23 The Straits Times 2008-10-21 Similar incidents The incident sparked memories of the Daegu subway fire and the arson of the Namdaemun the same year, as well as the Akihabara massacre that happened just a few months earlier in Japan. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFtmurmtQINjlFtlppnGgWmcBjEQD93U5V5G0 6 killed in South Korean arson, stabbing spree 2008-10-23 Jae-Soon Chang Associated Press 2008-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20081024022514/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFtmurmtQINjlFtlppnGgWmcBjEQD93U5V5G0 2008-10-24 dead http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4978567.ece South Korean man kills 6 in stabbing and arson rampage 2008-10-23 Times Online 2008-10-20 London David ByersSeptember 2024 medicmedic External links 조폭영화 보고 "멋있다"... 흉기 사들여 고시원 방화살해사건.."영화 '달콤한 인생' 관람후 범행도구 준비" 2 Chinese killed in Seoul arson, stabbing spree https://web.archive.org/web/20110617050257/http://en.ce.cn/National/Local/200810/21/t20081021_17126968.shtml 17 June 2011 6 Killed in Arson, Stabbing Rampage in South Korea, FOX News (October 20, 2008) S Korean man kills 6 in stabbing, arson spree Growing population of Korean Chinese silently endure hardships after arrival in Korea, The Hankyoreh (October 22, 2008) 2 Chinese killed in Seoul arson, stabbing spree, China Daily (October 20, 2008) Korean arson suspect attends an on-site inspection, China Daily (October 23, 2008) 논현동 고시원서 '묻지마 살인' References Category:2008 murders in South Korea Category:Arson in South Korea Category:Building and structure fires in South Korea Category:Crime in Seoul Category:Deaths by stabbing in South Korea Category:Hotel fires in Asia Category:21st-century mass murders in South Korea Category:Mass stabbings in South Korea Category:October 2008 in South Korea Category:October 2008 crimes in Asia Category:Arson in 2008 Category:Stabbing attacks in 2008 Category:2008 fires in Asia Category:2000s in Seoul Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2008 Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in South Korea Category:Attacks on hotels in Asia Category:Arson deaths Category:Knife attacks in South Korea Category:Hotel arson attacks Category:Mass stabbings in Asia