#366: The Korean “Junko Furuta” Case - 26 Days Of Torture, SA, Then Sealed In Concrete
06/13/24 • 70 min
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Orchards are not fun at 3am. The rustling of the leaves feels no longer feels like a nice sunny, breezy day, it sounds like someone is hiding behind a tree somewhere watching you. Standing in the middle of an orchard is a group of high schoolers and young 20 something year olds just huddled in a circle.
“What did kim say about the—? “HURRY just start pouring it!”
They kick their shovels aside, start pouring the concrete into the hole, and watch as it covers first the hand, then the torso, and now the face.
The face of the 15-year-old girl that they held captive for a month and tortured.
When they’re done, they head back to their cars with their shovels... And honestly? They think they did it; that they’re getting away with it. But don’t they know? History always repeats itself.
A very, very similar case took place 26 years ago in Japan: The case of Junko Furuta.
This episode is about a case that everyone in South Korea has been calling: The Korean Junko Furuta case.
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Orchards are not fun at 3am. The rustling of the leaves feels no longer feels like a nice sunny, breezy day, it sounds like someone is hiding behind a tree somewhere watching you. Standing in the middle of an orchard is a group of high schoolers and young 20 something year olds just huddled in a circle.
“What did kim say about the—? “HURRY just start pouring it!”
They kick their shovels aside, start pouring the concrete into the hole, and watch as it covers first the hand, then the torso, and now the face.
The face of the 15-year-old girl that they held captive for a month and tortured.
When they’re done, they head back to their cars with their shovels... And honestly? They think they did it; that they’re getting away with it. But don’t they know? History always repeats itself.
A very, very similar case took place 26 years ago in Japan: The case of Junko Furuta.
This episode is about a case that everyone in South Korea has been calling: The Korean Junko Furuta case.
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Previous Episode
#365: His Wife Vanished On A Moving Train - Everybody On Train Is A Suspect
5 Recommendations“I’m going to use the restroom real quick.”
Jia’s husband opens his eyes and looks at his phone. It’s 1AM. The two of them are on an overnight train heading home. He blinks before ripping his blanket off to escort his wife -
“No, it’s okay. I have my phone with me. Just stay here. I’ll be back quick.”
She leaves for the restroom - careful to not wake up any of the other passengers in the sleeper carriage. She climbs down the bunk bed steps and balances through the aisle to the restroom.
BAM. Jia’s husband eye’s fly open and he checks the time. 1:30AM. It’s been thirty minutes and his wife is not back from the restroom. Strange...
He searches the entire carriage before alerting the train conductor...
“Please you have to help my wife is missing!”
The train conductor smiles at him.
“Don’t be ridiculous. Nobody goes missing on a moving train.”
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Next Episode
#367: Girl With Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Kills Her "Abuser"
3 RecommendationsA man is laying face first, unconscious in his living room. Alyssa and Vanessa are standing over him. Alyssa reaches for the zip ties and binds his ankles together, three zip ties thick. Vanessa on the other hand is terrified. She’s screaming in her head to ‘STOP! This needs to stop! It’s taking things too far!’ But the words won’t come out; the only thing she can do is wait for a moment when Alyssa looks away—then Vanessa dives for the scissors. She cuts the zip ties off his ankles.
“NO!” Alyssa forces Vanessa aside and reties his ankles and his wrists. Vanessa lost her chance. She can only watch helplessly as Alyssa yields a massive hunting knife and sends it plunging into the man’s neck. Then she begins sawing—back and forth. They watch the blood soak into the carpet.
Police would later find the victim, Harold Sasko, and announce that his suspected killer was a 19 year old girl named Sarah.
However this episode is NOT Harold’s story. Neither Alyssa’s, nor Vanessa’s. This is the case of Sarah McLinn, diagnosed with DID, and the many, many people who believe she should be free.
RAINN Resources
Website link to CHAT w/ a trained staff member who can provide you confidential crisis support: https://hotline.rainn.org/online
Call the National SA Hotline anytime at: 800.656.4673
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
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