Yoo Young Chul grew up in a poor family with little stability. The economic hardships that his family faced caused him to develop a deep-seeded hatred for wealthy individuals and he also developed an ever-growing resentment towards women. Yoo was driven by these emotions, and he couldn't seem to get ahold of them which caused him to start committing crimes at an early age. He spent many years in and out of jail, as his crimes continued to escalate. Eventually he began committing murder, targeting wealthy people initially and then redirecting his focus towards women, particularly sex workers. He killed over twenty people before he was caught, and it's likely he killed more than we know about. His crimes have been the topic of both western and eastern media. But the biggest movie to date is The Chaser, a South Korean film that was heavily inspired by his crimes. This episode covers the story from beginning to the "end" (Yoo is still alive on death row in South Korea).

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Sources:

Farley, Adam. “The Grisly Story of the “Raincoat Killer” Who Murdered 20 People with a Custom-Made Hammer.” All That’s Interesting, 5 Nov. 2021, allthatsinteresting.com/yoo-young-chul.

Min-kyung, Jung. “[Korean History] in 2004, Serial Murderer with Goal to Kill 100 Was Stopped at 20.” The Korea Herald, 6 Nov. 2023, www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231106000814.

Serial Killers Documentaries. “Serial Killer Documentary: Yoo Young-Chul (the Raincoat Killer).” YouTube, 6 Sept. 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgslZ9NHhIY.

“Yoo Young-Chul.” Wikipedia, 29 Jan. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoo_Young-chul.

“Yoo Young-Chul.” Criminal Minds Wiki, criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Yoo_Young-chul.

''. “Woman-Hating Cannibal Dubbed Raincoat Killer Was Caught after Phone Blunder.” The US Sun, 2 Feb. 2024, www.the-sun.com/news/10273266/yoo-young-chul-raincoat-killer-serial-south-korea/. Accessed 9 July 2024.

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When Elyse Pahler, a teenager from Arroyo Grande, went missing, her parents reached out to the police for help. Unfortunately, they weren't able to make much headway over the course of several months until they got a tip from an unlikely source. A clergyman from a local church called in to tell investigators that a teenaged congregant told him that he and two of his friends sacrificed Elyse to gain favor with the devil and become successful metal musicians. In this episode we discuss the entire case and the aftermath of it, including a lawsuit Elyse's parents filed against the band Slayer in relation to their daughter's murder.

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Sources:

Buccio, claudia. “Local Judge Grants Parole to Royce Casey, Man Convicted of Killing Arroyo Grande Teen.” KSBY News, 16 June 2022, www.ksby.com/news/local-news/local-judge-grants-parole-to-royce-casey-man-convicted-of-killing-arroyo-grande-teen. Accessed 27 May 2024.

fountain, Matt. “Elyse Pahler Murder Case: Here’s a Timeline of the 1995 Satanic Killing in SLO County Read More At: Https://Www.sanluisobispo.com/News/Local/Crime/Article252167488.Html#Storylink=Cpy.” The Tribune, San Luis Obispo Tribune, 18 June 2021, www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article252167488.html.

“Murder of Elyse Pahler.” Wikipedia, 11 Jan. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Elyse_Pahler.

Waxman, Sharon. “Did “Death Metal” Music Incite Murder?” Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2001, www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2001/01/23/did-death-metal-music-incite-murder/63cf6de7-fdd1-4067-a49f-9946f111e6a2/.

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Many of the diss tracks that have been released by Kendrick Lamar over the past week contain lines that clearly have dark origins. In this episode we focus on one line from Euphoria that took inspiration from the case of YNW Melly AKA Jamell Demons. We cover the allegations that Jamell shot and killed two of his best friends with the help of another friend named YNW Bortlen AKA Cortlen Henry, and we discuss the first trial that ended in a mistrial. I also detail another murder that Jamell and Cortlen are suspected to be involved in.

Sources:

Cowen, Trace William. “YNW Melly Reportedly Now a Suspect in Deputy’s Shooting Death.” Complex, 22 Feb. 2019, www.complex.com/music/a/tracewilliamcowen/ynw-melly-suspect-deputy-shooting-death. Accessed 6 May 2024.

Elibert, Mark. “Texts from Young Thug, French Montana, and More Brought up during YNW Melly Trial.” Complex, www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/texts-from-young-thug-french-montana-ynw-melly-trial. Accessed 6 May 2024.

Holsman, Melissa E. “Double Murder Retrial of Famed Gifford Rapper Jamell Demons, Known as YNW Melly, on Hold.” Treasure Coast, 3 May 2024,

www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/indian-river-county/2024/05/03/retrial-of-gifford-rapper-jamell-demons-known-as-ynw-melly-pushed-off/73544244007/. Accessed 6 May 2024.

“Murder Trial of Rapper YNW Melly Ends in Mistrial after Jury Deadlocks; Retrial Likely.” AP News, 22 July 2023, apnews.com/article/ynw-melly-murder-trial-florida-70a72f2f6d095e89a43f65eff94536c1. Staff, Michael Saponara,Billboard, et al. “A Timeline of YNW Melly’s Career & Legal Troubles: From “Murder on My Mind” to Murder Charges.” Billboard, 15 July 2022,

www.billboard.com/lists/ynw-melly-career-legal-troubles-timeline/legal-history/.

“YNW Melly Killed Best Friends in Angry, Greed-Fueled Murder Plot, State Says in Closing Argument.” Www.youtube.com, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OK46bTz_lc. Accessed 6 May 2024.

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