#338 - Death by Gilbert & George (Kye Soo Kim, Hyun-Han Jin & In-Hea Song)
About this episode
The episode explores the tragic murders of two Korean students in London and the identity of their killer.
From the end of October to the start of December 2001, an unspecified two-roomed second-floor flat on Eagle Street in Holborn was a warm and welcoming guesthouse rented out to two Korean students exploring London. As strangers in a notoriously dangerous city, they did everything right to ensure their safety, as London isn’t for the faint hearted. And although they stayed within confines of their tight-knit community, their sadistic killer was hiding in plain sight. Location #1: unknown number, ‘Beckley’ 47-51 Eagle Street, Holborn, London, WC2 Location #2: unknown number, Lansbury Estate, Augusta Street, Poplar, London, E14 Date: 8th or 9th of December 1913 and 27th October 2001 Victims: Hyun-Han Jin and In-Hea Song Culprit: Kye Soo Kim Five time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British true crime podcasts covering only 20 square miles of West London. It is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under…
People in this episode
Host: Michael
Guest: Kye Soo Kim
Topics covered
- true crime
- murder
- London
- Korean students
- safety
- killer
Keywords
- murder
- true crime
- Kye Soo Kim
- Hyun-Han Jin
- In-Hea Song
- London
- 2001
- Eagle Street
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Eagle Street, Holborn, London, Lansbury Estate, Augusta Street, Poplar, London
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