Entombed

In 1999, a robbery and murder took place in the South Korean village of Samnye, and three disadvantaged young men were accused of the crime. They were convicted, but the truth only came to light some twenty years later.

Hugo Ferrer Medrano and Xianzhi Liang were a happy young couple expecting their first child. One day, however, they disappeared, and soon Hugo’s mother made a horrifying discovery.

Son Ye-yeon had recently died, and her sister went to an insurance company to claim the life insurance payout. Surprisingly, however, it turned out that the claimant’s signature and fingerprints matched those of Son Ye-yeon, and the supposedly deceased woman was remarkably alive. So who had actually been cremated?

Elliot Eastman was a 26-year-old American man who made YouTube videos about his life. He had settled in the Philippines with his local spouse, but the area was not safe, especially for foreigners. Elliot’s growing anxiety was also evident in his videos, until after October 2024, when no more videos were posted.

A group of 18 hikers set out, but only 10 returned. The hike was not supposed to be technically demanding, so what exactly happened?

Kosuke Nozaki was already 77 years old, but that did not stop him from calling himself the “Don Juan of Kishu.” He also had a wife 55 years his junior by his side, to whom he paid a monthly allowance. In the end, however, his adventures came to a grim end.

In 1999, a mysterious murder took place on Jeju Island in South Korea. The victim was local prosecutor Lee Seung-yong. The case remained cold for 20 years, until a person involved in the events came forward to a television program.

When Masamitsu Adachi was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning alongside a farewell note, suicide naturally seemed like the most likely explanation. However, his father had also recently been hospitalized under suspicious circumstances. What was really happening in the Adachi family?

Shinya Matsuoka was only four years old when he vanished without a trace after his father took his eyes off him for less than a minute. More than thirty years later, the case remains a mystery.