Memories of Murder (2003)
Based on Korea’s first serial murders in history and a crime that shook the whole country, Memories of Murder is a true crime story depicting the Hwaseong serial murders that took place from 1986 to 1991.
Following local Hwaseong detective, Park Doo-man, and a detective from Seoul, Seo Tae-yoon, the two work together in search of a serial killer who was responsible for killing and raping women in the area. As they started to piece everything together, they realise that the killer only targeted women who wore red on a rainy day. However, every time they come remotely close to finding the real murderer, a new piece of evidence or report would appear, proving them otherwise.
It was estimated that for the actual murders, over 20,000 suspects were questioned, with hundreds and thousands of DNA samples collected. Many have compared the Hwaseong serial murders to the Zodiac killer in Northern California, where both of these cases still remain unsolved to this day.