An analysis has found that the suspect in the ‘Gangbuk motel serial killings’ case exhibits psychopathic tendencies.

On the 4th, the Gangbuk Police Station in Seoul stated regarding a woman in her twenties, surnamed Kim, who is suspected of killing men by administering drugs, that it had analyzed she falls under the category of a psychopath and has sent the related diagnostic results to prosecutors.

Between December 14 last year and the 9th of last month, at a motel in Suyu-dong, Gangbuk District, Seoul, and at a cafe in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, among other locations, Ms. Kim allegedly handed drinks laced with benzodiazepines, a class of psychotropic drugs, to three men in their twenties, causing the deaths of two and leaving one unconscious.

According to the police, the drug Ms. Kim used was a psychiatric medication prescribed to her, containing components used as anti-anxiety agents and sleeping pills. Ms. Kim stated during questioning that she had depressive symptoms, and a review of medical records indicated she had in fact received treatment for a mental illness.

On the 19th of last month, the police referred Ms. Kim to the prosecution in custody on charges including murder, aggravated assault, and violations of the Narcotics Control Act. The investigation revealed that before the offenses, Ms. Kim searched on ChatGPT multiple times about the dangers of combining sleeping pills with alcohol, entering queries such as “What happens if you take sleeping pills with alcohol?”, “How much is dangerous?”, and “Could it be fatal?”.

In addition, allegations have been raised that Ms. Kim also made two other men lose consciousness by administering drugs in the same way. A man in his thirties who said he lost consciousness after drinking a hangover remedy handed to him by Ms. Kim at a karaoke bar in Suyu-dong in mid-last month was additionally identified. It was also confirmed that on October 25 last year, a report was filed from a phone number believed to be the same as that of Ms. Kim, stating, “While we were at a restaurant together having a glass of white wine, he suddenly collapsed.”

Given that this report was made in October last year, earlier than the previously known time of the crimes, it is also being suggested that Ms. Kim may have continued her offenses over a longer period.