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Jun 2023
24m 36s

The Cop Who Killed A Town (Case of Woo B...

Mimi Mizicko
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In the quiet village, Woo BumKon gripped the loaded rifle tightly and unleashed a deadly spree. With chilling determination, he embarked on a merciless rampage, leaving no one alive in his wake. The 1982 massacre perpetrated by Police Officer Woo BumKon remains one of the worst mass shootings in history. What made the police officer turn on the town he swore to protect? ___

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