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We witness how the crime scene is immediately corrupted by both cops and local kids. The film begins on Octoas the body of the first victim is found. These two detectives are at the core of the story and we watch as each evolves. In contrast to Park's gut-feeling approach, Seo puts faith in evidence, proclaiming, "Documents never lie".

When a second victim is discovered, a more seasoned professional, Detective Seo, arrives from Seoul. Park's partner, Detective Jo, is a hothead who takes a heavy-handed approach to interrogation (though he later experiences true karma). Of course, this is ridiculous and is proven so on a few occasions. Park is convinced he has "Shaman eyes" and can identify the guilty party simply by looking at them. Almost immediately we can tell Park and the police force are borderline incompetent. Kang-ho Song (PARASITE) stars as Park, a local detective called to the scene of the first victim. This early film can be compared to David Fincher's ZODIAC (2007), although this one is a blend of murder mystery, crime thriller, black comedy, and political commentary.

Director Bong Joon Ho co-wrote the screenplay with Sung-bo Shim, and of course, went on to win an Oscar for PARASITE (2019), in addition to providing other popular features such as OKJA (2017), SNOWPIERCER (2013), and THE HOST (2006). The case was the inspiration for writer-director Bong Joon Ho's second feature film, as was Kwang-rim Kim's play, "Come to See Me". Considered South Korea's first serial killer case, the crime went unsolved until 2019. Between 19, 10 women were raped and brutally murdered in the province of Gyeong-gi outside Seoul.