Three Arrested for Murder of Cryptocurrency Trader in Gangnam
Seems pretty extreme to murder someone over a $61,000 investment loss in cryptocurrency considering how volatile everyone should know by now investing in crypto is:
Three people were arrested on Monday in suspected connection with the recent murder of a 48-year-old woman who lived in Seoul’s Gangnam District.
Korea Times
Judge Yoo Chang-hoon at the Seoul Central District Court said the decision was made to grant warrants for their arrests “due to concerns they are flight risks or could try to destroy evidence.”
According to police, the three were suspected of conspiring to force the woman into a vehicle in front of an apartment complex in Yeoksam-dong in Seoul’s Gangnam District at 11:46 p.m. on Wednesday, and murdering her the following day in Daejeon, 140 kilometers south of Seoul. Her body was dumped on a mountain near Daecheong Dam on the outskirts of Daejeon.
The three were caught by police some 42 hours after the woman’s abduction.
Police have secured a testimony that one of the three suspects, identified only by his surname Lee, invited the second suspect to participate in the crime, while the second one invited the third suspect.
The case is believed to be related to disputes between Lee and the victim over cryptocurrency investments, according to legal sources and media reports.
Lee, 35, who worked at a lawyer’s office in Seoul, testified during the initial police questioning that he had suffered a loss of some 80 million won ($61,000) after investing money into the cryptocurrency company that the victim was working for.
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It’s definitely extreme but a lot of people have been killed for a lot less.
Definitely hard to feel sympathy for those who lost their money investing in get-rich-quick scams. They played themselves.
Frankly, it’s no different than taking that same $61,000 and putting it all on “some nag in the 7th at Hialeah” because it was listed at 40:1 and getting mad at the teller who sold you the tickets.
Because their are two ways to make a small fortune.
1. Start with a large one and spend foolishly.
2. Work hard and stick every spare penny in the bank, eventually diversifying your investments.
Putting all your eggs in one basket—especially at Easter, where the main point was the resurrection of the Son of God, not some wierd myth about chocolate rabbits and colored eggs— has always been a sucker’s bet.
Stop falling for that old game.