I'm a medical student and blue "eyes" actually called "blue sclera" is a sign of iron deficiency in severely malnourished patients.

the fact that adult police officers felt sick and teary eyed while they had to go through that apartment unit and to imagine a literal child trapped in there for years. so heartbreaking.

Getting only 24 years is insane, but going down for just 18 is a crime in itself. Wtf SK…

Those poor kids.. from being forced to help your mom shove your dads body in a bucket, to being shut in whats basically a gas chamber all your life. I hope wherever Chiho is, he's safe, happy, loved and is eating his heart out. To his older brother, I hope he knows that it wasn't his fault for what his mom did and it doesn't reflect him, just her.

Why wasn't she also charged and tried for child neglect, abandonment and child abuse???

Even though everything with this case is absolutely wild, the most shocking thing for me was how long she was sentenced. Double homicide, child abuse, and child abandonment?? 18 YEARS?!? THATS IT???

that little boy is about 18 now, i truly hope he is healing and okay.

Just her explaining the smell of a human corpse and the insides of the kimchi made me want to cry, I don’t understand how the child survived with that smell and bugs in there. The entire situation is absolutely terrible and honestly scary to think that this just went by for years.

It’s crazy that their bodies were in the apartment for all those years and nobody knew. That poor boy, it’s heartbreaking to know what he went through and how he had to live.

I'm a mom myself and my heart is hurting for the little boy... Just imagining this scared little boy in this filthy apartment makes me cry. I hope he is now well treated and protected... Every child deserves parents, but not every parent deserves a child.

Wait.. this woman and her apartment smelled of death and was full of rotten trash, yet she had how many men in and out??? What!?!?

I feel so bad for the child, especially since we’re the same age. At 17 your childhood is still very easily recalled and it makes up most of who you are. I can’t imagine going through that all alone. I really hope that he has been able to or is working through the trauma well. Wherever he is now, I hope he’s healthy and doing well surrounded by caring people.

The fact that this all happened around kids is just sad. Not only did she ruin her oldest child’s mind but her youngest… Korea should look over this case again..

Another reason Chiho’s eyes could be bluish white is iron deficiency, most likely from how little protein or meat he was able to eat while by himself, being unable to cook.

Ok, but nobody’s talking about how she PRACTICED saying “I’m sorry” while in police custody, as if she was practicing in the mirror before a school play. This is worse than a horror movie, that woman is what nightmares are made of omg 😶 disturbing does not even feel like an adequate description for the way she nonchalantly practiced mimicking human behavior while being interrogated. Real life is scarier than fiction. :( thank you Stephanie so much

"If you're eating, this might not be the episode for you- " *mid-bite rethinking my life choices*

I can understand that a son would help his mom hide his dad's body. We don't know what this woman was like or what it was like to be her child. Seventeen years is a long time to be under someone's influence.

I have adhd and can’t sit through a whole video without watching a different one but as soon as I found rotten mangos account, I was hooked! She tells these true crime cases so well and the emotion is on point! I can actually sit down and watch this whole thing!

There was actually a very similar case in Poland in 2003, city called Łódź. Police found 4 kids in huge barrels for pickling cabbage. 😢😢😢

18 years for 2 murders plus severe child neglect ? should be life , that poor little boy wish we knew more about how she treated him & how he is now ? also neighbours, if you hear a distressed child dont wait call police immediately

the way she lit up when describing kimchi in the beginning made me forget that this video was about a heinous crime for a second

I hope her last boyfriend is able to move on and cope well from this. He probably connected the dots after the first police visit and thought that if she knew he knew her secret, he would be the next victim. So glad the police came back so soon, he was probably living in fear

Much as I don’t like these dramatized YT narrations of terrible events, she does a wonderful job of telling these stories. I’ve watched a couple of her videos now and she’s pretty great. 👌

My son is 9 year old. The thought of a child even younger being stuck in that awful place all by himself, crying as loud as he could surrounded by filth and horrible stench makes me tear up... He just wanted his mom but unfortunately she never deserved him to begin with...

it seems wrong that the court only seemed to really focus on the murders and not the fact that she abused her son and left him alone days on end it seems in a gross apartment with no food and two dead bodies. not that the murder isn't important but its weird that they almost skipped over that part. i hope that the son can live a normal life away from her.

I'm on 9 minutes into the video but the mention of the kid being left home reminds me of my 3 cousins. Their mom would leave them for weeks at a time while she was off doing drugs or with men or both. Their grandparents, my great aunt and uncle, would get a call from random neighbors or just people who lived near them (we grew up in a small town and they lived in the middle of the country in whatever house their mom shared with whatever man she was with at the time) and they'd say "We haven't seen their mom in a few days or whatever, so you might want to come get them." and the grandparents would go get them and bathe and feed them until she came back. Once she was gone for EIGHT MONTHS and apparently the kids never asked where their mother was. My family ALWAYS talked shit about their mother and how awful she was but NO ONE ever said anything about their dad who was paying child support and KNEW how his kids was being treated but never ONCE wanted custody of them. Years later, when the youngest two were in middle and high school, their mom lost custody of them. Their dad still didn't want them and his mom (the grandparent that was coming to get them every time) was the one who got custody of them. As I got older I always wondered why it was "okay" to talk crap about their mom but not their dad. Obviously the answer is, the dad was family but that's a shitty reason. If anything I blame him more because he was raised well. The mother wasn't. Her own mom was gone a lot and "liked men", shall we say. Their mom's oldest sister was pregnant for the first time at 12 and the father was 19 or so. When their mother found out, her response was "You better marry him! I don't allow WHORES in my house". The mom was living with a grown man (like 25 or 30) when she was 15 years old. In contrast the father of my cousins grew up in a 2 parent household with a younger brother. Both parents worked and were pretty normal. Anyway, I always thought it was pretty messed up that she was bad for what she did but not him. Thank you for reading my rant. xD

I remember the time I made a report to CPS. The fighting was just annoying at first. A teenager dealing with mental illness and a mom struggling to keep things together. But there was a man involved and all kinds of stuff I don't care to get into, so I decided I should probably at least make a report. I was checking to see if I could do it online (since it was the middle of the night) and the website was so poorly optimized. I remember thinking I was just going to give up because it was too much of a hassle, and right afterward I was so disgusted with myself. I was going to put my convenience over the possible safety of a child? I made the report and they were checked on. Don't know if anything came of it, but at least I can sleep at night knowing I did the only thing any half decent human being would do.

Given her hoarding habit, it seems like the woman wanted to hoard the bodies as well in the bucket, to not let them go

I'm so glad I found Stephanie and her family. From vlogs to true crime, I always have her on while working out, working and studying.

"If you're eating, if you have a weak stomach, this is not for you" Me: *takes another bite of my taco bell*

You are such an amazing story teller, you paint a picture and give details, speaking so clearly and with character. You have a real talent, its almost a lost art, story telling. So glad I found your channel!!!

My boyfriend has the Korean mind your business mentality and he is white as snow, as for me, I’m Korean American and I’m always panicked when I hear children or women crying/screaming. It’s shocking how living situations can change how certain people should be programmed to think.

I feel so much sympathy towards the little boy. He was so young and he shouldnt have gone through that.

Can you imagine a random nan coming over to hook up, and walk into that mess and smell🤢🤮🤧

For heinous crime like this, and the fact the she kept the body as a trophy or whatever with her for 10years, didn't dump it somewhere to be discovered, didn't bury it etc...she kept it with her....how can high court give her less than what the prosecution is asking? How can they even look the the victim's families and be like....24 years? no maybe 18 years should be enough. And the fact that she will still live to see the light of day when she gets released is sooo mind blowing while her victims di3d and for sure even in death they struggle to be at peace knowing their bodies are like that...bruh, SK laws needs some reviewing....

I don't watch any podcasts at all. Except yours. You are the most talented, eloquent, smooth-speaking, attention-grabbing narrator I've ever come across!

It’s terrifying to know that there are such sadistic people in this world Thank you Stephanie for covering these international cases

Age clearly doesn't matter. In the Philippines, there's an old woman around 70 years old who had murdered her house helper. I hope you can cover this case because it's facinating how a senior elderly woman was able to kill her helper and dump the body on her own

I just found your channel and I must say I love the enthusiasm you show while telling the stories. And it is sooo "refreshing" with crimes I have never heard of. Thanks!

she kills me the way she described the deteriorating skin as ‘shlop’ then went ‘sorry’ right afterward 😭

You don't realize how much I love this channel. It's litteraly making my days this year. Either this channel or the podcast. I can't get this satisfaction from any other channel. It's litteraly healing me 😭

stephanie makes me so happy and entertained literally nothing can have me focused this long

I have to say you are an amazing storyteller, I was hooked! I cant usually focus for an hour but this had me at the edge of my seat!

this actually made my head pound and i had to pause halfway through because of the psychological toll hearing this brought me thank you for shedding light to this situation

About why she didn't get rid of the body: my bet is because it's nearly impossible to do that in Korea. Trash bins are checked before taking away and the amount of cameras outside is insane

It’s so scary to think and know that there are many international cases that I wouldn’t know about. I’m so glad I found your channel!

Stephanie you have become my favorite true crime podcaster! I love not only the cases you cover but how you deliver these stories. I am hooked and have done nothing but binge watch you!! Thank you for all the research that goes in to each and every one of these cases. You are phenomenal!!

10:15 "The entire second floor gave off a stench like the sun gives off heat" That was a really good analogy and description Steph! ❤

As I was listening to this case, I keep hugging and kissing my son. I just cannot imagine the hell that poor baby went through. I cannot imagine putting my son through something like that. My heart is breaking. I just hope he is safe and well now.

This mother sounds so unhinged. I feel awful for her son and the trauma he will carry now.

Just wanted to tell you the reason why I even saw this video was that this was the second result of the search “kimchi recipe” UKposts decided to be absolutely FOUL today LMAO

I loveeee this background setting the most !!!! It fits the rotten mango vibe the best ! Please bring it back 😂❤

The little boy deserves everything and more. I hope he is getting lots of help, love and tasty things.

She should’ve gotten life. She should’ve been charged with 2 murders , child neglect/ abuse, and there has to be a charge for her impersonating her dead husband, not reporting his death, and also mistreating his dead body. She also showed no remorse especially for the second dude and even purposely said he was a foreigner cus she knew it would be punished less time.

I am soo happy that I found your channel you're soo good at explaining these incidents and actual stories

I’ve never heard a true crime channel tell the stories in such detail! Your style is very unique. It almost seems like you have these stories totally memorized

I'm confused as to how the heck she even got 2 grown men into a 4 ft bucket together, and be able to close the lid. This case is absolutely terrifying 😢

I like when true crime UKpostsrs actually describe the whole crime and how the killing actually happened, even if it’s gruesome. It’s easier to imagine what happened and feel more sorry for the victims tbh idk how to explain💀

Rotten Mango has quickly become my favorite podcast. I’ve been binge listening/watching. I can’t get enough! The way you tell these stories is great.

I only found this video because I was looking for kimchi recipes... but then I was hooked! 😄Brilliant! Love this story teller, she's great.

Pls cover the current case that is happening in the Philippines as of now… it’s about the girl had an affair with a pastor that killed her fiancé, it is currently trending as we speak. Thank u! And I love how the way u present the stories ! ❤

Hoarding disorder is usually tied to severe depression, OCD and psychotic disorders including schizophrenia. In Lee’s case HD plays a huge part in Lee’s horrible decision making. The fact she chose to hoard her late husband’s body who ‘allegedly’ died of natural causes in the house instead of bury him for 10+ years while her son knew about it and accepted it, is solid evidence to the deterioration of her mental disorders and how that deeply affected her son’s brain functions and development of his Non toxic empathy skills and instead created deeply rooted trauma and “Toxic empathy” which is known to occur when a person tends to over empathise with others, which can lead to feelings of stress, anxiety, continues distrustful behaviour and exhaustion, signs of toxic empathy include feeling drained after social interactions, having difficulty setting boundaries, and feeling others pain as our own which were all struggles that Lee’s Son faced because of her inability to acquire mental health assistance instead of giving in to all her darkest fears and destructive thoughts. I personally don’t know if her husband died of natural causes or not because she seemed to have exchanged blame with him over the death of their 2nd son in 1995 so who knows maybe she drove him to suicide, poisoned him or maybe it’s like the son said natural causes and she just couldn’t bare part from his body due to her severe case of hoarding disorder which is could very likely be the scenario here. Either way this is quite a sad case and i wish Lee gotten help before it’s too late, the son barely survived his mother and now left with trauma for life i wish him and all the victims families peace and hope this serves as a lesson to engage critical thinking and self reflection as well as seek mental health support from family and friends and even neighbours if you’re unable to provide medical help for yourself there are many mental health services available in our current day and age, they exist to provide assistance when needs be so allow them to help most importantly please never ignore your mental health state as it’s the foundation of all our thoughts, actions and physical health - on a more personal note, i myself suffered a mild case of hoarding in 2011 i remember it very clearly i was going through a depressive state of mind for 2 weeks during a yearly memorial of my best friend’s passing m, it was and still very challenging each year but this particular time it hit me harder due to other factors back then all of which i recognised as a very serious symptoms of depression and since then i tried to become very conscious of my intrusive thinking and even started digging at the root causes and that lead me to self exploring which lead to full on studying neurobiology “female brain activity” which i was awarded a master’s degree for by HMX this year .. this was the 3rd academic degree for me as my first and 2nd were in business management, innovational strategy and leadership. I mainly decided to study neurobiology to understand how my brain operates on a deeper level as it’s the most powerful tool in the human arsenal a side from the other perceived understanding that “shame” is considered by most to be the most effective tool, and even though it wasn’t for academia at first for me it definitely didn’t hurt to obtain qualifications along the way and even now as a private chef de cuisine, recipe developer and food & beverage service owner but most importantly i would say it probably saved me from long term suffering trying to understand why i feel, act and think the way i do and process it all with accurate understanding and if i may i add, if you happen to be reading this and wondering .. you don’t need a degree whatsoever to know more about your own brain chemistry and the difference between male and female brain activity to do that you just need to read more about the subject, not only does regular reading help make you smarter, but it can also actually increase your brainpower. Just like going for a jog exercises our cardiovascular system, reading regularly improves memory function by giving our brain a good workout, allow yourself to get curious and think of research as a way of life, believe in your abilities to self control and develop healthy critical thinking paradigms to help you develop healthier skills and gradually the dark intrusive thoughts will work themselves out as the increase of knowledge levels provides a grasp over our own neurological maps

You’re the only true crime channel I watch. You really care about the stories you tell. You have so much empathy and want to memorialize the victims in a meaningful way ❤

Omg you have such a talent for storytelling. ❤

I hope the child is leading a good life. I hope a good healthy family was found for him and his first 8 years are just scary memories now.

The Rotten Mango theme song and introduction is so mysteriously beautiful with a twist of creepiness. It's really good!!!

Youre such a good story teller!!! I love your videos sm❤

Child neglect, child abuse, child abandonment, two murders, and she forced her son to help dispose of his own fathers body yet she only has to serve 18 years. She deserves to stay in there for life, she ruined the life’s of so many and felt no remorse

edit: I COMMENTED THIS BEFORE WATCHING THE VIDEO. I love how stephanie does crime videos based in Asia. As an african person this helps a lot bc some things i never knew before abt asian cultures, i feel so educated on them now!

This is one of the most bizarre cases I have ever heard of. I feel so freaking sorry for the little kid, imagine the neighbors that lived above and bellow the apartment can't take the smell, but the kid LIVED in that apartment. She should have been sentenced for life for what she did to the kid. She is not someone to be let out to live among the people, she belongs in jail until the day she dies or she will murder again in cold blood.

You are the best story teller ❤

I love that she is sooo kind by saying if you have a week stomach I will see you next time in such a nice way

These stories from Korea are always so outrageous like you're watching a crazy horror movie 💀

i feel so bad for the kid , literally was on the verge of tears .

This is my first time listening and watching your videos and you've become my favorite storyteller here. I can see and feel that you feel for the victims in your stories. I even finished all the adds so I can at least help you for doing for your viewers~! Thank you!

This is my second episode watching u n i must say u had me sold as a subscriber at the first episode. You are super adorable n I love ur channel its great content keep it up!❤

19:14 "In new york, that's a palace" What a queen, knows how to make us laugh in such situations so we wont be too scared

I recently came across Rotten Mango and she creates some of the most captivating murder mystery podcasts out there. Her attention to detail and research skills are truly impressive, and she presents each case in a way that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I have spent hours listening to her podcasts, and I am always left with a newfound appreciation for the complexities of criminal investigations. Rotten Mango's passion for true crime is contagious, and I highly recommend her podcasts to anyone who enjoys a good mystery. you make the best vids ever

I came across your show, your both amazing, he chimes in just at the right time. Great job!

This channel is honestly wonderful the time and effort you put into your videos is amazing I feel so honored now I’ll honor you and like and subscribe ❤

This all sounds like it could be a movie. Like, one of her son's was crushed by sand?! I was in shock when I heard that. The other witnessed it and a few years later, helped cover up the death of his father! I was speechless. While I still think he should have told the police, he probably lives the guilt. And finally, the youngest was living with bugs, mice and two dead bodies. My heart aches for him and I hope he can have some what of a normal life now. What a vile woman. Even the picture of her sends chills down my spine.

I like how Stephanie's husband introduces the show (Stephanie on multiple occasions going 'It's [actually] bad-a-bing bad-a-BAM' 😂)

when she said "if your eating-" i clicked off so fast, LOL

You're an AMAZING STORYTELLER! Phenomenal

AN HOUR? HELL YEAHH i literally found her channel three weeks ago and ive binged everything (on every chanel) I literally love her sm

I’m so glad I found this channel !! I love true crime and this is the first channel I’ve come across that covers stories from other countries, every video is a story I’ve never heard of and it’s so great !! These stories matter and I’m so glad that someone is covering them and doing such a great job. Every video is done so well and with so much information- there has not been a single one that has been boring. I always listen to these while I clean my room and aquarium and whenever I hang out with my boyfriend I have to tell him all about the most recent video you posted. Thank you !!

I had to come to UKposts to watch the video after watching the short version via fb. You truly know how to tell stories

11:12 😂 im weakk cant stop laughiing at “stinky apartmemt” and just the visual image of the neighbor plugging his nose and ears…

She really doesn't know how much she's helping me I have a crochet business It is really hard for me to focus on orders and watching her videos and crocheting really help

I’ve been stuck listening to your stories/podcast for the past two days. Your videos are so easy to listen to and informative. It’s calming for some reason.

I appreciate your channel so much. So many true crime channels only talk about American and European cases, these Asian cases you talk about were completely unknown to me before. Props to you and your team for all the research, i love you channel❤

This case is heartbreaking especially when a child has to live through it

I swear I have ADHD until Rotten Mango drops a video. I suddenly can sit and listen to an hour story no problem.

My friend from college was Korean, and his parents owned a restaurant / Bodega in Queens. His mom made the best Kimchi I had ever had, and was so tickled that I liked it so much that every time he went home, she made sure to send some with him for me. I think he cursed me in his head every time he had to ride the subway with it. 😁

Okay 3 stories in I had to subscribe great job telling these stories. Keep up the fantastic work.

So... what happened to her oldest son? Did he get some punishment or deemed innocent for involving himself to put his father inside the bucket and lying to the police?

Stephanie! I have a possible explanation for the blue eye detail. The part behind the white in your eyes is a dark blue, but usually you can't see it because the white skin is thick enough. I have a condition called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and that causes my eyes to be a slightly blue tint. It does seem as though his is most likely genetic but could also be much more vibrant just due to his lack of nutrients!

That blue tint can be caused by a thinning Sclera, which allows the tissue beneath, called the choroid, to peek through. This is cause extreme anemia. Long periods of starvation can cause extremely low iron. It's this that would cause this blue tint in the white if the eye she was talking about. Other causes, but probably not why the the child's eyes were blueish tint: Steroids Ehlers Danlos Syndome Brittle bone disease Incontenentia pigmenti Marfan syndrom My opinion it was starvation that thined the whites of the eyes and brings thru the color underneath

I love getting warnings about eating cause it reminds me I’m hungry and should specifically eat right now while watching this wonderfully fun and wholesome video.

Poor kid💔 wishing the best for him. She deserved life.