Five children disappeared near Daegu and were found dead eleven years later.
Updated 20 Aug 2026
Five boys left their neighbourhood in Daegu on a public holiday in March 1991 and did not return. A nationwide search continued for years without locating them. [1]
Their remains were discovered on Mount Waryong in September 2002. Forensic findings challenged early assumptions about accidental death, but the criminal case remains unresolved. [2]
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The five schoolboys left their neighbourhood during a public holiday and did not return, prompting a nationwide search.
Source: Korea JoongAng Daily ↗Police, military personnel, and volunteers conducted an extensive search and followed thousands of reports, but the boys were not located.
Source: Korea JoongAng Daily ↗The boys' remains were recovered on Mount Waryong near the area searched after their disappearance more than eleven years earlier.
Source: Korea JoongAng Daily ↗Later examination challenged early suggestions of accidental death and supported a homicide inquiry, but the evidence did not identify an offender.
Source: Wikipedia ↗The murder limitation period then in force expired without a prosecution. Later legal reform did not retroactively restore the already-expired case.
Source: Korea JoongAng Daily ↗0 videos
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