[Voice - Victim's Son: It was around 6:30 a.m. The voice was so urgent, almost like a wail, that I knew something was truly wrong. Her entire body was covered in blood, the bed was covered in blood, and there was blood on her hands. When the police arrived and examined her body, they saw a wound on her neck and concluded that it looked like an external intrusion. (After checking the CCTV) We realized it was an intruder.]

On the morning of June 10, a woman in her 60s, identified as A, was found dead at her home in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province.

Police, who were dispatched following a report from the family, determined that A had been murdered with a weapon around 2:00 a.m.

CCTV footage from the scene captured a man entering A's home, and also showed him leaving the house one hour and 50 minutes later.

However, the object in the suspect's hand was strange.

He was holding a paper bag in his left hand and a 'life safety terminal' in his right hand.

[Voice - Victim's Son: Even if he were fleeing, he would be running away, but he was just walking out. (When he was leaving? After committing a murder?) Exactly. They said he was carrying some bag in his left hand, but it hasn't been confirmed exactly what was in it. In his right hand, he was holding a device that allows elderly people to report emergencies with a single touch.]

The police are tracking the suspect based on the CCTV footage, but have yet to identify him because he was wearing a hat, a mask, and gloves.

As the investigation faces difficulties, groundless information, including AI-generated photos, has been spreading on social media.

Experts point out that the possibility of this not being a simple robbery should not be ruled out.

[Interview - Bae Sang-hoon/Profiler: The area of the attack is somewhat ambiguous, and not much was taken (during the crime). It raises the question, 'Is that really a robber?' Therefore, the police should consider other possibilities, such as a contract killing or a personal grudge—things that we are not aware of from the outside.]

Experts advised that receiving tips from citizens would help in apprehending the culprit and that a swift transition to a public investigation is necessary.

[Interview - Bae Sang-hoon/Profiler: It seems there was an initial misjudgment that they could find the culprit just by questioning neighbors, assuming it was someone familiar with the victim and the area. That is why they did not switch to a public investigation.]

(Planning: Lee Seyoung | Video Editing: Jang Yu-jin | Video Source: News Hunters, Curious Stories Y | Produced by SBS Digital News)