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South Korean drink-spike killer quizzed ChatGPT for lethal doses, police say

A 22-year-old South Korean woman, identified as Kim, has been arrested and is accused of killing two men and sickening another by spiking their drinks with sedatives in motel rooms between December 2023 and February 2024. The incidents occurred in South Korea, with the first attempt taking place on December 14th.

SCMP’s Asia deskSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-03-04 · 09:01 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
South Korean drink-spike killer quizzed ChatGPT for lethal doses, police say
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A 22-year-old South Korean woman, identified as Kim, has been arrested and is accused of killing two men and sickening another by spiking their drinks with sedatives in motel rooms between December 2023 and February 2024. The incidents occurred in South Korea, with the first attempt taking place on December 14th. Police investigators in Seoul have determined that Kim meets the clinical criteria for psychopathy, exceeding the threshold score on a psychopathy checklist. The results of this assessment have been sent to prosecutors who are building a case against her. Kim is accused of targeting men in their twenties.

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Anyone who scores 25 and above on the psychopathy checklist is considered a psychopath.

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Kim is accused of giving sedative-laced drinks to three men, causing two deaths.

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Kim scored high on the revised psychopathy checklist.

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The suspect, Kim, met the clinical criteria to be considered a psychopath.

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A South Korean woman was arrested for killing men by spiking their drinks.

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A South Korean woman arrested for killing men in motel rooms by spiking their drinks met the clinical criteria necessary to be considered a psychopath, police said on Wednesday.The 22-year-old suspect, identified only by her surname Kim, had scored high marks on the “revised psychopathy checklist”, investigators told The Korea Herald.The test, which measures 20 traits such as callousness, impulsivity, lack of empathy and irresponsibility, has a maximum score of 40. Anyone who scores 25 and above is considered a psychopath – Kim’s assessment exceeded that mark.The investigators from the Seoul Gangbuk Police Station have sent the results to prosecutors who are preparing a case against her.Kim is accused of giving sedative-laced drinks to three men in their twenties between December and February, causing one to be sick and two to die.Her first attempt was on December 14, according to investigators.
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