Plot Synopsis

THE RAINCOAT KILLER: CHASING A PREDATOR IN KOREA is a three-episode documentary series that traces the steps of Yoo Young-chul, a notorious serial killer who came to light as a psychopath to the Korean public in 2004, revealing the stories of those who fought to bring these crimes to justice. From 2003 to 2004, in a span of less than a year, Yoo Young-chul killed a total of 20 people in various parts of Seoul, targeting victims including wealthy elderly people, masseuses, and young women. The large number of brutal murders he committed, cruel methods of killing he used, and grotesque dismemberment of bodies were horrific and unprecedented. This three-parter documents the crimes of Yoo Young-chul and their enormous impact. The series examines these events through archival footage and numerous interviews with the people directly involved with the case, telling this story through the voices of the people who were there, such as the victims' family members, the officer in charge of the case at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, detectives, investigators, prosecutors and lawyers, as well as Kwon Il-yong, Korea's groundbreaking first profiler who interacted directly with Yoo Young-chul, and other profilers including Lee Soo-jung and Bae Sang-hoon. The entire three-part documentary dropped on Friday, October 22, 2021 on Netflix.