Four bodies have surfaced on South Korea's holiday island of Jeju in just three days, and a police officer now stands accused of covering up the disappearances that preceded them. The discoveries have triggered public alarm and online speculation about a serial killer, even as investigators say no such link has been established.
At the centre of the scandal is a mid-ranking officer, identified only by his surname, Bu, who is accused of falsifying hundreds of missing-person records rather than investigating them.
