Influencer Yoon Jiah killed in South Korea, suspect arrested

A South Korean social media influencer and aspiring actress in her 20s was found dead on a mountainside in Muju County on September 11, and police have arrested a man in his 50s in connection with the killing. Authorities say the woman, known online as Yoon Jiah and followed by more than 300,000 people, was strangled and her body placed in a suitcase before being left in a remote area of North Jeolla Province.

Police investigators said forensic examination determined the cause of death to be asphyxiation due to neck compression and that the attack occurred roughly 30 minutes after Yoon ended a livestream. She had been filming on Yeongjong Island in Incheon, more than three hours by road from where her body was found, officials said. CCTV footage reviewed by investigators reportedly shows the suspect kneeling and begging the woman not to sever ties shortly before the encounter that led to her death. The family has said security video captured her being pulled back into a car against her will at about 3:27 p.m. on the day she died.

The suspect, identified by his surname Choi, was a frequent and high-value donor on the platform where Yoon streamed and used the online alias Black...