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July 28, 2014

Crime World

In Ferry Deaths, a South Korean Tycoon’s Downfall

On the cult founder, business magnate, pseudonymous internationally shown artist and ferry owner Yoo Byung-eun, who was found dead in the brush amidst empty liquor bottles.

Choe Sang-Hun, Alison Leigh Cowan, Scott Sayare, Martin Fackler New York Times Jul 2014 20min Permalink