A 21-year-old South Korean woman faces murder charges following a disturbing investigation that revealed her use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT to research lethal drug interactions before allegedly poisoning multiple men. Seoul police authorities disclosed that the suspect, identified only by her surname Kim, systematically queried the AI chatbot about the dangers of mixing sleeping pills with alcohol prior to the fatal incidents.
Digital forensic analysis of Kim’s mobile device uncovered specific searches including ‘What happens if you take sleeping pills with alcohol?’, ‘How many do you need to take for it to be dangerous?’, and the direct question ‘Could it kill someone?’ These discoveries directly contradict Kim’s initial statements to investigators where she claimed unawareness that combining prescribed benzodiazepine sedatives with alcohol could prove fatal.
The timeline of alleged crimes begins in December 2023 when Kim first administered sedative-laced drinks to her then-partner in a Namyangju cafe parking lot, resulting in temporary unconsciousness. Police evidence indicates Kim escalated drug quantities in subsequent attacks. On January 28, 2024, a man in his twenties was found dead in a Gangbuk-gu motel hours after accompanying Kim. Using identical methodology, another victim died on February 9 after checking into a different motel with the suspect.
Kim was initially arrested on February 11 on charges of inflicting bodily injury resulting in death, but prosecutors have since upgraded charges to premeditated murder based on digital evidence and toxicology reports. The investigation remains active as authorities examine potential additional victims beyond the three confirmed cases.