The gang was founded by Kim Gi-hwan, a former convict, along with six other former prisoners and unemployed workers who shared his grudge against the wealthy.

He was reportedly the top student in his class and held an amateur 1-dan rank in baduk ('go (game)' in Japanese).

His thoughts of committing heinous acts began after he watched news reports about corruption in university entrance exams.

Kim was the first of the gang members to be arrested and convicted for raping his ex-friend's niece, and was sentenced to five years.

Part of their training included hiking and camping on Jirisan, the second tallest mountain in South Korea.

[3] The more experienced members provided detailed lessons on handling dynamite and executing kidnappings.

The remaining gang members found him hiding at a relative's house in Siheung (시흥) in August 1993.

[2] On September 8, 1994, at around 3:00 a.m., the gang was wandering around motels in Yangsu-ri (양수리), having heard a rumor that these were popular destinations for the wealthy.

Although neither of them was wealthy, the musician was driving a Hyundai Grandeur, which was considered a sign of wealth at the time.

The gang pursued them, trapping the Grandeur with their pickup truck behind and their Daewoo LeMans in front.

Prior to this, one of the gang members deliberately left skid marks from the Grandeur near the cliff.

The police initially considered it an accident, and the presence of alcohol in the body led them to assume it was a case of drunk driving.

On September 13, 1994, just before the Chuseok holiday, So and Park were picking weeds from a family member's grave when the gang abducted them and took them to their incineration facility.

Despite receiving the money, the gang forced Lee Jeong-su to shoot So and Park in the head with an air gun.

One gang member later confessed to dismembering the victims and eating their flesh, claiming it was to boost his courage and renounce his humanity.

[3] Emboldened by a series of successful murders and kidnappings, the gang decided they needed a more effective way to identify wealthy victims.

They acquired a mailing list from Seoul's exclusive Hyundai Department Store through a disgruntled worker.

[3] On September 16, 1994, the gang practiced throwing dynamite as part of their plan to free Kim Gi-hwan from prison.

Kim trusted Lee and left her responsible for 500,000 won in cash and Kang Dong-un's cell phone.

The gang had previously told her that there were thousands of members in the Chijon Family and that they could capture her no matter where she tried to escape.

However, the chief criminal investigator, Go Byung-cheon, realized that Lee was referring to the missing married couple, whose case had not yet been reported in the news.

[3] The police traced So's cell phone and found it in Yeonggwang County, which matched Lee Jeong-su's story.

After confirming the case's validity, the police waited at the apartment where gang member Kang Dong-un lived.

The police then contacted the rest of the gang, pretending to be at the hospital and claiming that Kang had been in a serious accident.

Kim Hyun-yang told television reporters before his trial that his only regret was not having killed more wealthy individuals.

On November 2, 1995, all members of the Chijon Family, except for Lee Kyung-sook, were executed at Seoul Detention Center.

Due to the lack of information provided to the public at the time, it was widely assumed that all the victims were wealthy.