The Death That Changed Seoul’s Foreign Community

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   January 10, 2023

   JUDITH FORKAN Kapoun

   I’m Bill Kapoun’s mother. A niece just stumbled upon this podcast, and sent me the link. I’d never heard it before. Really, to listen to the details again took my breath away. You sure included a lot of the more nuanced details. I’m not sure that the details about “Mr. Lee” are correct, or the money. My impression was that he was a politician that was trying to put a less-than-horrible face on the situation because it was getting so much publicity. There was some type of Korean/American political deal being negotiated at the time. BTW, he lived on the 3rd or 4th floor. It was a building set up like a motel with outside access to each apartment. You walked down an exterior hallway, with a railing on one side, and the entrances to the apartments on the other. Yes, the very large window was easy to slide open while standing on that hallway/walkway. Another pertinent factor; the bedroom had bars on the window. All I could think was “why on the third floor”??? If Billy was aware of the fire in the living area, he may have opened the door thinking that he had a chance. Otherwise, he was trapped in the bedroom. So much pain for him….and for us.

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