The 'World Dark Tour', which traveled around the world's incidents and accident sites, ended the trip meaningfully, providing breathtaking tension until the end.
JTBC's 'World Dark Tour', which aired on the 8th, stimulated viewers' desire for mystery by tracing the truth behind the 'Pizza Bomber' case, the most bizarre bank robbery case in FBI history. In particular, this incident, which boasts enough twists and turns to become the motif of the movie 'Saw', dramatically decorated the last page of 'World Dark Tour' with a development that did not allow one to let down their guard even for a moment.
Dark guide Pyo Chang-won focused the attention of dark tourists by saying, “Everyone needs to stay alert,” and guided them to Philadelphia, USA, where the most bizarre and complex bank robbery in FBI history occurred. The bank robber, who moved calmly while eating candy despite wearing a time bomb around his neck, became more restless as time went by and died when the bomb exploded, shocking everyone.
The police began to look back at the pizza delivery man's actions to uncover the truth of the case. The nine crime instructions found in the bank robber's car contained the mission to 'find the key and defuse the bomb within the 55-minute time limit.' However, not only was time running out to find the key, but the key to defuse the bomb could not be found anywhere in the mission, so the profilers assumed that the criminal's goal was simply to kill the hostages, not money.
While the investigation was experiencing difficulties due to the lack of any evidence, the case took a new turn when a call came in reporting, “There is a body in the freezer.” The reporter, Bill, said that the body in the freezer was killed by his former lover, Marjorie, but when the police, who were suspicious of him, searched the house, they found a will that said, 'This case has nothing to do with the bank robbery,' and the suspicions against Bill arose. amplified.
However, with Bill's sudden death, the truth is once again in the fog, and a twist that will turn the world upside down is revealed. Marjorie, who was in prison, said she killed a man because he tried to report a bank robbery death. In addition, the bank robber who was considered an innocent hostage was Margery's accomplice, and the co-worker of the bank robber who died in succession was also one of them. Although the case was closed, many questions still remained, so the dark tourists could not hide their sense of futility.
The 'World Dark Tour', which ended a long journey with a mysterious incident that tightened the heart, travels all over the world, including the United States, Japan, China, Taiwan, and Europe, and reflects on the pain of the past through places where events and accidents of the century occurred. It was a meaningful time. We visited places closely related to our country's painful history, including the dark tour during the Japanese colonial period held to commemorate the 77th anniversary of liberation, and the Nanjing Massacre, where a terrible massacre took place, leaving a deep impression.
'World Dark Tour' shed light on violent crimes prevalent in our society, such as child neglect cases, voice phishing, romance scams, and drugs, and raised awareness with expert advice on preventing them. He also mentioned natural disasters that cannot be prevented by human power, such as volcanoes and earthquakes, as well as violent crimes and disasters, and emphasized several times that Korea is no longer a safe zone from disasters.
The collaboration between the dark tourists who led the 'World Dark Tour' and the dark guides, where experts in each field gathered, stood out. Dark Guide conveys events and accidents from around the world in an immersive way, while also acting as a storyteller by suggesting ways to live in the future through the events of the past, increasing the level of immersion so that viewers can become immersed in the events.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr