Husband's Facebook Messages Disturbed Friends But Went Ignored - Then He Killed Wife & Himself, Say Cops

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A man left several very mysterious comments on social media in the days leading up to his and his wife’s deaths. Now police say he murdered her — and then died by suicide.

Last Tuesday, a 25-year-old woman named Hannah Kang and her 34-year-old husband Youree Kang were found dead in their apartment in the northwestern section of Austin, Texas. Both of them appear to have died by stab wounds, per cops who spoke with KXAN News and other news outlets in the capital city.

Leading up to the awful discovery last Tuesday afternoon, Hannah’s aunt had called police and asked them to perform a welfare check on the couple. She was concerned after she hadn’t heard from them in more than 24 hours. She had gone to their apartment and knocked on their door on her own first, too, but no one answered — even though the couple’s car was in the parking lot. That’s when she asked the police to get involved.

When cops got there, they made their entry and discovered Hannah and Youree, both deceased. Immediately, detectives began to piece together the days and hours leading up to the horrible end. For one, police do not believe there is an outstanding suspect who poses any threat to the public. Speaking to People about it, an Austin PD spokesperson noted:

“This is a murder-suicide, there are no other persons of interest in their deaths.”

As they began to investigate, detectives looked into Youree’s Facebook account. The account, which appears to have since been deleted (or hidden from the public anyway), contained some very concerning messages in the days leading up to the murder-suicide. In one post published last Sunday, about 48 hours before their bodies were discovered, Youree wrote:

“I’ve been a menace in society and I’d like to clear my name. I was in an abusive and toxic mindset when I had first met my wife, Hannah. Upon getting to know her, she told me her age (minor) and I still pursued to have a relationship with her. It was wrong of me and I can never give her her precious life back.”

Whoa. Seems like a lot of guilt being expressed for someone planning to harm his wife.

In another post published the next day, roughly 24 hours before the couple’s bodies were found by police, Youree alluded to some kind of conspiratorial thinking:

“I’m terrified of what’s going to happen to me because everyone is instilling fear in me. Every time I ask, it’s like everyone knows something, but won’t share it with me.”

Oof. That’s disturbing. The next part may have given more insight into the murder. He went on to suggest the pair were going through major marital strife:

“My wife has also been acting very strange lately. She’s not the same person as I met her. For 10 years, she stuck by my craziness and now she’s quick to a divorce. I was hoping for us to continue to grow with each other.”

Ugh. Another case where a man would rather see a woman dead than allow her to leave him? Horrible that this is a regular thing…

BTW, People has since confirmed with the Austin PD that the account on which those posts were made was indeed Youree’s profile.

Immediately after those posts went up, they sparked major concern among the couple’s friends. And once the murder-suicide was reported in the news, friends flocked to the since-deleted posts to retroactively share their concerns. Per People, one wrote:

“I am absolutely and completely heartbroken and in shock… beyond sick to my stomach. I just reached out the other day to check on his well-being as something was very clearly off.”

And another added:

“I just messaged Youree the other day after reading some of his posts. This is so heartbreaking.”

For now, per CBS Austin and others, cops are still piecing together the timeline of events. They have asked anyone with information about the couple’s relationship to reach out via Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program at 512-974-TIPS, or to submit a tip anonymously on austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477.

So sad. We send our condolences to their families and loved ones.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. Consider calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233, or text START to 88788, or go to https://www.thehotline.org/.

[Image via Youree Kang/Facebook]