In the investigative program Unanswered Questions, the production team released a sketch of the thief who broke into Goo Hara's house. The incident happened on January 14, 2020, but the police have yet to find the thief.

After the program aired, some netizens suddenly named male singer Zico because he had many similar physical characteristics to the thief who broke into Goo Hara's house. The rumor quickly spread, affecting Zico's image. On the morning of June 24, Zico's management company denied the rumor and announced that they would sue for spreading false rumors and malicious comments.

"We would like to make it clear that the rumors about our artist are completely false and defamatory in nature. We have come to the decision to take legal action because the false information being shared has reached a serious level. In order to protect the rights and interests of our artists, we will hold the owners of malicious posts responsible to the end, even if it takes a lot of time. There will be no tolerance or concessions" - KOZ Entertainment announced.

Zico denies rumors...

... is the thief who broke into Goo Hara's house

It is known that with the help of AI technology, the police sketch expert has synthesized the identification characteristics of the thief who broke into Goo Hara's house through CCTV footage. Accordingly, the thief is in his 20s-30s, about 1m75 tall, wearing round glasses with thin metal frames, wearing BoA Closure System shoes, shoelaces adjusted with a rotating knob, and wearing a jacket with a belt around the waist. Zico was called out because he has many similar physical characteristics to the thief who broke into Goo Hara's house.

The male singer has many physical characteristics similar to the thief

Previously, many people also thought that the thief could be Goo Ho In - Goo Hara's brother. However, this hypothesis was quickly dismissed because Goo Ho In had full control of his sister's house, and was even the one who changed the new password. If he wanted to take something, Goo Hara's brother could have taken it away without having to break in like a thief. Goo Ho In also enthusiastically cooperated with the police investigation, providing CCTV and clues to help the police find the thief.

Goo Hara's brother was suspected by netizens of being a burglar, but this hypothesis was quickly dismissed

On January 11, 2020, the family held a 49-day memorial service for Goo Hara at her private home. Two days later (January 13), the female idol's brother packed up his belongings and returned to his home. At 0:15 a.m. on January 14, an unidentified man broke into Goo Hara's home, took a safe, and fled. The safe contained important documents and the female idol's old phone. The thief completely ignored other valuable items.

According to the conclusion of expert Goo Jae Mo of the Institute of Forensic and Digital Imaging Research, this thief was not a professional because his actions were very clumsy. However, there are many details showing that the thief was an acquaintance of Goo Hara and knew very well about the structure of her private home. The thief first climbed over the wall outside Goo Hara’s house, and when he discovered the camera, he used leaves to cover it. He then tried to enter the house through the main door but was unable to do so and temporarily left.

Initially, the thief climbed the wall to enter the house

At 0:30 a.m., another CCTV recorded another man crossing the front yard of Goo Hara's house, trying to enter the password to open the door but failed. After that, the man pressed his face against the large window, trying to observe inside. Confirming that no one was inside, he climbed into the house through the second-floor balcony, went straight from the balcony to the dressing room, knew exactly where the safe was, took only the safe and ignored many other valuable items. It is known that the safe that the thief took contained important documents and Goo Hara's old cell phone.

A junior who used to live with Goo Hara shared that she and Goo Ho In - Goo Hara's brother discovered that the safe had disappeared since April. She said that after Goo Hara passed away, only she and the idol's brother knew that the door password had been changed. In the CCTV footage, the thief entered the old password as 2**2.

The thief tried to enter the old password to open the door

Goo Hara's brother also confirmed: "This person knows the structure of the house very well. No one can come there for the first time and know everything. He knows that we did not lock the balcony door, Goo Hara also did not lock the door between the bedroom and the dressing room because she often goes back and forth between the two sides. We turned off the security system of that door and the thief knows all the habits."

There are 2 CCTV footages of the intruder, however, after careful examination, the expert came to the conclusion that the thief is the same person. In the 2 CCTV footages, the thief is wearing a jacket, the same pair of shoes, has the same body shape, actions and gestures.

After careful consideration, experts have come to the conclusion...

... there was only 1 intruder in Goo Hara's house

Immediately after discovering the incident, her brother and his junior reported it to the police but to no avail. Other CCTV footage that could be used to find the thief had been deleted. The black boxes of other CCTVs in the area had also been overwritten with new data unrelated to the case. Based on expert observations, Dispatch has sketched a portrait of the thief and hopes that readers can help find clues about him.

Specifically, the thief is in his 20s and 30s, about 1m75 tall, wearing round glasses with thin metal frames, wearing BoA Closure System shoes, shoelaces adjusted with a knob, and wearing a jacket with a belt tied around his waist. This thief is said to be an acquaintance of Goo Hara and may have 3-4 other accomplices. Goo Hara's junior believes that there is 1 more person watching at the gate and another waiting in an SUV parked outside.