Out of Reach - Encore
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(upbeat music) - We were a bunch of women who came from all over the world to Seoul in 1988 to teach English. Korea was transforming and opening up its doors to the west. The 1988 Olympics really represented South Korea's debut on the world stage and we were helping teach English to Koreans so that they were prepared for the new world coming into their peninsula. It was an interesting time. It was a dangerous time. There was Sandra. She took me under her wing and we definitely bonded. Kathy Patrick, she was the head teacher, kind of our boss. I was definitely a party girl. And then there was Carolyn Abel. She was sparkly. She was beautiful, really funny, to the wicked sense of humor. - My sister Carolyn was an adventure. People did notice her. She was vibrant, she attracted people's attention. She had become friends with all of us, but particularly with Kathy, they were like sisters. Life that year was great. We had so much fun. We worked hard, we played hard, we party that night. Everything was going so well. All our fun came to a sudden crashing halt when one of us, Carolyn Abel, was murdered. (crowd cheering) It was absolutely horrible, brutal, violent. There were multiple stab wounds. I can't even begin to describe what that loss has been like somebody had detonated in a nuclear bomb in the middle of the family. (dramatic music) - So whoever killed Carolyn is still out there. We're at Newark Airport, about to head overseas to try to find some answers. What happened to this woman? Carolyn Abel. - And we're to Carolyn. - Carolyn went over there. - Out of this direction. - Out of this direction. - I've been asking questions for 30 years. What happened the night that Carolyn was killed?
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After 30 years, the prime suspect in the brutal murder of an American woman living in South Korea speaks out and maintains she’s innocent. Peter Van Sant investigates.