215:. However, their parents rejected that conclusion and demanded a full investigation, pointing out that of one of the boy's clothes had been found tied in knots and unused bullets were found in his clothes, as well as the fact that their bodies were discovered a short distance from a nearby village the boys knew well. Forensic experts found that the skulls of three of the children showed
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502:"Statute Runs Out for Unsolved 'Frog Boys' Murder"
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283:List of solved missing persons cases
449:Sun-yoon, Hwang (January 6, 2003).
423:Sung-Kyu Kim (September 27, 2002).
319:Sun-yoon, Hwang (January 6, 2003).
685:Incidents of violence against boys
451:"'Frog boys' baffle investigators"
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477:"'Frog boys' probably murdered"
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103:Woo Cheol-won (aged 13)
229:statute of limitations
192:South Korean President
143:March 26, 1991, was a
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75:South Korean President
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245:개구리소년 추모 및 어린이 안전 기원비
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261:Come Back, Frog Boys
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378:. February 11, 2011
346:"실종국교생 5명 3일째 행방묘연"
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300:References
249:task force
162:35°52′01″N
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277:See also
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188:missing
95:Victims
82:manhunt
241:Korean
208:acorns
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584:Naver
125:Daegu
52:Daegu
44:개구리소년
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