Dateline: Mystery in Orange County - Who was KC Joy and what do we know about his crimes? Details from the true crime episode, revealed

Dateline unveils yet another gruesome murder mystery in the episode, Dateline: Mystery in Orange County. Here we see the crimes of Kwang Chol “KC” Joy. This episode dives deep into the whole case from the beginning to the end.

Maribel Ramos, a student at Cal State Fullerton and an Army veteran, was murdered coldheartedly. Her body was found buried near a canyon. This Dateline episode reveals KC Joy's crimes against this woman.

Dateline: Mystery in Orange County reveals the truth about KC Joy

Maribel Ramos took to Craigslist to post an ad about a roommate for her California apartment. KC Joy showed interest in the ad. KC Joy explained details about himself. He said that he is a Korean, single male, with a 10 lb dog. He was looking for a job in California. He claimed to be from Knoxville, Tennessee.

After Maribel Ramos and KC Joy began to stay together as roommates, things took a turn. KC Joy failed to pay for rent. This led to quarrels between the two of them. As KC Joy failed to pay the rent, Ramos wanted to evict him. Ramos last appeared on CCTV footage at around 8:30 PM on May 2 while she was depositing her rent at the apartment.

Before going missing, she had also reached out to 911. In the call, she claimed she would be forced to take desperate measures to protect herself from danger. On May 3, 2013, Ramos’ friends reported her missing. This led to the beginning of the investigation to search for her.

It is revealed in the Dateline episode that the initial suspicion did not fall on KC Joy. Rather, the investigation for her search began with the men she met through online dating. Then KC Joy was suspected. The police began investigating KC Joy’s activities.

The investigations uncovered that he spent much of his time at the library using the internet. The police officers then directly checked his internet browsing history. His internet searches included details about body decomposition and a location in a remote canyon.

The location was searched by the investigating officers right away, and Ramos’s remains were found. The police could not unveil the method that was used to kill her as the body had decomposed. The dental records were used to find out that it was indeed Ramos’s body.

In the Dateline episode, it is revealed that KC Joy maintained that he did not commit the crime. It was also revealed that the prosecution contended that KC Joy was in love with Maribel, and the argument regarding the rent, which led him to murder her.

KC Joy was found guilty eventually. He was then sentenced to 15 years to life in prison and was eligible for parole in 2023. However, he was denied. He continues to deny having any role in the murder of Maribel Ramos and is currently imprisoned in the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California.

This murder case is a cautionary tale. It gives a warning about the people we allow into our lives, warning us about the hidden dangers that lurk behind a calm exterior. In this Dateline episode, the whole mystery is put forward, exploring the details about the crime and the victim.

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