By Associated Press - Thursday, January 14, 2016

ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) - Police say a 73-year-old Annandale man suspected of murdering a woman with whom he had just made a sex tape has died.

According to a search warrant affidavit, police last month went to the home of the man, Jai Hyun Cho, while searching for a missing woman, 56-year-old Kum Yeon of Alexandria.

When they arrived, they saw Yeon dead, handcuffed to Cho and having suffered electric burns. As police entered, Cho appeared to electrocute himself and lost consciousness.



Police also found a sex tape, and a suicide note from Cho indicating that he planned to kill himself and that Yeon was unaware of his plans.

Police obtained a murder warrant against Cho, but he never regained consciousness and died Saturday.

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