The co-anchor of a popular Korean-language news program was found dead in her Los Angeles apartment on Monday in what police are calling a suicide, according to news reports.
A relative of Jean Yoo, 36, found her body on Monday night at her condo in Koreatown after co-workers asked the relative why Yoo did not show up to work that day. The relative then called the police, who made a preliminary ruling that it was a suicide by hanging but are continuing to investigate. The body was sent to the L.A. County Coroner’s office.
Yoo served as a news anchor at Asian-language channel LA18, co-hosting the Prime News program, and previously worked at Korean-language channel tvK.
One of Yoo’s colleagues from LA18 told the Korea Times that there didn’t seem to be anything amiss with Yoo in recent weeks. A neighbor of Yoo’s told the paper she just moved in three weeks ago so they didn’t know her very well. Her immediate family lives in Korea, according to the Korea Times.
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It’s such a shame to see a young Beautiful woman kill herself like this. But, what I’m wondering is, was there some kind of problem that she was facing that she couldn’t tell anyone close to her, or was there so much pressure placed on her that she couldn’t handle it? I guess we’ll never know!
Terrible waste. And another suicide. Just looking at the AA news summaries and its one suicide after another. The AA community really needs to begin to address the issue of suicide in an open and forthright manner. This simply cannot go on or be allowed to continue with silence.
[...] LA18 Korean-language anchor Jean Yoo was found dead in her Koreatown condo from an apparent suicide by hanging, according to Korean news reports. [...]
What a waste; what a waste; what a waste of talent, smarts and beauty. It just doesn’t add-up.
Why would someone like that decide to end it all; call it quits. I’m so shocked and even angry and frustrated that someone would choose that way out, whatever her problem might have been.
What about her parents that she is leaving behind? I wish that I could had a chance to tell her that there is healing even from life’s most difficult moments, a way out of even from the deepest valley. I know this, because I’ve been there and back. Please no more senseless suicide, if indeed this was one. We should all be more aware of the warning signs of depression, suicidal thoughts and reach out to anyone we suspect that might be in trouble. So sad, so sad; what a shame. May you be in the arms of our loving God. Love, deeply saddened news viewer.
RIP Jean Yoo ..
I hope the Korean community will open up about suicide and deal with this serious issue, instead of acting like nothing happened ..
Rest in Peace, Jean. We will miss watching you on LA18. <3
I feel like I’ve lost a member of my family.