S2 E14: The Genius Teen Murderer with a 160 IQ: Case of Ashley Kim

Behind You

Sonny Kim ever since he was a child was described as an extremely gifted. Sonny grew up very advanced for his age and as young child took a big interest in computer science. Sonny’s knowledge and understanding of computers excelled and he landed a job with a computer company at just 13 years-old. Sonny then (with a 160 IQ) graduated high school at 15 and at 16 attended the Georgia Military College where he majored in Computer Science. Sonny also had a warm and loving family with his mother Nicole, father James and 23 year-old sister Ashley. It seemed like everything in Sonny’s life was going really well. So in 2016, 6 days before Christmas, when the Martinez, Georgia police station receive a call from James Brazzel saying that his 16 year-old son Sonny Kim had shot and killed his daughter, Ashley Kim then attempted at killing him and his wife, this was a shock. Investigators would later uncover what Sonny was actually going through behind closed doors and the terrifying motive for his crimes.

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