Rumors, doubts persist over Jeju woman's death

Police suspect Jang Mi-ran, a Jeju woman whose missing person case was falsely closed by local police, died by suicide, but family and friends remain unconvinced.

The preliminary police investigation has found evidence indicating death by hanging — although officials stressed it is not definitive.

Officials also found a cord hanging from the tree.

But several people close to her have doubts based on where her body was found, and locals have raised doubts over how a short woman of slight built wa