# WebtoonLib — Killing Stalking #73

## Series
- title: Killing Stalking
- slug: killing-stalking-ad5ceb

## Chapter
- number: 73
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The final chapter culminates in a devastating conclusion, confirming the deaths of both protagonists. While hospitalized, Sangwoo is murdered by an elderly woman who smothers him with a pillow. Readers note this as a moment of poetic irony, as the method directly mirrors his mother's attempt to kill him during his abusive childhood. The narrative tragically reveals that Sangwoo's recent paranoia was rooted in a misunderstanding; Yoonbum was secretly saving money to buy him a ring, a gesture of commitment that was never realized. Upon learning of Sangwoo's death, Yoonbum's story concludes with his own implied demise. He is last seen pursuing a hallucination of Sangwoo into traffic, an act that readers interpret as the fulfillment of their dark pact to die together. The audience reaction is one of profound shock, sadness, and distress, with many lamenting the brutal finality and the unfulfilled potential for a last moment of understanding between the two characters.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Bum hallucinates Sangwoo across a street and is struck by a car while chasing him, implying his death.
- Sangwoo is smothered to death in his hospital bed by an elderly woman who was disturbed by his cries.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The final chapter culminates in a devastating conclusion, confirming the deaths of both protagonists.

### Spoiler summary
The final chapter culminates in a devastating conclusion, confirming the deaths of both protagonists. While hospitalized, Sangwoo is murdered by an elderly woman who smothers him with a pillow. Readers note this as a moment of poetic irony, as the method directly mirrors his mother's attempt to kill him during his abusive childhood. The narrative tragically reveals that Sangwoo's recent paranoia was rooted in a misunderstanding; Yoonbum was secretly saving money to buy him a ring, a gesture of commitment that was never realized. Upon learning of Sangwoo's death, Yoonbum's story concludes with his own implied demise. He is last seen pursuing a hallucination of Sangwoo into traffic, an act that readers interpret as the fulfillment of their dark pact to die together. The audience reaction is one of profound shock, sadness, and distress, with many lamenting the brutal finality and the unfulfilled potential for a last moment of understanding between the two characters.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Killing Stalking #73](/series/killing-stalking-ad5ceb/chapter-73)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/killing-stalking-ad5ceb

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