▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁controvers y , ▁the ▁production ▁crew ▁released ▁an ▁official ▁ap ology ▁statement ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁indicating ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁incons ider ate ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁they ▁will ▁correspond ▁with ▁the ▁family ▁immediately . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁family ▁member ▁of ▁another ▁victim ▁shared ▁a ▁post ▁on ▁his ▁social ▁media ▁account ▁and ▁drew ▁media ' s ▁attention . ▁The ▁family ▁member ▁had ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 6 9 th ▁episode ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁where ▁the ▁program ▁investig ated ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁other ▁vict ims . ▁He ▁wrote ▁the ▁reasons ▁why ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁that ▁particular ▁program , ▁and ▁also ▁showed ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Dark ▁Figure ▁of ▁Crime , ▁reasoning ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁will ▁bring ▁attention ▁to ▁un report ed ▁cr imes . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Se oul ▁Central ▁District ▁Court ▁held ▁the ▁first ▁hearing ▁between ▁the ▁production ▁company ▁and ▁the ▁victim ' s ▁family ▁to ▁decide ▁if ▁the ▁film ▁will ▁be ▁b anned ▁from ▁release . ▁The ▁court ▁watched ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁minutes , ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁issues ▁raised ▁by ▁the ▁vict ims ' ▁families ▁where ▁they ▁claimed ▁the ▁film ▁had ▁re en act ed ▁almost ▁ 9 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁actual ▁crime ▁methods , ▁the ▁locations ,