#36 - The Setagaya Family Murders
Hikikomori
English - September 28, 2021 17:51 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel history japan news murder truecrime Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On the last day of the year 2000, the 31st December, Japan awoke to one of the most horrific murder scenes in modern times. What made the family annihilation truly terrifying is that it has never been solved.
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Sources:
Guardian article from the incident Reddit thread with resources ASKA Casebook Medium summary of the case Nikkei photos inside the house Nikkei video footage of inside the house on YouTube Asahi Shimbun 20 year anniversary of the murders Japanese Wikipedia page of the incident