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The Junko Furuta Case: Japan’s Most Disturbing Tragedy of Torture and Injustice. Content Warning.
On 25th November 1988 in Japan, 17-year-old Junko Furuta was kidnapped. She was brutally gang-raped and tortured for 40 days and then murdered on 4th January 1989. The monsters who did this were Hiroshi Miyano, Shinji Minato, Jo Ogura, and Yasushi Watanabe, who were all aged between 16 and 18 years old. Hiroshi and Shinji, despite being teenagers, were already serial rapists. On 25th November 1988, they were out looking for a victim and spotted Junko who was returning home from her part-time job. All of them went to the same high school. Previously, Hiroshi had confessed his feelings to Junko and she had rejected him politely. That night, he decided that their victim would be Junko as a way to take revenge for rejecting him. Hiroshi told Shinji to run away after kicking her off her bicycle and then he would swoop in to help her. Shinji did as he was told. As planned, Hiroshi then went up to her and helped her to her feet. He offered to walk her home and she accepted, not knowing what she was getting herself into. She got off her bicycle, and they started walking and talking. After some time, Hiroshi stopped following her directions and tried to take her into an abandoned warehouse that allegedly had ties with the Yakuza.
By Dharrsheena Raja Segarran10 months ago in Criminal
South Korean Plastic Surgery By Ghost Doctor Resulted In Death (Case of Kwon Dae-Hee). Content Warning.
On 8th September 2016, in Seoul, South Korea, 24-year-old Kwon Dae-Hee underwent plastic surgery. It cost him both 6.5 million won ($5,766) and his life because his surgery was performed by a Ghost Doctor.
By Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago in Criminal
in good time
…in light of my own changing values – the expansion of my family and the recent deaths from improperly using the technique – I have decided to discontinue the practice. My last piece, a beautiful frame I spent many hours on for someone very special, will be the last of my work to display fractal burning.
By Katie Kelly Koppenhofer2 years ago in Criminal
Something In the Water. Runner-Up in the Whodunit Challenge. Content Warning.
Sascha was the first to find the fish. At least, she thought she must be. The sky outside was still a bruised purple, light gradually seeping through the horizon. No other patients had been in line at the nursing station when Sascha went for her morning meds. She did not know what time it was, only that she had been lying awake in the interminable darkness of her room for longer than she could stand it. Deciding to wander the halls instead, it was by coincidence rather than intention that Sascha was the first to arrive for her medication. The morning nurse had chirped merrily at her, some praise for being an early bird, and did not ask her to wag her tongue when she lifted it after swallowing.
By Elle Marie2 years ago in Criminal
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The Locked Room in Apartment 304
In the winter of 2022, a quiet residential building on the outskirts of a small Midwestern town became the center of one of the most disturbing criminal investigations the community had ever witnessed, a case that began with what seemed like an ordinary welfare check and quickly evolved into a mystery filled with fear, unanswered questions, and details that investigators still struggle to explain. The building itself was nothing remarkable, a four-story complex built in the late 1980s with narrow hallways, aging carpets, and the faint smell of cleaning chemicals that seemed permanently embedded in the walls, but what happened in apartment 304 would transform that otherwise forgettable structure into a place that residents refused to talk about even years later.
By The Curious Writerabout 2 hours ago in Criminal
Frozen in the Andes: The Haunting Survival Story of Flight 571
On October 13, 1972, a small aircraft carrying a group of young rugby players, their friends, and family members took off from Montevideo, Uruguay, heading toward Santiago, Chile. The journey was meant to be a simple trip across the Andes Mountains for a friendly rugby match. Spirits were high inside the plane. Laughter, excitement, and youthful energy filled the cabin.
By imtiazalamabout 17 hours ago in Criminal
Murdering the love of Sarah Magurie. Content Warning.
January 2022, it was a cold winter in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one that felt colder than most for some of us in the city. If one were to be out in the evening air of the cold, it was bone chilling to the soul. On an evening like this one who wouldn’t enjoy a good home cooked meal by someone who seemed to care about them? Right, Folks?
By Cassie Mooreabout 23 hours ago in Criminal
The Ken Childs Controversy: Inside a Private Investigator Scandal Involving Surveillance, Cybercrime Allegations
Los Angeles is a city built on stories. Some are scripted in movie studios. Others unfold quietly in courtrooms, investigative offices, and digital networks far from the spotlight.
By Shane Smitha day ago in Criminal
Former DOJ Officials Break Silence on Kiernan Major Case
Through a swarm of vehicle and body doubles, elaborate disguises, sophisticated misdirection, and all-around flawless tradecraft, two senior U.S. Justice Department officials out of the Washington D.C. office met with our investigative team in a Los Angeles area home to blow the whistle on what they called "one of the most dishonest and disgraceful" cases they had ever reviewed. Our four-hour interview still feels as though it was much stranger than fiction—surrounded ostensibly by hundreds of security personnel who blocked all traffic to and from the property and implemented a stunning variety of physical and technical expertise to draw attention of potential emergency personnel and bystanders elsewhere, our team was in total awe of the immense and rather imposing capabilities of this security team. We often were unable to even focus on the interviews as we struggled to grasp whether this was reality or possibly figment of our imagination. In spite of our childish fascination, our team was able to gather a fresh and highly credible perspective that raises grave concerns about the 2022 federal indictment of Kiernan Major and many of those allegedly involved in it.
By Charlie A. Millera day ago in Criminal
Killer Mike, Young Thug and others petition Supreme Court in death sentence of man who had rap lyrics used against him in court
The usage of lyrics to condemn a man to death is wrong. Rappers like Killer Mike who articulates the nature of the game well showed his prowess with the legal documents.
By Skyler Saunders2 days ago in Criminal
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