Episode Summary
A Tokyo family is slaughtered in their home, leaving behind a brutal and baffling mystery.
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Episode Info
The Miyazawa Family
The Miyazawa Family
The shirt that may be linked to the killer
A duplicate of the hip bag found at the crime scene
Episode Source Material
- The Japan Times – Police suspect burglary after family found slain at home
- The Japan Times – Trio who bloodied cab sought in family slaying
- The Japan Times – Shirt may be linked to family’s killer
- The Guardian – Brutal murder of family heightens Japanese fears, by Johnathan Watts
- Kyodo News – Suspect stayed at Setagaya home half day after murders
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – The Sixth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (1995 – 1997)
- The Japan Times – Photos of murdered family shown in memorial exhibit
- The Japan Times – Symbolic statue found near scene of murders; cops probe connection
- Wa-Dan Magazine – The real criminal image in the top secret investigation report is “Half with a European.” (Japanese)
- Daily Yomiuri – Family’s Killer May Have Left Home at Night
- Dong-A Ilbo – Japanese police on 14-year manhunt for cruel murderer
- Japan Today – New book claims to shed light on Setagaya family murders in 2000
- Sankei – Fingerprint bias Unsuccessful initial investigation “Kan” and “Grounding” neglected (Japanese)
- Japan Today – Setagaya family murders remain unsolved 17 years later
- Mainichi Shimbun – A man in his 15s to 20s at the time of the crime (Japanese)
- ABC News Australia – The killer without a face by Jake Sturmer & Yumi Asada
- Nikkei – Setagaya family murder case, the scene where time stopped The bereaved family is unveiled for the first time (Japanese)
- Asahi Shimbun – DNA database of police expanding, as no law limits its collection
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government – Robbery and Quadruple Murder of a Family in Kami-soshigaya 3-chome
- Mainichi Shimbun – Setagaya family murder 20 years approaching the criminal image with the remaining DNA In the future, the face will be reproduced (Japanese)
- Japan Today – Police still hoping killer’s DNA will break 20-year-old Setagaya multiple murder case
- Asahi Shimbun – ‘Why can’t it be solved?’ Still no suspect in 2000 killing of family, by Yosuke Takashima & Nobuyuki Takiguchi
- Asahi Shimbun – Ex-detective in Setagaya family murders still supports mother, by Emi Iwata and Nobuyuki Takiguchi
- Wikipedia Japan – Setagaya family murder case (Japanese)
- FBI – CODIS – NDIS Statistics
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police – About Us
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police – Do you remember? Murder and Robbery of a Family of 4 in Setagaya
- Wa-Dan Magazine – Difficulty Translating Title