Hikikomori

#36 - The Setagaya Family Murders


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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.

Today's guest is Nika Howard! You can find her on Twitter @nika_howard, and all of her wonderful content can be found on her Linktree Page.

For more content follow me on @hikikomoripodcast on Instagram where I'll be posting photos relevant to this episode!

You can also find me on Twitter @sequencepod, or you can listen to my other podcasts Final Fanservice and Not Another Film on any big podcast app.

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
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