Entombed

An art teacher named Chikako Ishikawa disappeared in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward in 1978. At first, her disappearance raised suspicions of a North Korean abduction, but the truth was revealed only 26 years later.

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In 1998, Kazuo and Satomi Magoori were found murdered in their home in Hekinan, Japan, following a violent home invasion. Nearly ten years later, 31-year-old Rie Isogai was abducted and murdered in Nagoya. What initially appeared to be separate cases eventually became connected by a single piece of evidence.

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The marriage of Tina Chan Wai-man and Cheung Kie-chung, who lived in Hong Kong, appeared successful on the surface: they had two adult children, several investment properties, and a high level of education. Behind closed doors, however, their relationship was full of arguments, control, and financial disputes. When Tina disappeared in 2018, her husband claimed she had gone on a trip – but the reality was far darker.

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In Japan, there are salons that offer ear cleaning services, where the customer lays their head in the lap of a female employee. This experience may evoke childhood memories and a sense of closeness. However, one man in Tokyo was unable to distinguish fantasy from reality and ended up stalking one of the ear-cleaning salon’s workers. The events ultimately ended in tragedy in August 2009.

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In this episode, we delve into the chilling disappearance of Kenji and Kiyo Asai in the city of Izumi, Japan. What began as a search in 2004 gradually turned into a complex criminal investigation, revealing stolen valuables, misleading messages, and ultimately the bodies of two people hidden in metal barrels.

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In 2007, a young university couple first disappeared in Boseong, South Korea, followed later by two young women. As the investigation progressed, all leads pointed to the same person – a 70-year-old local fisherman named Oh.

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In 1994, 27-year-old Mayumi Arashi left her home in Tokyo to meet a friend – and never returned. In 2011, the unsolved case resurfaced when a mysterious note reading "Don't believe Yoko's words" appeared in a TV interview, sparking wild speculation on the internet. Was it a crime, a voluntary disappearance, or just an urban legend?

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The Takarajima couple ran successful restaurants in the Ueno area of Japan’s capital, Tokyo, but in April 2024, they met a gruesome fate. Their partially burned bodies were found arranged in the shape of a cross in a remote forest. Was the culprit a bitter rival, the yakuza, or perhaps someone they knew?

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Kayo Matsuzawa was a young Japanese woman who had long dreamed of traveling to New Zealand. In September 1998, she was living that dream—but tragically became the victim of a murder in Auckland. The case remains unsolved to this day.

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Strange events unfolded in the city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in 2005. The Wu family began experiencing what they believed to be a divine—or alternatively, demonic—presence in their bodies. To exorcise the demons from the family members, rituals were performed, including incantations and the forced consumption of feces. Ultimately, these events took a tragic turn, resulting in the death of one family member.

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