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An analysis of Mikio Miyazawa's computer revealed that it had connected to the internet the morning after the murders at 1:18 a.m. and again at around 10 a.m., around the time Yasuko's mother Haruko entered the house and discovered the murders. Haruko became suspicious after being unable to call her daughter (the killer had unplugged the phone line) and visited the house but received no answer ...
Jul 18, 2024 · Police believe this man bought a sashimi knife that day and headed to Sengawa Station, close to the Miyazawa home, on December 30. The murders of Mikio, Yasuko, Niina and Rei remain unsolved. The Miyazawa family's day on December 30, 2000, started normally as they prepared for New Year's.
- The Location
- Possible Motive
- The Buddha Statue
- The Reward
The Miyazawas and Yasuko’s relatives lived in two of four homes remaining in a housing development that once numbered in the hundreds. The others had been torn down to make room for the Tokyo Municipal Soshigaya Park; the Miyazawas had sold their home but had not yet moved. In the hopes of attracting potential witnesses, police even released 3D vid...
No motive has been established, and none of the theories suggested over the years is particularly convincing. 1. Money: Some of Yasuko’s tutoring money was missing, and there has been speculation that the intruder — possibly a hired killer — might have believed he could somehow access the money the Miyazawas made from selling their house. But the k...
Police considered it significant that a 2-foot-tall Buddhist statue was found in April 2001 near the Miyazawa house. They distributed more than 30,000 flyers featuring a picture of the statue, a Jizo bodhisattva considered to be a guardian of dead children.
There is a reward of 20 million yen (more than $150,000) — the largest in Japanese history — for credible information leading to the arrest of a suspect. Japan only abolished its statute of limitations for murder in 2010 — otherwise, the Miyazawas’ killer might have escaped prosecution if he were caught. Police are still actively investigating the ...
- Drusilla Moorhouse
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Jun 7, 2024 · The Murder of the Miyazawa Family. On the morning of December 31st, Yasuko's mother, Haruko, stopped by the Miyazawa house to check on her family after her phone calls to the house didn't go through. What she found inside the home was a gruesome discovery. Mikio, Yasuko, and eight-year-old Niina had been stabbed to death.
Dec 30, 2020 · TOKYO (TR) – Thursday will mark the 20th anniversary of the murders of four members of a family at their residence in Setagaya Ward. Though no persons have been apprehended, Tokyo Metropolitan Police remain steadfast in their resolve to find the perpetrator. “It’s a case that must be solved,” Yasunori Hirose, once the chief investigator ...
Dec 31, 2000 · Although Matsumori left the MPD in March 2018, she still visits Setsuko’s house once a month with white Casa Blanca lilies, the favorite flower of Mikio’s wife, Yasuko, and bento boxed lunches.
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Dec 28, 2019 · Setsuko's son Mikio and his family were murdered 19 years ago. (ABC News: Jake Sturmer) Niina was a clever and active young girl. The eight-year-old was in second grade at school and a year ahead ...
