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At 10:40 a.m. on December 31, 2000, the bodies of 44-year-old Mikio Miyazawa, 41-year-old Yasuko Miyazawa, and their children, eight-year-old Niina and six-year-old Rei, were discovered by Yasuko's mother, Haruko, at their house in the Kamisoshigaya neighborhood of Setagaya, in the western suburbs of Tokyo. [4]
- 'Why Would They Kill The Children?'
- The Detective Haunted by The Faces of The Dead
- How Do You Catch A Faceless Killer?
- The Next Generation Takes Up The Case
Niina was a clever and active young girl. The eight-year-old was in second grade at school and a year ahead in her studies. Her grandmother Setsuko fondly remembers how much she loved her and ballet. "Niina loved to show me her moves. She was just a bright and adorable child," she said. Niina's six-year-old brother Rei lived with a mental disabilit...
It's a question still seared in the mind of 72-year-old Takeshi Tsuchida. The now-retired police chief played an integral role in the case — and cannot let it go. An officer for 41 years, he rose to the ranks of chief officer at the Seijyo Police station, the force tasked with investigating the family's murder. The facial expressions from the bodie...
Because the investigation cannot work out the motivation of the killer, police cannot narrow their focus. One avenue of investigation looked at whether Mikio had been seen arguing with skaters at the nearby park in the lead up to his murder. The killer's clothes and suspected age could suggest a disgruntled skater tired of the neighbour's noise com...
The case is now in the hands of a detective decades younger than Takeshi Tsuchida. Manabu Ide, from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Special Investigative Task Force, remains confident the case will ultimately be solved. "I don't think there is any detective who is not confident," he said. "It's our mission to arrest the criminal who murdered four inn...
Feb 18, 2024 · The family, consisting of Mikio Miyazawa, his wife Yasuko, and their two children, Niina and Rei, were found dead in their home, marking a tragic end to their lives and the beginning of a mystery that continues to perplex investigators and the public alike.
Jan 24, 2021 · The four of them: the father, office worker Miyazawa Mikio (44), his wife Yasuko (41) home tutor, daughter Niina (8) and son Rei (6) lived in a small cramped space. At the back, the house was...
Dec 30, 2020 · On December 31, 2000, Mikio Miyazawa, 44, his wife, 41-year-old Yasuko, and their two children — 8-year-old daughter Niina and 6-year-old son Rei — were found dead inside their residence in the Kamisoshigaya area.
Dec 31, 2000 · But Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department does not have a suspect in the murders of Mikio Miyazawa, 44, his 41-year-old wife, Yasuko, and their two children, Niina, 8, and Rei, 6.
Dec 31, 2000 · The bodies of Mikio Miyazawa, 44, his wife and their two children, 8 and 6, were found in their house in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward on Dec. 31, 2000. The MPD suspects the motive was money and...
