Black Torii — Japanese True Crime
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Episodes: 114
Description
Deeply researched, respectfully told stories of Japan's most infamous crimes. Each episode reconstructs what happened, how, and why — the people, the timeline, and the psychology behind the case.
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Episode 102: Shojiro Nishimoto Robbery Murders
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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Episode 101: Lod Airport Massacre
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Oct 11, 2026 |
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Episode 100: Katsutaro Baba
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Oct 10, 2026 |
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Episode 99: Hiroaki Hidaka Hiroshima Murders
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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Black Files: The Occupation Years — four killers who hid in the ruins of postwar Japan
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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Episode 98: Sadakichi Shimizu Meiji Murders
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Oct 08, 2026 |
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Episode 97: Seisaku Nakamura
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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Episode 96: Genzo Kurita — The Osen Korogashi Murders
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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Episode 95: Yoshinori Ueda Dog Lover Murders
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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Episode 94: Sachiko Eto Exorcism Murders
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Oct 04, 2026 |
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Episode 93: Kazuyoshi Miura Los Angeles Suspicion
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Oct 03, 2026 |
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Episode 92: Amakasu Incident
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Oct 02, 2026 |
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Black Files: Acquitted at Last — three men Japan convicted, then declared innocent
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Oct 02, 2026 |
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Episode 91: Shimada Incident
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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Episode 90: Iwao Hakamada Case
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Sep 30, 2026 |
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Episode 89: Paraquat Murders
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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Episode 88: Miyuki Ishikawa
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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Episode 87: Ichikawa Family Murder
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Sep 27, 2026 |
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Episode 86: Yamagata Mat Incident
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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Episode 85: Issei Sagawa
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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Black Files: The Borrowed Face — Showa Killers Who Wore Trust as a Disguise
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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Episode 84: Hiroshi Maeue Suicide Website Murders
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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Episode 83: Yoshio Kodaira
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Sep 23, 2026 |
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Episode 82: Murder of Yasuko Watanabe
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Episode 81: Kiyotaka Katsuta Serial Murders
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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Episode 80: Yoshie Shiratori Prison Escapes
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Sep 20, 2026 |
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Episode 79: Murder of Ryota Uemura
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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Episode 78: Chisako Kakehi Cyanide Murders
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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Black Files: Contested Convictions — four cases where the verdict itself is in doubt
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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Episode 77: Yamato Housewife Murders
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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Episode 76: Kiyoshi Okubo Serial Murders
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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Episode 75: Girard Incident
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Episode 74: Omuta Murders
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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Episode 72: Wednesday Strangler
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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Episode 73: Tokyo Metropolitan Murders
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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Episode 71: Fukagawa Street Murders
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Sep 12, 2026 |
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Episode 70: Kawasaki Stalker Murder 2024
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Black Files: The Night Trade — four cases from the bars that open after the last train
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Episode 69: Murder of Junko Kobayashi
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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Episode 68: Akira Nishiguchi Serial Murders
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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Episode 67: Sataro Fukiage Serial Killings
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Episode 66: Yasutoshi Kamata Osaka Ripper
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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Episode 65: Yuka Takaoka Stabbing
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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Episode 64: Murder of Rikako Okamoto
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Black Files: How They Got the Weapon — four cases from a country where guns barely exist
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Episode 63: Ashikaga Murder Case
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Sep 03, 2026 |
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Episode 62: North Kanto Young Girl Serial Kidnappings
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Episode 61: Masakatsu Nishikawa Snack Bar Murders
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Episode 60: Osaka Sisters Murder
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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Episode 59: Norio Nagayama Serial Shooting
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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Episode 58: Osaka Child Abandonment Deaths
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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Episode 57: Sada Abe Incident
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Black Files: He Would Not Let Her Go — three cases of obsession, escalation, and warnings that came too late
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Episode 56: Ikebukuro Runaway Car Accident
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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Episode 55: Nakano City Shooting
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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Episode 54: Odakyu Line Stabbing
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Episode 53: Takarazuka Crossbow Familicide
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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Episode 52: Kumazawa Father-Son Murder
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Aug 23, 2026 |
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Episode 51: Stabbing of Mayu Tomita
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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Episode 50: AKB48 Handshake Assault
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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Black Files: Echoes of Shōwa — five cases from the era that shaped modern Japan
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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Episode 49: Ishinomaki Murder
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Episode 48: Shimoyama Incident
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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Episode 47: Teikoku Bank Affair
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Episode 46: Tokyo Keio Line Attack
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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Episode 45: Shinkansen Stabbing 2018
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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Episode 44: Sayama Incident
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Black Files: No Name, No Face — Japan's Cases That Were Never Solved
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Episode 43: Glico Morinaga Case
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Episode 42: Yodo-go Hijacking
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Episode 41: Fukuoka Drunk Driving Sea Deaths
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Episode 40: Tottori Serial Suspicious Deaths
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Episode 39: Tsuyama Massacre
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Aug 09, 2026 |
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Episode 38: Akita Child Murders
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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Episode 37: Hachioji Supermarket Murders
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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Black Files: No One Ever Stood Trial — Japan's Cases That Never Reached a Verdict
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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Episode 35: Okegawa Stalker Murder
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Episode 36: Nagasaki Boy Murder 2003
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Episode 34: Toyokawa Housewife Murder
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Episode 33: Sasebo Schoolgirl Murder 2014
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Episode 32: Kitakyushu Serial Murders
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Aug 02, 2026 |
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Episode 31: Amagasaki Serial Disappearances
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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Episode 30: Nagoya University Poisoning
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Episode 29: Meguro Child Abuse Death (Death of Yua Funato)
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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Black Files: Too Young to Punish — Japan's Juvenile Law on Trial
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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Episode 28: Kawasaki Stabbing (2019)
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Episode 27: Neomugicha Bus Hijacking
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Episode 26: Shimonoseki Station Rampage
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Episode 25: Ikebukuro Rampage
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Jul 26, 2026 |
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Episode 24: Fukuoka Family Murder
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Jul 25, 2026 |
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Episode 23: Kanae Kijima Black Widow Poisonings
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Episode 22: Osaka Clinic Arson
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Black Files: The Shadow of Aum — Japan's Doomsday Cult
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Episode 21: Kabukicho Building Fire (Myojo 56 Building Fire)
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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Episode 20: Hikari Mother-Child Murder
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Episode 19: Concrete-Encased Schoolgirl Murder
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Episode 18: Miyazaki Otaku Murders
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Jul 19, 2026 |
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Episode 17: Sakamoto Family Murder
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Jul 18, 2026 |
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Episode 16: Aum Matsumoto Sarin Incident
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Episode 15: Sasebo Slashing (Killing of Satomi Mitarai)
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Episode 14: Nara Girl Murder
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Episode 13: Niigata Girl Confinement
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Episode 12: Lindsay Hawker Murder
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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Episode 11: Lucie Blackman Case
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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Episode 10: Assassination of Shinzo Abe
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Episode 8: Kyoto Animation Arson
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Episode 9: Wakayama Curry Poisoning
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Episode 7: Sagamihara Care Home Stabbings
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Episode 6: Zama Serial Killings (Twitter Killer)
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Episode 5: Osaka Ikeda School Massacre
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Jul 05, 2026 |
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Episode 3: Kobe Child Murders (Sakakibara Case)
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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Episode 4: Setagaya Family Murder
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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Episode 2: Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Episode 1: Akihabara Massacre
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Jul 02, 2026 |