Ep. 134 - The North Kanto Girls

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Murder in the Mourning

Eli C

128 episodes

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A refreshing, light-hearted, and well-researched descent into the lesser-known true crime stories. Pour some coffee and join me twice a week for another (hopefully) fascinating true crime tale.

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A refreshing, light-hearted, and well-researched descent into the lesser-known true crime stories. Pour some coffee and join me twice a week for another (hopefully) fascinating true crime tale.

True Crime

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Ep. 134 - The North Kanto Girls

Murder in the Mourning

16 minutes 47 seconds

8 months ago

Ep. 134 - The North Kanto Girls

Mami Matsuda disappeared from a pachinko parlor in Japan in 1990 sparking a decades-long mystery of murders and cover-ups. Without the critical investigative work done by Kiyoshi Shimizu the wrong man would be behind bars and the world would have long forgotten this case.

Today, I bring you the story of the North Kanto Girls.

Plus, a man tried to toss his wife off of a cliff in Hawaii!?

Let’s Mourn…

Bartos, M., & Bortz, S. (n.d.). Former UPMC doctor accused of trying to push his wife off Hawaii Hiking Trail has bail set at $5 million. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-upmc-doctor-arrested-hawaii-push-wife-cliff/

Nithila. (2024, January 18). North Kanto Young Girl serial kidnapping and murder case. Medium. https://medium.com/crimespot/north-kanto-young-girl-serial-kidnapping-and-murder-case-7255ff2dd5df

Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, June 24). North Kanto serial young girl kidnapping and murder case. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kanto_Serial_Young_Girl_Kidnapping_and_Murder_Case#cite_note-9

Wikimedia Foundation. (2025, February 27). Ashikaga murder case. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_murder_case #serialkiller #murderpodcast #murders #truecrime #crimejunkie #mfm #myfavoritemurder #20/20 #abc #dateline #48hours #investigationdiscovery #murderpedia #trial #exoneration #LDS #spotifyforpodcasters #gerardjohnschaefer #killercop #davidhosier #deathrow #execution #missingandmurdered #canadiancoldcase #solved #mystery #japanmurders #japanesekiller