Setagaya family murder unsolved case !

A mysterious invader killed Mikio Miyazawa, 44, his 41-year-old wife Yasuko, their 8-year-old daughter Niina, and their 6-year-old son Rei on December 30, 2000, sometime after 11 p.m. The assailant used one of the kitchen knives in the house to kill Yasuko and Niina after his sashimi knife broke as he was stabbing Mikio, leaving part of the blade in Mikio's head. Yasuko's bones were clearly visible after being stabbed so brutally in the chest and head.

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Yasuko's mother, who resided next door, discovered their dead. She unlocked the front door of their home and made her way inside after being unable to reach her daughter since their phone had been unplugged, probably by the murderer.Her son-in-law Mikio's body was found at the bottom of the steps, covered in blood from numerous stab wounds. As she ascended the stairs, she discovered her daughter's body lying over her deceased granddaughter.

In the adjacent bedroom, Rei's body was found on a bunk bed; unlike the others, he had been strangled.

Mikio was employed by a British marketing firm, while Yasuko was a tutor. Rei was in kindergarten, while Niina was in the second grade.

'Goldilocks Murder'

Due to the unidentified suspect's peculiar actions following the death of the family, the case is also known as the Goldilocks murder.

According to Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department, the murderer entered the house after 11 p.m. and remained there until daylight. (At first, police believed he was there as late as 10 a.m. using the computer, but they later changed their minds, thinking Yasuko's mother accidentally knocked the computer's mouse when she was inside and set off the connection.)

The murderer searched the Miyazawas' kitchen after the killings. He drank six bottles of the barley tea he found there and had four tiny containers of ice cream.

At 1:18 a.m., he used the family's first-floor computer to browse the internet, and some accounts suggest he may have even taken a nap on their sofa. Also, he plundered the home and threw some of their possessions and papers into the bathtub. A hired assassin, a stalker, or an angry former worker from Mikio's organisation.

The Setagaya Killings(At first, police thought he was there as late as 10 a.m. using the computer, but they later changed their minds, thinking Yasuko's mother set him off.

The police are still working to bring justice to the Miyazawa family, and the Setagaya Murders continue to rank among the most puzzling and disturbing unsolved crimes in Japan.(At first, police believed he was there as late as 10 a.m. on the computer, but they then changed their minds and thought Yas The Killer's Garments

The killer left a stunning amount of tangible evidence behind. This evidence, according to Tokyo police, comprised the following outfits:

- A bucket/crusher cap in grey

One of the 130 baseball shirts that were sold in Japan was white with purple sleeves and covered in blood from at least one of the fatalities.

- a low-cost plaid scarf

- a cloak

- white gloves

Two black handkerchiefs, one of which was wrapped around a kitchen knife—one of the murder weapons—and had a hole in the middle; according to the police, the other was used as a mask. They recognised the perfume on the slashed handkerchief as being the well-known Drakkar Noir scent for men.

a fanny pack in black and grey

The killer was wearing size 11 white running shoes made in South Korea, according to a footprint at the scene; no sneakers in this size were available in Japan.Other evidence linked to the murderer:

- The faeces described earlier

- Fingerprints

- print of shoes

- traces of blood and blood

Also, police discovered sanitary napkins covered in the murderer's blood and an open first aid box; it is thought that he used these items to heal his own wounds.

Information about the murderer:

- around 5' 6" tall

- Slim (based on the 32-inch waist of his fanny pack) (based on the 32-inch waist of his fanny pack)

- Blood type A

- Right-handed

- between the ages of 15 and 35

- before the incident, consumed a dinner that included string beans and sesame nuts (based on his feces)

According to the police, he is probably not a citizen of Japan because of the following:

His DNA reveals that his heritage is both European and Asian, coming from both of his parents. His DNA reveals that he descends from Europeans through his mother and Asians through his father. His DNA also contains a marker that is far more prevalent in Chinese and Koreans than in Japanese people.

His brand of shoes did not have sizes available in Japan.

His fingerprints have not been matched on any Japanese driver's licences, passports, or other official documents, according to investigators.

Sand fragments discovered in his fanny pack are thought to have come from the US Southwest.The Situation

The Miyazawas and Yasuko's family resided in two of the four still-standing houses in the formerly-hundreds-strong housing development. The Miyazawas had sold their house but hadn't yet moved, while the others had been demolished to create place for the Tokyo Municipal Soshigaya Park. Police even posted 3D video of the Miyazawas' home and the area around it in an effort to attract prospective witnesses.

The killer, according to police, entered the home through the second-floor bathroom, and he or she most likely exited through the same window, which was open and had the screen taken off. One of the reasons investigators believe Rei was killed first and strangled rather than stabbed like the others is that he slept in the neighbouring bedroom.The Predicament

Two of the four still-standing homes in the originally hundreds-strong housing development were home to the Miyazawas and Yasuko's family. While the Miyazawas' neighbours' homes had been torn down to make way for the Tokyo Municipal Soshigaya Park, the Miyazawas had sold their home but hadn't yet moved. To entice potential witnesses, police also broadcast 3D video of the Miyazawas' house and the neighbourhood.

Police say the murderer entered the house through the upstairs bathroom, and he or she most likely left through the same window, which was wide open and had the screen removed. Rei slept in the adjacent bedroom, which is one of the reasons why police think he was slain first and strangled rather than stabbed like the others.Potential Driver

No motive has been identified, and none of the possibilities that have been put up through time are very compelling.

Money: Part of Yasuko's tutoring earnings were stolen, and there have been rumours that the intruder, who may have been a hired killer, thought he could gain access to the proceeds from the sale of the Miyazawas' home. But, some of the family's money was left behind; a little under $2000, or about 250,000 yen, was discovered at the crime scene.

Skateboarders in a rage: I kid you not, police apparently looked into the possibility that Mikio's concerns about the noise from the neighbourhood skate park had incited someone to kill his entire family.Revenge: I've only heard this hypothesis promoted by bloggers, podcasters, and Redditors, with no supporting data or analysis.

Check out Faceless, a recent seven-part podcast about the Setagaya family murders, for a thorough analysis of the rumours surrounding the crimes. Host Nic Obregón devotes entire episodes to many theories — some plausible, others absurd — on the identity of the murderer and his or her motivations for carrying out the horrible crime.A 2-foot-tall Buddhist statue that was discovered in April 2001 next to the Miyazawa home was noteworthy in the eyes of the Buddha Statue Police. They distributed over 30,000 leaflets with images of the statue, a Jizo bodhisattva who is regarded as the protector of departed children.

The Benefit

The greatest reward in Japanese history, worth 20 million yen (more than $150,000), is offered for reliable information that results in a suspect's capture.

Japan only removed its statute of limitations for murder in 2010; prior to that, if the Miyazawas murderer had been apprehended, he might have dodged prosecution. More than 280,000 investigators have reportedly worked on the investigation, following up on more than 16,000 tips, and police are still actively looking into it.The Faceless podcast claims that the Miyazawa family's murder home is still intact despite initial plans to demolish it after they moved out. The home was made available to journalists three years ago by Yasuko's older sister, Anne Irie. You can see dozens of boxes filled with the family's possessions that the police had returned to the victims' surviving families in the tour video. There is still some of the Miyazawas' furniture, and pencilled lines on one wall show the children's development. At the front door, a circular plaque with their name and floral accents hangs from the exterior wall.

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