This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Futoshi Matsunaga & Junko Ogata, a Japanese serial killer couple who killed at least seven people between 1996 and 1998.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes
Articles/Websites
Ozbourne, S.A. (06/15/2021). The Serial Killer Who Never Killed Anyone. Medium. Retrieved 07/25/2023 from https://s-a-ozbourne.medium.com/the-serial-killer-who-never-killed-anyone-48be36d3c395
Japan Innocence & Death Penalty Information Center. (n.d.). Ogato Junko. Retrieved 07/28/2023 from https://www.jiadep.org/Ogata_Junko.html
Absolute Crime. (n.d.). Futoshi Matsunaga. Retrieved 07/28/2023 from http://www.absolutecrime.com/futoshi-matsunaga.html
Ono, Ikko. (n.d.). Complete Document: Kitakyushu Confinement Serial Murder Case (in Japanese). Weekly Bunshun. Retrieved 07/28/2023 from https://bunshun.jp/category/kitakyushu
iNews. (02/08/2023). Japanese imprisoned homicide case. Retrieved 08/01/2023 from https://inf.news/en/world/21035434f98a5a6bb7b764dfdfc9c46f.html
History
Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (07/06/2023). Meiji Restoration. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 07/29/2023 from https://www.britannica.com/event/Meiji-Restoration
Wikipedia. (07/25/2023). Kyushu. Retrieved 07/29/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu
Atsushi, Kawai. (07/10/2019). Japan’s Industrial Revolution. Nippon.com. Retrieved 07/29/2023 from https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/b06904/
Scroope, Chara. (2021). Japanese Culture: Core Concepts. Cultural Atlas. Retrieved 07/29/2023 from https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/japanese-culture/japanese-culture-core-concepts
McGinty, Mike. (05/27/2021). Saving Face. Ippo Ippo. Retrieved 08/03/2023 from https://ippoipposteps.com/2021/05/27/saving-face/
Matsumoto, Kiyoshi. (04/24/2019). Face Is Everything In Japan. Medium. Retrieved 08/03/2023 from https://medium.com/@kiyoshimatsumoto/face-is-everything-in-japan-9507ced54770
How Not to Get Murdered
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
International Organizations Domestic Violence National/Global Resources:
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or Text or Chat the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Hours are available 24/7 and the cost is free.
Crisis Text Line:Text HOME to 741741 to reach a trained Crisis Counselor.
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“Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy●
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“Cover Me” by Marlene Miller. Used with permission. Find her Facebook and Instagram under SEMNCHY or marlenemiller138@gmail.com
“Crystalline” & “VVS” by Yung Kartz https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz
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“Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod
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