This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Japanese murderer Kazuko Fukuda, who has been called the most famous fugitive in Japanese history. She underwent several plastic surgeries over 14 years, and used more than 20 identities in order to escape justice.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Shout Outs
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Footnotes
Articles/Websites
Telfer, Tori. (05/30/2019). Kazuko Fukuda: The Woman Of Seven Faces. Crime Reads. Retrieved 04/12/2024 from https://crimereads.com/kazuko-fukuda-the-woman-of-seven-faces/
Ozbourne, S.A. (02/09/2021). She Killed Then Changed Her Face to Escape Police for 15 Years. Medium. Retrieved 04/12/2024 from https://s-a-ozbourne.medium.com/she-killed-then-changed-her-face-to-escape-police-for-15-years-a1928730de4d
Allen, Jay. (04/16/2018). How Fukuda Kazuko (Nearly) Got Away with Murder. Unseen Japan. Retrieved 04/12/2024 from https://unseen-japan.com/fukuda-kazuko/
Abe, Mitsutoshi. (02/19/2024). Captured: Kazuko Fukuda, Japan’s Most Infamous Fugitive. Friday Digital. Retrieved 04/12/2024 from https://en.friday.news/article/24090
The Tokyo Reporter. (04/19/2019). Heisei flashback: Kazuko Fukuda, ‘The Woman of Seven Faces’. Retrieved 04/12/2024 from https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan-news/special-reports/heisei-flashback-kazuko-fukuda-the-woman-of-seven-faces/
The Tokyo Reporter. (07/29/2019). Kazuko Fukuda: ‘The Woman of Seven Faces’ nabbed 22 years ago. Retrieved 04/13/2024 from https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/kazuko-fukuda-the-woman-of-seven-faces-nabbed-22-years-ago/
INF News. (n.d.). In 1982, a Japanese woman was strangled… Retrieved 04/13/2024 from https://inf.news/en/world/94366cf1276483eaec21f959ca2bff08.html
INF News. (n.d.). The dancing girl had 7 plastic surgery after her murder… Retrieved 04/13/2024 from https://inf.news/en/world/00a30d8c7e55cad744800d81cdd58ceb.html
History
König, Carla. (01/2021). Jouhatsu. The Evaporating People of Japan. The Perspective Magazine. Retrieved 04/13/2024 from https://issuu.com/theperspectivemagazine/docs/issuu_tp_war-over-reality_1_2021/s/11646239
Goss, Alexis. (12/20/2021). Ultimate Guide to Japanese Culture. Japan Switch. Retrieved 04/16/2024 from https://japanswitch.com/guide-to-japanese-culture/
Lopez, German. (12/13/2015). Japan has exceptionally low crime rates. But there’s a dark side to its justice system. Vox. Retrieved 04/16/2024 from https://www.vox.com/world/2015/12/13/9989250/japan-crime-conviction-rate
Umeda, Sayuri. (05/21/2010). Japan: Statute of Limitations for Murder Abolishe
Library of Congress. Retrieved 04/16/2024 from https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2010-05-21/japan-statute-of-limitations-for-murder-abolished/
Szczepanski, Kallie. (02/16/2021). Japan: Facts and History. ThoughtCo. Retrieved 04/17/2024 from thoughtco.com/japan-facts-and-history-195581
Kincaid, Chris. (06/02/2019). Gender Roles of Women in Modern Japan. Japan Powered. Retrieved 04/17/2024 from https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/gender-roles-women-modern-japan
Podcasts
Criminal Broads. (05/08/2019). Episode 25: Woman of Seven Faces: Kazuko Fakuda [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 04/17/2024 from https://www.criminalbroads.com/episodes/2019/5/22/episode-25-woman-of-seven-faces-kazuko-fukuda
Women & Crime. (09/29/2023). Kazuko Fakuda [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 04/17/2024 from https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/kazuko-fukuda/
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