30 Years Since the Murder of a Sophia University Student, the Case Remains Unsolved. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Has Released a 3D Image of the Suspect and Is Appealing for Information. The Father Laid Flowers at the Scene.
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[Josei Jishin] September 9th marked the 30th anniversary of the arson and murder case in which a house in Shibamata, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, was completely destroyed by fire, killing Junko Kobayashi (then 21 years old), a fourth-year female student at Sophia University. The body had multiple stab wounds from a bladed weapon, and it is believed that someone set the house on fire after killing her to destroy the evidence. In the investigation so f…
September 9th marked 30 years since the murder of a Sophia University student in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo. On September 9, 1996, Junko Kobayashi (then 21), a fourth-year student at Sophia University, was stabbed to death in the neck at her home in Shibamata, Katsushika Ward, and her house was subsequently set on fire. The case remains unsolved, and 30 years have passed since then. Her father, Kenji Kobayashi, laid flowers at the crime scene. Kenji…
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