{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/654258257487f60012cf53a0/6579d9cd7a12a80012759d4f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Infamous Poisoned Candy Scandal ","description":"<p>Nina Parker joins Sunny for another episode, and while today’s case revolves around candy, the mysterious crime ring at the center of the story is anything but sweet. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.</p><p><br></p><p>Content disclaimer: This episode includes a brief discussion of suicide from minute mark 24:00 to 26:25.&nbsp;If you or anyone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available at <a href=\"https://988lifeline.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">988lifeline.org</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Sources:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/03/19/Candy-tycoon-kidnapped-naked-from-bath/6214448520400/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tycoon kidnapped</a>.” UPI.</p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/02/world/the-great-candy-caper-leaves-all-japan-atwitter.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Candy caper</a>.” New York Times.</p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-1980s-crime-ring-that-poisoned-japans-candy-and-never-got-caught\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Crime ring never caught</a>.” Atlas Obscura.</p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.historicmysteries.com/monster-21-faces/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Monster with 21 Faces</a>.” Historic Mysteries.</p><p>“<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/05/world/police-in-japan-badges-have-lost-their-sparkle.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Police in Japan</a>.” New York Times.</p><p>“<a href=\"https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&amp;dat=19850808&amp;id=45FTAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=AIcDAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2605,2512429\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Policeman dies</a>.” UPI</p><p>“<a href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20100605103800/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2000_Feb_14/ai_60053559/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Police probe to end</a>.” Japan Policy &amp; Politics.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“<a href=\"https://books.google.com/books?id=gijG7fSwvjAC&amp;pg=PA137&amp;lpg=PA137&amp;dq=Yamamoto+of+Shiga+Prefecture+Police+died.+How+stupid+of+him!+We%27ve+got+no+friends+or+secret+hiding+place+in+Shiga.+It%27s+Yoshino+or+Shikata+who+should+have+died.+What+have+they+been+doing+for+as+long+as+one+year+and+five+months?+Don%27t+let+bad+guys+like+us+get+away+with+it.+There+are+many+more+fools+who+want+to+copy+us.+No-career+Yamamoto+died+like+a+man.+So+we+decided+to+give+our+condolence.+We+decided+to+forget+about+torturing+food-making+companies.+If+anyone+blackmails+any+of+the+food-making+companies,+it%27s+not+us+but+someone+copying+us.+We+are+bad+guys.+That+means+we%27ve+got+more+to+do+other+than+bullying+companies.+It%27s+fun+to+lead+a+bad+man%27s+life.+Monster+with+21+Faces.&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=KP5DEV8Guw&amp;sig=kmOSJTLzuSJS_89ncLreHqkckaQ&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwil8rH02bzPAhXC2D4KHYW-CFcQ6AEIJTAB#v=onepage&amp;q=Yamamoto%20of%20Shiga%20Prefecture%20Police%20died.%20How%20stupid%20of%20him!%20We've%20got%20no%20friends%20or%20secret%20hiding%20place%20in%20Shiga.%20It's%20Yoshino%20or%20Shikata%20who%20should%20have%20died.%20What%20have%20they%20been%20doing%20for%20as%20long%20as%20one%20year%20and%20five%20months%3F%20Don't%20let%20bad%20guys%20like%20us%20get%20away%20with%20it.%20There%20are%20many%20more%20fools%20who%20want%20to%20copy%20us.%20No-career%20Yamamoto%20died%20like%20a%20man.%20So%20we%20decided%20to%20give%20our%20condolence.%20We%20decided%20to%20forget%20about%20torturing%20food-making%20companies.%20If%20anyone%20blackmails%20any%20of%20the%20food-making%20companies%2C%20it's%20not%20us%20but%20someone%20copying%20us.%20We%20are%20bad%20guys.%20That%20means%20we've%20got%20more%20to%20do%20other%20than%20bullying%20companies.%20It's%20fun%20to%20lead%20a%20bad%20man's%20life.%20Monster%20with%2021%20Faces.&amp;f=false\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yamamoto died</a>.” Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes</p>","author_name":"Food Network"}