In 1988, 17-year-old Junko Furuta disappeared while riding her bicycle home from work in Japan.
What followed would become one of the most disturbing criminal cases in the country’s modern history.
She was held captive for weeks inside a residential home while multiple people knew something was wrong.
The case would later raise difficult questions about fear, silence, and how so many opportunities for intervention were missed.
Listener discretion is advised.
Sources:
Japanese court records and trial summaries
Archived reporting from The Japan Times and other Japanese media outlets
Documented investigative timelines and public records
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