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Episode 104: Disappearance in Zermatt

Ep. 104

Junko Sato was a 28-year-old Japanese tourist who vanished without a trace in Zermatt, Switzerland. The case has given rise to theories ranging from an accident to an abduction carried out by North Korea, but answers are still missing.

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