On the 30th of December, 2000, at approximately 11:30pm, a killer climbed a tree that was on the property of the Miyazawa family in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, Japan.
He entered the second story open window in the bathroom of the house as the family were sleeping. Once inside, he strangled 6-year-old Rei Miyazawa, and stabbed his father, 44-year-old Mikio Miyazawa. He then used a sashimi knife to murder 41-year-old mother, Yasuko and her 8-year-old daughter, Niina.
The killer was very nonchalant in his actions, as he stayed in the house for up to 10 hours after the massacre. He used the family computer, consumed food and drinks from their refrigerator, and even treated his wounds that he got from his struggle with Mikio. He even took a nap on the sofa and used the toilet, not flushing it, and left only before Yasuko’s concerned mother (Who would make the grim discovery) came to the home after realizing her daughter’s phone line had been cut off.
After one of Japan’s largest investigations and manhunts, the police were able to conclude that the killer was a male between the ages of 15-35 and was of mixed ethnicity, with DNA showing he had Southern European and East Asian heritage. He was even so bold as to leave some of his own personal items behind, including a hat, jacket and a waist bag. But even with all this information, no assailant was ever charged for the brutal massacre, and the case remains unsolved. Credit: #HistoryLand
