When Fusako Sano was nine years old, she vanished after school in 1990. She was abducted and held captive for nine years. This case took place in Niigata prefecture and often referenced as the “Niigata girl confinement incident”. It holds record of the longest confinement kidnapping case in Japan. Tune in to hear the details of this crime incident and what happened to Sano. Content Warning: Mentions of physical abuse and violence. Not for minors. Listener discretion is advised.

TIME CODES
03:49 Case intro
04:04 Part 1: The Abduction
11:10 Part 2: Life in Captivity
28:02 Part 3: Sano’s Discovery
38:20 Part 4: Satō’s Prosecution

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SOURCE LINKS
Fusako Sano Wiki link
Japan Times Article (2002)
Japan Times Article (2003)
AP News Article (2000)
BBC News Article (2000)
BBC News Article (2000)
Japan Today Article (2011)

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