Okegawa stalker case

The Homicide Case That Pushed the Anti-Stalking Act!

Who killed a girl three times?

Investigative journalists follow the whole process and directly attack the structural evils of the Japanese bureaucracy

The tip of the pyramid of Japanese documentary literature, the Japanese Journalist Conference Grand Prize

◎Editor's recommendation

"My daughter was killed three times."

the first time a criminal,

The second time was the police who failed to investigate,

The third time was the media that hurt her reputation.

The ex-boyfriend stalked and harassed, paid for the murder + the police sat idly by + the media stigmatized reports, innocent victims were pushed into the abyss time and time again.

Women who have been harassed, violent, and threatened with death, keep the evidence, cry for help, why no one hears?

Why did the "third-rate" journalists, who were so blinded by the eyes, stand up against the public power and expose the police's lies one after another?

■ Investigative reporter Qing Shuijie tracked the whole process, upholding the conscience of "humanity" to report, and conveying the true voice of the victim. Find the culprit before the police, and expose the "accomplice" structure of the police and the official media that ignores facts and manipulates public opinion.

■ Ten photos restore the detection process and directly capture the arrest scene.

■ This work is "JCJ Award", "Editor's Choice Magazine Reporting Award", and is known as "The Journalist's Textbook" and "The Pyramid of Japanese Documentary Literature".

■ This case promoted the promulgation of Japan's "Stalking and Harassment Code of Conduct Act".

◎Introduction

On October 26, 1999, a young woman, Shiori Ino, was stabbed to death with a knife in front of JR Okegawa Station in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

The victim reported to the police many times because of long-term stalking and harassment during his lifetime, but the police did not pay attention to it, and ultimately failed to prevent the tragedy from happening. In the process of investigating this incident, reporter Qing Shuijie followed the guidance of the "last words" left by the victim, visited and verified in many ways, and found the culprit as a reporter when the police ignored the clues and failed to investigate. It exposed the police's disregard and perfunctory of the victim's report before his death, as well as his attempt to discredit the victim and cover up the fact of malfeasance after the incident.

This case triggered strong social repercussions and promoted the introduction of Japan's "Stalking and Harassment Code of Conduct Law".

This book is the full record of the event.

◎Media Comments

This book not only allows us to re-examine the internal system of public power and the ability of the media to overturn the boat, but also reveals the meaning: everyone may be the cause of social evil, but everyone can also choose, Choose not to constitute the evil of society, and you can even commit yourself to a part of the good.

——2019 Taiwan OPENBOOK annual good book recommendation

Mr. Shimizu is a well-known reporter who has covered and reported major cases such as the "Okekawa Stalker Incident" and "Ashikaga Incident", and released many exclusive features that overturned the investigation conclusions of the police and prosecutors.

——Shiori Ito commented on Kiyomizu in "Black Box"

In this way, Qing Shuijie revealed the inside story that the police absolutely did not want others to know in the investigation. Of course, he was absolutely unable to save the victim in time, but he fulfilled the most important responsibility as an investigative reporter. He did not give up on the police. Don't want to expose the facts that the public knows. This book is worth reading and thinking about.

—— "Yang Zhao Reading"

Reporter Shimizu, who started his activities in response to the "last words" of the victim, with even "stupid" obsession, finally cornered both the prisoner and the police. It was really exciting. I think this is the spirit of a reporter, and this is justice. I don't often use words such as "moved" and "justice" (but I used it this time), so my feelings about this book should be able to gain everyone's trust.

——Professor Hiroshi Seki at the Faculty of Law, Meiji University