Ashikaga girl serial disappearance

The serial girl murderer is still out there and you are on the verge of a killer!

★The author of "Okekawa Stalker Murder Incident" is another masterpiece of word-of-mouth topic by Kiyoshi Shimizu!

☆ Kiyoshi Shimizu's "reversal of reasoning" documentary report masterpiece, the Japanese version of "Memories of Murder".

☆ A book "rewrites" the reality - the 17-year injustice case was retried, and the wronged person was acquitted.

☆ Listen to the weak voice, expose the dark side of Japanese justice, uncover the fallacy of scientific investigation, and tell the silent pain of the victims.

★The full documentary of the girl missing case "Ashikaga Incident" that shook Japan!

☆ Directly attack social pain points such as child abduction, women's safety, misjudgment of unjust cases, guilt of victims, shady investigations, controversies in media reports, etc.

☆ Visit the scene of the crime in person, restore the details of the case, stop the 17 years of unjust imprisonment... The investigative report that shakes Japan!

★ Won the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award, Trendy Documentary Award, nominated for the Soichi Oyake Non-Fiction Literature Award, and was named the best book of the year by Kinokuniya Bookstore!

☆ A must-read work for Japanese documentary reports, comparable to the non-fiction literature of "Black Box" and "Primary School Under the Giant Waves".

☆ It is written in detail, includes 14 pictures, and reproduces the whole process of case investigation... Known as the "Bible of investigative reporting"!

★ The story is beautiful! Emotional shock! Great stamina! Every reader is a witness to the truth!

"Thirty years have passed before we were suddenly told that this was an unjust case, and that the real culprit had already escaped legal sanctions due to the statute of limitations. Is he allowed to get away with it like this?" - Joe Fukushima | The father of the murdered girl

"I endured it for seventeen years, and I hope the police can apologize to me. Is it okay if I make a mistake? I want them to give me back my life." - Suga Toshika | Ashikaga Incident Wronged Person

"I should listen to the voices of those little girls under the nine springs. I want to overturn that game of Othello and make the truth public." - Shimizu Jie | Investigative Reporter

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In 1979, in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, a five-year-old girl named Manya Fukushima disappeared.

In 1984, five-year-old Yumi Hasebe disappeared in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture.

In 1987, in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, an eight-year-old girl, Tomoko Osawa, disappeared.

In 1990, in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, a four-year-old girl Matsuda disappeared.

The four cases actually occurred in the same area, located at the junction of Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture in Japan. But the Tochigi prefectural police only handle cases in Tochigi prefecture, and the Gunma prefectural police only handle cases in Gunma prefecture.

In 1991, when the police in Tochigi County were investigating the real disappearance of Matsuda, they arrested a man and believed that he was the murderer in three cases in the county. The police held a press conference, and the media reported one after another, making the public believe that the serial child murder case had been fully solved and the murderer had been arrested and imprisoned.

In 1996, four-year-old Yokoyama Yukari disappeared again in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture.

Reporter Qing Shuijie noticed the connection of this series of events.

In 2007, he returned to the scene of the incident. Facing the conclusion of the DNA type identification, which is generally believed to be extremely accurate, the police's proud feats in handling cases for many years, and the iron case that is about to exceed the statute of limitations for prosecution, he raised doubts loudly and firmly.

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I was blown away by this book. I have never read such powerful nonfiction, and I have nothing but admiration for the author's powerful reporting.

——Takashi Yusuke, jury member of the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award

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"

The bible of investigative reporting—this is the best description I feel after reading this book.

—— Hiroshi Makino, a famous Japanese investigative journalist