Miyazawa Family
Very few, especially who are optimistic towards Japan seen as one of the most peaceful countries in the world, believe that there is the cruelest murder case happening to Miyazawa family of which all family members were brutally killed altogether by one mysterious youngster, who was believed to have half-blood between European and Asian.
What even makes the audiences and those get involved with this family feel very sad and pathetic is that, up till now, this cold-blooded young killer has been fleeing without being tracked and arrested by Japanese police.
The dead victims were all Miyazawa family members, composed of Reiko Miyazawa, a 6-year-old son, who was strangled to death in his bedroom on the second floor.
The second dead victim appeared to be Mikio Miyazawa, a father of this family, who was stabbed to death on the house stairs, and the third consecutive dead victim was a mother, Yasuko Miyazawa, who was cruelly stabbed to death at the house stairs as well.
And, the final dead victim was an 8-year-old daughter, named Niina Miyazawa, who was stabbed to death while hugging her mother miserably.
This flagrant murder case happened on 31st December 2000, pasting two decades ago.
The first and foremost person who witnessed this most cruel homicide was Setzuko Miyazawa, a mother of Mikio Miyazawa, who was waiting for her son and her grandchildren nearby Miyazawa house so that she could take her grandchildren to visit their relatives during the New Year Festival.
When she saw no one received her call at her son’s house, she decided to pick a substitute key to open the door, access to her son’s house while Mikio’s mother was unknown that she was going to see and witness of the most shocking and terrifying murder stigma she had ever seen in her life before.
After Setzuko Miyazawa entered her son, Mikio’s house, by using a substitute key, what she saw turned out to be the dead body of her beloved son-Mikio Miyazawa, who was laying down with blood at house stairs.
With the feeling of nothing less than entirely petrified, Setzuko Miyazawa rushed to go up to the second floor of the house before tragically finding another dead corpse of her daughter-in-law- Yasuko Miyazawa, who tried her best to defend her daughter from the attacking and slaughtering from the mysterious killer.
But, she finally became dead by being cruelly strangled to death showing blood flowing from her nose while hugging her daughter at her arm firmly.
After that, it was time for the Japanese police to arrive at the crime scene. What they found was nothing less than tragic and sorrowful when witnessing the dead body of a 6-year-old son, Reiko Miyazawa, who was also strangled so harshly and vehemently that this boy became dead on spot within a split of seconds.
However, the police found the clue, insisting that this boy was trying his best to escape from the cruel slaughter, but no avail, ending up with death with soaking blood on the floor as well.
During the happening of this cruel murder case, for further explanation and clearer visualization, the pillar father, Mikio Miyazawa, who was on the first floor during that time, heard a strange sound from the second floor of his house.
So, he was not hesitant to rush to the second floor. Unfortunately, he came across this young mysterious murder at the house stairs. After that, the murder took a sharp sashimi knife to stab Mikio Miyazawa swiftly without well-prepared action by the dead victim.
After all Miyazawa family members were murdered, this teen slaughter walked around the house to find a first aid equipment box to heal his wounds due to fighting with Mikio and Yasuko Miyazawa.
When this killer finished healing his wounds, we headed to the refrigerator, opening it and taking ice-cream and green tea to eat and drink with pleasure and satisfaction.
Afterwards, this slaughter went to the room, playing PC together with chewing gum while getting access to many academic websites as well as reserving movie tickets online but to no avail.
After he used PC at the living room of Miyazawa house, a murder stole money valued 150,000 Yen together with some precious assets of Miyazawa family, while leaving others intact.
During the happening of this cruel murder case, for further explanation and clearer visualization, the pillar father, Mikio Miyazawa, who was on the first floor during that time, heard a strange sound from the second floor of his house.
So, he was not hesitant to rush to the second floor. Unfortunately, he came across this young mysterious murder at the house stairs. After that, the murder took a sharp sashimi knife to stab Mikio Miyazawa swiftly without well-prepared action by the dead victim.
What makes this murder case even surprising and perplexing is that this murder intentionally left many personal clues, such as his bloody sports jacket, his bloody shoes, his cap, fingerprints, bloody cloth, and green waist bag with blood stains at Miyazawa house.
It was expected that this cold-blooded killer took at least 10 hours in this house for completing his murder before leaving the crime scene with being nonchalant.
However, despite many clues of the murder left at the crime scene, the police, from now on, have been unable to find and arrest this murder because Miyazawa family had never had any conflicts with anybody, thus making no one seen as the suspect in this murder case.
What the Japanese police involved with this murder case can do is to return to Miyazawa house to place bouquet and bow these Miyazawa family members who pass away with absolute pity and melancholy every year.
What makes this murder case even surprising and perplexing is that this murder intentionally left many personal clues, such as his bloody sports jacket, his bloody shoes, his cap, fingerprints, bloody cloth, and green waist bag with bloodstains at Miyazawa house.
It was expected that this cold-blooded killer took at least 10 hours in this house for completing his murder before leaving the crime scene with being nonchalant.
"I always wonder how they would have grown up. My biggest regret is that I never got to see them grow up," - grandmother Setsuko (Miyazawa)
However, despite many clues of the murder left at the crime scene, the police, from now on, have been unable to find and arrest this murder because the Miyazawa family had never had any conflicts with anybody, thus making no one seen as the suspect in this murder case.
What the Japanese police involved with this murder case can do is to return to Miyazawa house to place bouquet and bow these Miyazawa family members who pass away with absolute pity and melancholy every year.
Resource and more information
The Miyazawa Family Case Timeline
English PDF information on wanted “Ojizosan” statue
3D image video of the crime scene and its vicinity at the time of the murder
What are the characteristics of the hip bag and scarf?
Articles :
Photos of murdered family shown in memorial exhibit - Japan Times (29 December 2003)
Setagaya killer may be Asian or Japanese of mixed descent: report+ - TMC news (17 October 2006)
Diet abolishes statute of limitations on murder – The Asahi Shimbun (28 April 2010)