The Note: They Knew They Were Next

The Note: They Knew They Were Next

A note, written on a supermarket receipt, reads: "We're being followed. Please help us. This man is a bad person." The woman who wrote it was found dead two days later, the note still in her pocket. What terrifying knowledge did she try to convey in her final moments?

In this episode, we delve into the chilling details of a double murder that shook the quiet city of Nagaokakyō in 1979. We explore the lives of Keiko Mizuno and Aiko Akashi, two friends who went foraging on Noyama Mountain and never returned, and the unsettling clues left behind.

Case: Nagaokakyō Double Murder
Victims: Keiko Mizuno, Aiko Akashi
Date: May 23, 1979
Location: Noyama Mountain, Nagaokakyō, Kyoto Prefecture
Status: Unsolved

- A note found in Aiko Akashi's pocket read "We're being followed. Please help us. This man is a bad person."
- Keiko Mizuno was stabbed over 50 times; Aiko Akashi was strangled, and both had their Achilles tendons sliced.
- The pencil used to write the note was the only item missing from the crime scene.
- Six months prior, a woman reported being approached on Noyama Mountain by an unidentified man with a 30-centimeter blade.
- Footprints found near the bodies matched smooth-soled office shoes, atypical for mountain trails.

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