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Originally Posted by jasonbvr
I have been following this story quite closely. You want to know the motive? Try rape. The police won't comment on that issue so in a round about way they are basically saying yes when they don't say no. One thing that really bugs me about this whole story is that if you read the first article when the story broke, it made it appear as though the police actually spoke to the guy, found the body in his apartement, yet somehow he fled on foot without shoes!
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I think the articles are really misleading in English. In the Japanese news, there have been countless breakdowns of what happened..
Apparently the police found info that she was supposed to meet up with that guy - at that point it was a missing person`s investigation, not a murder one. They went to his apartment - where he was apparently watching out the door. Before they had a chance to even knock, he flung the door open, hitting the police, and ran. Obviously, some of the police chased him, while others went inside (at this point, she simply could have been inside, kidnapped but alive.)
People are saying the police did an awful job of catching him, but I have to say that even without shoes someone who is very familiar with the neighborhood vs. police who may not be isn`t impossible.
Anyway, because of his behavior they searched the apartment and found her body.
It`s really awful what happened to her. I really feel for her family... But I have to be completely honest and say that she totally lacked common sense. This weird guy talked to her at the station, drew little pictures of himself on paper, practically followed her home (running after her bicycle, if the news is correct), cornered her and made her promise to come to his apartment...........
Now, common sense here: Would you go? Alone? I was shaky about going into my boyfriend`s (now husband) place the first time. There is no way I would go into some weirdo`s apartment.
She didn`t deserve to die, of course... But this could have been avoided with a little bit of common sense.