She Killed Her Friend Then Mailed Her in a Box Labeled “Doll”
The gruesome story of identity theft and murder.
As you get older, life gets busier and more complicated. With work, family, hobbies, and other parts of life taking center stage, friends seem to fade away. Many people lose contact with those they grew up with and friends from school or camp are just passing Instagram photos or Facebook updates. But then once in a while, a person who you haven’t seen or heard from in years reaches out.
And unlike strangers online who might be sexual predators, identity thieves, or even violent criminals out looking for victims, this person is a past friend who you know personally. So it’s easy to let your guard down. Which is exactly what Rika Okada, a nurse in Osaka, did when she agreed to reconnect with her elementary and junior highschool friend Yuri Oishi.
Unfortunately, the meeting with Yuri ended up being her biggest mistake. Not only did Yuri steal Rika’s identity, but she also murdered her and fled the country. Why did Yuri target Rika? How did she kill her? How did she get caught and what happened to her? This is the story of a friend who reached out via social media to find and kill her friend.
