She Killed Then Changed Her Face to Escape Police for 15 Years
Fugitive Killer: The Woman of Seven Faces.
In Japan, the statute of limitation for murder used to be 15 years. However, the law was changed after a woman named Kazuko Fukuda evaded police for 14 years and 11 months. She was finally caught and charged 11 hours before her statute of limitations would have been upheld and she would have walked free.
She killed a coworker and ran from the police not only changing locations around Japan but even changing her face. Changing workplaces, cities, using men and even being homeless at times, Kazuko was able to keep one step ahead of police for years before a small mistake she made cost Kazuko her freedom.
Who and why did she kill? How did she escape capture for so long? And how did the police finally find her and bring her to justice? This is the story of Kazuko Fukuda, the woman of seven faces.
Who Was Kazuko
Before understanding the crime and how Kazuko escaped capture for so long, first you must understand the kind of person she was and the life she was brought up in.
