The Tragic Death of a 21-year-old by Her Stalker
He stalked her, ruined her reputation, then had her killed.
With the #metoo movement and the recent shift in finally believing women’s stories of physical or sexual abuse, luckily there is less victim-blaming happening in the media. Unfortunately, this story is about a 21-year-old girl named Shiori Ino, who was not only stalked and eventually murdered but was also blamed for the crime. The police of Saitama Japan where the crime happened covered up the details and blamed the victim. Then the media ran with the fake news and slandered Shiori’s character.
Shiori’s only crime was trying to get away from the stalker who was harassing her, her family, and her friends. She, along with her family, went to the police repeatedly with evidence and information about the stalker, his threats, and the trouble he was causing. The police turned a blind eye and instead told her to continue seeing the man.
This is the story of an innocent and beautiful young university student who caught the wrong guy’s attention and because no one would help her, lost her life.
First Contact
On January 6, 1999, Shiori Ino, who was 21 years old, was with her friend in Omiya Station, Saitama, Japan. They were at a Japanese arcade center that…
