3 Female Staff Including High School Girls were Killed at a Supermarket
The unsolved supermarket murders that continue to baffle police
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This is a story that is almost like something out of a movie. There are so many twists and turns, unanswered questions, red herrings, and obstacles that have made this case impossible to solve even after 27 years.
Even whether this crime was planned or spur of the moment, was it a robbery gone wrong, or a specific hit, are left unanswered. All we know is that a supermarket in Tokyo had two female part-time workers on shift, 47-year-old and 17-year-old. Another 16-year-old part-time worker who was not on her shift was also on site waiting for her coworker when just after closing time, someone came into the supermarket office, killing the three females, and escaped.
Who was this culprit(s)? Did the police have any leads? Was anyone ever suspected of the crime? How did the women die? Was it a robbery or was it a hit on one of the staff? What happened in the investigation and has there been any progress on the case?
