Murder of Junko Kobayashi
1996 Japanese murder case
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Shibamata, Katsushika City, Tokyo, Japan
| Murder of Junko Kobayashi | |
|---|---|
| Location | Japan |
| Date | 9 September 1996 |
Attack type | Murder |
| Weapons | Knife (8cm blade) |
| Victim | Junko Kobayashi, aged 21 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
Junko Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 順子, romanized: Kobayashi Junko; 1975 – 9 September 1996) was a Japanese high school student who was murdered[2][3][4][5] inside her own house in Shibamata, Tokyo on 9 September 1996. Her house was subsequently set on fire and burned down. The official case name given by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is "The murder-arson case of a Shibamata 3-chome Female College Student" (柴又三丁目女子大生殺人・放火事件).
The investigation continues till this day, but the case remains unsolved. In addition, the case is subjected to a special investigation reward system [ja] (public reward system).[6]
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