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Entombed

Entombed is a true crime podcast that looks into various cases ranging from murders to disappearances and strange mysteries. The crimes often take place in Asia, but the podcast also covers other slightly lesser-known cases.---This podcast is independently produced by our team, with all research, writing, and content creation conducted in-house. To enhance consistency and clarity, certain aspects of the audio presentation may be generated or assisted by technology. Hosted on Acast. See

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All Episodes

25:47

Episode 86: A botched murder plot in Shiojiri

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2025/11/19

Daisuke Maruyama, a member of the Nagano prefectural assembly, was interviewed on television on the anniversary of his wife’s death. When he said he hoped the killer would be punished, he couldn’t suppress a brief chuckle. Did he himself know more about the perpetrator? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 85: Death at JR Ikebukuro Station

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2025/11/12

21-year-old Satoru Kobayashi was waiting for the last train of the evening at JR Ikebukuro Station when an argument with a drunken fellow passenger led to tragic consequences. The indifference of other people on the platform also shocked many. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:45

Episode 84: The young serial killer Norio Nagayama

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2025/11/05

Norio Nagayama was a Japanese serial killer who committed four murders in 1968 when he was only 19 years old. He claimed that poverty and the cruelty of society drove him to kill, but the court did not consider these as mitigating circumstances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:43

Episode 83: The Busan fall case

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2025/10/29

A young woman fell from the 9th floor of an apartment building in Busan, South Korea. Was it suicide, an accident, or perhaps murder? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:04

Episode 82: Haunting in Kaohsiung

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2025/10/22

A 23-year-old Japanese woman, Mariko Iguchi, went on a vacation to Taiwan but never returned. Her disappearance seemed to involve something supernatural — but the truth was eventually revealed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 81: The Kyoto Animation arson attack

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2025/10/15

Kyoto Animation is a well-known and beloved animation studio both in Japan and internationally. However, in 2019 it became the target of a devastating attack when one of its studios was set on fire. The incident claimed 36 lives and left 33 injured, making it one of the deadliest mass murders in Japan since World War II. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:21

Episode 80: Murder in Auburn’s Chinese community

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2025/10/08

In 2020, in the U.S. college town of Auburn, a case that began with a dispute over a rented room escalated unexpectedly into murder. The people involved were Chinese residents living in the United States, which deeply shocked the local Chinese community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:03

Episode 79: The Kōfu arson murders

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2025/10/01

19-year-old Yuki Endo had an obsession: his beautiful 17-year-old classmate Misaki Inoue. This obsession ultimately led to a brutal crime and landed Endo on death row despite his young age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:41

Episode 78: A murder in Silicon Valley

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2025/09/24

Chen Liren and Yu Xuanyi seemed like a happy married couple. Both worked as engineers at Google and lived together in Silicon Valley, California. However, things were not quite as they appeared, and their relationship ended tragically when Chen killed his wife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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16:42

Episode 77: The missing bride in Fukushima

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2025/09/17

The wedding of 21-year-old Hitomi Masuyama was just three weeks away when she suddenly disappeared. Only her car was found, defaced with insults. It still remains a mystery what happened to Hitomi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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18:43

Episode 76: The murder of a manga artist in Tokyo

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2025/09/10

In 2000, young manga artist Yōko Yoshida was found dead in her apartment in the Kōtō ward of Tokyo. Many questions still surround the case, and the police never uncovered the truth about what happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:28

Episode 75: Japanese streamer in a suitcase

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2025/09/03

46-year-old Tadayuki Hara was a hardened criminal who shared popular streams on social media about his prison and crime experiences. However, he met a grim end in 2023, and the police had their hands full investigating his potential killers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 74: South Korea’s Talented Mr. Ripley

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2025/08/27

In South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province, a chilling case was uncovered in 2022 when a body was found in a young man’s home. The investigation revealed a web of lies, fraud, and murder, with the main suspect being a man who had presented himself as charming and charismatic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:47

Episode 73: The kidnapping murders of Toyama and Nagano

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2025/08/20

In 1980, two consecutive kidnapping-murder cases took place in Japan. In both cases, a woman had picked up the victims in a red sports car. The perpetrator eventually became the seventh woman in Japan to be sentenced to death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 72: The murder of Saki Kondo in Osaka

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2025/08/13

Saki Kondo was a young Japanese woman who was considered warm and open by nature. She spoke excellent English and enjoyed meeting foreigners. Unfortunately, one meeting with an American tourist proved fatal for her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 71: The murder of the Gyoza King

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2025/08/06

The president of a Japanese restaurant chain, known as the “Gyoza King,” was found shot dead in 2013 in the parking lot of the company’s headquarters in Kyoto. Rain had nearly washed the crime scene clean, and there were no eyewitnesses. Who wanted the 72-year-old CEO dead – and why? The case appears to be linked, at least in part, to the Yakuza criminal organization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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18:54

Episode 70: Murder of a Japanese student in Romania

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2025/07/30

20-year-old Japanese student Yurika Masuno traveled to Romania through the AIESEC organization but disappeared shortly after arriving in the country. A few days later, she was found murdered. The case revealed a disturbing serial offender and serious negligence by both the authorities and the organization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 69: The Sister Hong case

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2025/07/23

In July 2025, China’s online world was shaken when secretly recorded videos of a man dressed as a woman engaging in sexual encounters with other men began to spread. This "Sister Hong" was a 38-year-old man who, despite not being particularly attractive, claimed to have met with over 1,600 men. The case quickly sparked a wave of memes, and the phrase “Well, since we’re already here...” became especially popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 68: The Doppelgänger Murder in Germany

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2025/07/16

In 2022, a murder case in Germany quickly became known as the "Doppelgänger Murder." A young woman was found dead in a car, and at first, she was believed to be the owner of the vehicle. However, the truth left even the police in disbelief. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 67: Buried in Ishikawa’s sand

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2025/07/09

A playful prank went terribly wrong in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture in 2011. A young couple ended up buried headfirst in the sand—and in the end, no one was laughing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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