"The most horrifying and violent true crime case in the history of Japan."
That is often what people say when asked to recall the vivid, disturbing details of the Junko Furuta case. It is not one for the weak-hearted; the story of one girl's 42 days of torture at the hands of dozens of monsters parading as men is not your every day news article. But for the Furuta family, for months, it was their only reality.
Join charismatic host John, of infamous podcast Dairyland Frights as he and Dayvid listen to one of the most traumatizing cases Amanda has introduced yet - if you can make it all the way through....
*LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED - this episode contains graphic details regarding the physical/sexual/emotional abuse of a child, among adult language and mentions of drug and alcohol use. This content will be extremely triggering.*
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