Dear Gossip/News Bloggers of Japan, First of all, let me express my gratitude. I perhaps came across as a bit bitchy in my last post about the Kana Washino murder. And to be fair, that was my intention. But at the same time I am grateful to you. You scroll through the dark depths of …
The other day, a popular Japanese news blog revealed that, according to information obtained on Shohei Komori’s twitter profile, the suspected murderer describes his preference in women as “でブス専”. In other words, the man at the center of an unproven love triangle that left his wife jealous enough to kill her rival, Kana Washino, wrote …
Since it seems I have started up this Mommy Blog for the express purpose of contemplating cold-blooded murder, why not continue where I left off. Something dawned on me just now, scrolling through articles in Japanese about the murder of Kana Washino, studying the faces of the victim and her killers instead of doing the …
Kana Washino, the high school senior who was murdered last week by a twitter acquaintance and his jealous wife, was a very talented illustrator. Here is a better view of the banner she drew for her twitter profile. So am I the only one who thinks this illustration resembles a love triangle? For the record, …
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A girl in my ward was murdered this week, if girl is the proper word to describe an 18-year-old high school senior. Looking at her school picture though, I would have to say so. Kana Washino was reported missing on Saturday evening. Her body was found Tuesday morning, stabbed in the back and strangled inside …