Entombed

Two girls of the same age and with the same name attended the same high school in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture. However, one of them eventually met a tragic fate, and there are suspicions that she was murdered in a case of mistaken identity, with her namesake being the intended target.

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In 1999, a robbery and murder took place in the South Korean village of Samnye, and three disadvantaged young men were accused of the crime. They were convicted, but the truth only came to light some twenty years later.

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Hugo Ferrer Medrano and Xianzhi Liang were a happy young couple expecting their first child. One day, however, they disappeared, and soon Hugo’s mother made a horrifying discovery.

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Son Ye-yeon had recently died, and her sister went to an insurance company to claim the life insurance payout. Surprisingly, however, it turned out that the claimant’s signature and fingerprints matched those of Son Ye-yeon, and the supposedly deceased woman was remarkably alive. So who had actually been cremated?

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Elliot Eastman was a 26-year-old American man who made YouTube videos about his life. He had settled in the Philippines with his local spouse, but the area was not safe, especially for foreigners. Elliot’s growing anxiety was also evident in his videos, until after October 2024, when no more videos were posted.

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A group of 18 hikers set out, but only 10 returned. The hike was not supposed to be technically demanding, so what exactly happened?

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Kosuke Nozaki was already 77 years old, but that did not stop him from calling himself the “Don Juan of Kishu.” He also had a wife 55 years his junior by his side, to whom he paid a monthly allowance. In the end, however, his adventures came to a grim end.

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In 1999, a mysterious murder took place on Jeju Island in South Korea. The victim was local prosecutor Lee Seung-yong. The case remained cold for 20 years, until a person involved in the events came forward to a television program.

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When Masamitsu Adachi was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning alongside a farewell note, suicide naturally seemed like the most likely explanation. However, his father had also recently been hospitalized under suspicious circumstances. What was really happening in the Adachi family?

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Shinya Matsuoka was only four years old when he vanished without a trace after his father took his eyes off him for less than a minute. More than thirty years later, the case remains a mystery.

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Roh Eui Jong was a South Korean man who had visited Thailand several times and had grown very fond of the country. However, in 2024, his visit would be his last.

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Yuka Gyoji was a 35-year-old daycare worker and single mother who fell for a 21-year-old kickboxer. She thought they had a lot in common despite the age difference, but unfortunately, her feelings were not mutual.

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Hong Kong is said to be home to many eerie places, and one of them was a villa known as Chi Lok. What might have been hiding there?

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First the father died, then his 16-year-old son—both drowned under suspicious circumstances. Could the two cases perhaps be connected?

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Haruki Soga had completely transformed his appearance and opened his own host club, where he entertained female clients. On the surface, everything seemed to be going well for him, but beneath it all lay a dark reality.

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Saaya Suzuki was only 18 years old and a promising actress when she was brutally murdered in her own home. The case attracted widespread media attention and sparked debate about how the police handle stalking cases.

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Wannipa Hamala was a recently widowed mother of three who was grieving deeply over the death of her husband, Pichit Kleepchinda. Why, then, had she insisted that his body be cremated without an autopsy? And why had his body turned black before the cremation?

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In Japan, much of the underground water and sewer infrastructure is already old, and in many cities the pipes are approaching the end of their service life. Although this may not sound particularly interesting, in the worst case it can lead to serious accidents.

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Miho Kosugi was a quiet girl, only 15 years old, who enjoyed taking walks at night. But one night, she never returned from one of those walks. What really happened that night remains a mystery.

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Asahi Okazaki was a 20-year-old young woman who suddenly disappeared at the end of 2024. Her family immediately knew whom to suspect, but the police response did little to help solve the case.

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Mr. Park had just married for the second time when his new wife sank into the sea inside their car. He claimed that he had tried to save her and jumped into the water after her — but why was he completely dry after the incident?

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A large parcel had arrived in the Japanese city of Hachiōji from Osaka. The parcel was two meters long and weighed 50 kilograms. Its contents were listed as “doll.” But was it really a doll—or something else entirely?

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In the Dominican Republic lies a beautiful lagoon called Dudu, which also attracts cave divers to its underwater cave systems. Cave diving certification is required for this, but unfortunately, not everyone has always followed this guidance.

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Criminals used to Google how to murder someone. Now the same can be done with the help of AI. Whether that is advisable is another matter, as Miss Kim from South Korea discovered in early 2026.

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Mayuko Inada had fulfilled her long-held dream of opening her own karaoke bar, but only six months later, she was found murdered inside it. Why would anyone have wanted to hurt a gentle and well-liked young woman?

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In 2003, a grand and prestigious wedding was held in Tokyo, where the groom was said to be a member of a collateral branch of the imperial family. Or was he? After the wedding, the guests began to wonder where their cash gifts had actually gone.

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Jun Saito was a man in his thirties who still lived with his parents and was generally considered a harmless hikikomori. However, he had skeletons in his closet—almost literally.

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In 1948, Japan was going through a period of postwar reconstruction. That year, a strange bank robbery took place in Tokyo, in which 12 people died from poisoning. The alleged perpetrator was found and imprisoned, but was he really guilty?

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Kanae Kijima was an ordinary-looking woman who was seriously searching for a husband. She could cook well and knew how to please men, who easily fell in love with her. Unfortunately, Kijima’s motives for these relationships were deadly.

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Mirna Salihin was a young Indonesian woman who met two friends at a café. However, drinking the coffee proved fatal for her.

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Naoko Takai was a 54-year-old unmarried and childless woman when she suddenly adopted an adult man. Even more surprising was that she was found dead in her home some time later. Was there a connection between these two events?

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Kim In-suk was 39 years old and expecting her first child. The situation was complicated by the fact that the child’s father already had a family with another woman. The lovers decided to run away together, but in the end, only Kim In-suk disappeared without a trace.

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Junko Sato was a 28-year-old Japanese tourist who vanished without a trace in Zermatt, Switzerland. The case has given rise to theories ranging from an accident to an abduction carried out by North Korea, but answers are still missing.

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Hong Kong is a modern metropolis, but it is also home to nature and hiking trails. The area called Sai Kung is one of the hiking destinations, but strange stories also circulate about people disappearing into another dimension.

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Between 1968 and 1974, nine similar murder cases occurred in the Tokyo metropolitan area. A man named Etsuo Ono was accused of them, but he even gained his own support association and was eventually cleared of the charges. Why, however, was another similar murder still linked to him about twenty years later?

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The four-member Miyazawa family was found murdered in their own home on the last day of the year 2000. The case remains one of Japan’s most well-known mysteries.

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EPISODE 100! This time, the topic is a case that took place in Yongso Valley, South Korea, where a man in his forties tragically drowned during a trip with his wife and friends. The man had an unusually large life insurance policy, and when the insurance company immediately refused to pay, his wife took the case to the media. In the end, this may not have been a very good idea for her.

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In an apartment in Pocheon, South Korea, a gruesome discovery was made in 2014: inside a plastic barrel were two heavily decomposed bodies. Who did the bodies belong to, and where was the apartment’s owner?

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Noriko Ogawa was a 28-year-old introverted woman who still lived with her parents, and whose life mainly consisted of going to work and staying at home. So why did she suddenly disappear? It soon emerged that there was a side of her life her parents had never known about.

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33 men set out from the Chinese city of Rongcheng to fish for squid in the waters off Peru and Chile. Only 11 returned. What really happened?

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