Lucie Blackman (1 September 1978 - 1 July 2000) was an English woman who worked as a hostess in Roppongi, Tokyo. She disappeared mysteriously in July 2000. Her dismembered body was found a year later, buried in a shallow grave at a beach in Miura, Kanagawa. She was 21 years old at the time of her body's recovery. Property developer Joji Obara was charged with the drugging, raping, and killing of Blackman, … Wikipedia
Lucie Blackman's tragic tale has riveted Japan, becoming a cause for national soul-searching and a parable for the country's post-bubble malaise www.time.com/time/asia/news/magazine/0,9754,108848,00.html
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