Terrifying & True | Setagaya Family Murders: Japan’s Most Chilling Unsolved True Crime Case
Published: May 11, 2026
Duration: 30:47
The Setagaya Family Murders remain one of Japan’s most disturbing and baffling unsolved true crime cases: a brutal family killing, an overwhelming amount of forensic evidence, and a killer who somehow vanished anyway.
On December 30, 2000, in Setagaya, Tokyo, the Miyazawa family — Mikio, Yasuko, Niina, and Rei — spent what should have been an ordinary night at home before New Year’s. Sometime between late night and the next morning, an intruder entered from the park side of the house and murdered all four mem...
On December 30, 2000, in Setagaya, Tokyo, the Miyazawa family — Mikio, Yasuko, Niina, and Rei — spent what should have been an ordinary night at home before New Year’s. Sometime between late night and the next morning, an intruder entered from the park side of the house and murdered all four mem...