11: The Hostess Murders - Carita Ridgway and Lucie Blackman (Joji Obara) | Japan

Tokyo, 1992. The mysterious death of a young Australian woman working as a hostess in Japan goes unsolved. Eight years later, a young British woman disappears under similarly mysterious circumstances. All eyes turn to wealthy Japanese playboy, Joji Obara – a man who had no known friends and refused to ever have his photo taken. He was eventually dubbed: The Beast with a Human Face. This is a sordid story about what happened to countless foreign women, working in Tokyo in the 1990s. Lucie Blackman Trust: http://www.lbtrust.org/ For pictures and more information, join us on Facebook Want to support the show? Visit our Patreon Page For a full list of resources and credits visit Evidence Locker Website This True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.