Buried

The "Hokkaido Mountain Incident" is a mysterious case involving two Tokyo climbers, Fujita and Mori, who got lost on Mount Asahi in 1989 and were rescued after an SOS sign was spotted. Strangely, they hadn’t created the sign, leading police to investigate further. The sign was traced to a prior climber, Kenichi Morita, who went missing five years earlier. Police found Morita’s remains and an eerie...

The "Black Widow of Gucci" case centers on Patrizia Reggiani, who married into the Gucci family in the 1970s, transforming her life from modest beginnings to one of luxury. Her ambition and opulence strained her marriage with Maurizio Gucci, culminating in a contentious divorce that left her unsatisfied with a $1.5 million alimony. In 1995, Maurizio was shot and killed by a hitman hired by Patrizi...

In this episode, we explore the chilling case of Yuki Kamomaemae, a young girl who vanished in Yokkaichi, Japan, in 1991, leaving behind a puzzling series of events that gripped the nation. Yuki disappeared from her home on a quiet spring day, and although her family and the police searched tirelessly, she was never found. A series of bizarre clues surfaced, including strange witness sightings, a...

In this episode of the Salattu podcast, Liisa explores the harrowing events of September 11, 2001, focusing on the tragic attack that changed the world. She recounts the experiences of those involved, from New Yorkers witnessing the horrifying plane crashes into the Twin Towers, to the passengers on Flight 93 who bravely fought back. Liisa also highlights the personal stories of individuals like S...

In 2016, Elly Warren, a young Australian marine biology volunteer, was found dead in Tofo, Mozambique, after a night out with friends. Although local police initially ruled her death as a drug overdose, her father, Paul, grew suspicious upon discovering that her actual cause of death was asphyxiation from sand. Believing local corruption was hindering the investigation, Paul launched his own relen...

In this episode of the *Salattu* podcast, we delve into the chilling case of the Cleveland Strangler, Anthony Sowell, whose crimes terrorized the Mount Pleasant area of Cleveland, Ohio. As the city struggled with economic hardship, the police initially dismissed disappearances of local women, attributing them to drug-related issues. Meanwhile, an unbearable odor lingered, which residents blamed on...

In 2003, 15-year-old Eom Hyun-ah went missing after taking a shortcut home in Pocheon City, South Korea. Despite extensive searches, police initially found no trace of her, until her belongings and phone, with the battery removed, surfaced weeks later. In February 2004, her partially decomposed body was discovered in a sewer, her fingers and toenails painted with red nail polish, a detail that mys...

In August 2017, journalist Kim Wall mysteriously disappeared after boarding the private submarine Nautilus, owned by Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen. After Madsen was rescued from the sinking submarine, he claimed Wall had left the vessel safely, but inconsistencies in his account led police to suspect foul play. As the investigation unfolded, Madsen's contradictory statements and eventual admiss...

In a tragic Halloween case from 1992 in Pennsylvania, 12-year-old Shauna was abducted and later found dead under a bridge, leading to community outrage and a 15-year ban on Halloween pranks. Initially dismissed by the police as a runaway, her disappearance sparked a frantic search, culminating in the discovery of her body with signs of assault. Despite a series of investigations and multiple suspe...

In July 2021, the mysterious disappearance of 34-year-old Zhang Ju, a Chinese single mother living in Melbourne, captured public attention after she vanished on February 1, 2021, following a disturbing phone call. Despite extensive police investigations and the involvement of her rumored boyfriend, Joon Seong Tan, who was initially a suspect but released on bail due to insufficient evidence, Zhang...

In September 1999, 17-year-old Jessica Tyson disappeared from Kentucky, prompting her parents, Edna and Mike, to file a missing persons report after finding her belongings in disarray in her car. Initially dismissed by police, the investigation escalated when the FBI became involved, but after extensive searches, Jessica's body was discovered in a landfill, revealing she had been murdered. The pri...

In December 2000, a brutal family murder occurred in Setagaya, Tokyo, where a family of four, including two young children, was killed. The investigation revealed a chaotic crime scene with numerous clues, including DNA from ice cream containers and fingerprints on a computer mouse, suggesting the perpetrator calmly browsed the internet after the murders. Despite these pieces of evidence and a pro...

In this episode, the darkest moment in Olympic history is revisited: the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. The event began with members of the Palestinian group "Black September" infiltrating the Olympic Village, taking eleven Israeli athletes hostage, and demanding the release of Palestinian prisoners. Despite attempts by the West German police to rescue the hostages through negotiation and a poorly...

In this episode, Liisa covers the 1998 murder of Katarzyna, a 23-year-old student from Kraków, Poland. After disappearing in November, her remains were found in January 1999, horrifyingly skinned and mutilated. The investigation spanned years, focusing on Katarzyna’s withdrawn personality, her social connections, and theories involving a killer with medical knowledge. In 2017, the case was finally...

In this episode of the *Salattu* podcast, Liisa discusses the 1988 Junko Furuta case, a horrifying crime in Japan that shocked the nation and led to reforms in juvenile law. Junko, a high school student, was kidnapped by a group of boys in Tokyo and held captive for 41 days. During this time, she was subjected to brutal torture, rape, and eventually murder. Despite her cries for help, those who co...

The JonBenét Ramsey murder case from 1996 is one of the most famous and mysterious unsolved cases in U.S. history. Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét was found dead in her family's Boulder, Colorado home after an apparent kidnapping, with numerous suspicious elements surrounding the case. A ransom note was found, but JonBenét's body was later discovered in the basement. Despite extensive investiga...

In 1994, a mysterious discovery was made on Hachijoo Island, Japan, when seven skeletons were found in the crematorium furnace just before the Obon festival. The bones, over ten years old, seemed to belong to a family, yet no graves were disturbed, and no unauthorized reburial was documented. The case remains unsolved, with theories ranging from secret rituals to supernatural explanations tied to...

The 1989 Shinkou Kamikakushi case involves the mysterious disappearance of 4-year-old Shinnosuke Matsuoka in Japan, who vanished within seconds while on a family trip to a relative’s isolated mountain home. Despite extensive searches and an eerie phone call from a stranger with local knowledge, the boy was never found. Thirty years later, a young man resembling Shinnosuke was found, claiming to ha...

Today on *Salattu*, we explore the mysterious 1963 Japanese “Totoro Case,” where 16-year-old Yoshiko Nakata was kidnapped and later found murdered in Kasumigaseki, Saitama Prefecture. Her death triggered a series of strange suicides and accidents, leading many to believe a supernatural element was at play. Though police focused on local suspects, the case remained unsolved, with little media cover...

The 1916 "Vampire Bela" case in Budapest is an urban legend involving a mysterious man named Bela who allegedly murdered multiple women, draining their blood and hiding their bodies in barrels. With no historical evidence, the story unfolds as Chief of Police Charles Nagy investigates, discovering gruesome details linked to Bela's life, mysticism, and disappearances. Bela's evasion of the police o...

This episode covers the 2003 disappearance and murder of Wang Lijuan, a taekwondo black belt, in Kuala Lumpur. After celebrating her father’s successful surgery, Wang vanished from a shopping mall parking lot. Security footage revealed her car leaving with an unknown man, leading to an extensive search. Days later, her body was discovered with signs of severe abuse, and the suspect, Ahmad Najib bi...

In 1976, Air France Flight F139 was hijacked en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and diverted to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, where the hostages were held under the protection of President Idi Amin. With limited time and options, Israel devised a daring rescue mission, "Operation Thunderbolt," led by Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu. The operation involved a surprise nighttime assault by Israeli com...

In 1996, Blair Adams, a Canadian man convinced he was being pursued, fled thousands of kilometers across the U.S., displaying erratic behavior and repeatedly crossing the border. He ended up in Knoxville, where he experienced car trouble and checked into a motel. The next morning, he was found dead in a nearby parking lot, partially undressed, with his shoes under his head and belongings scattered...

The Alcàsser case involves the tragic 1992 disappearance and murder of three teenage girls—Antonia, María, and Miriam—from Alcàsser, Spain. They were last seen accepting a ride from a car near a gas station, and their bodies were later found in a remote area, revealing they had been brutally assaulted and killed. The investigation led to Miguel Ricart's confession, implicating himself and Antonio...

In 2006, Mongolian model Shaariibuugiin Altantuyaa traveled to Malaysia, where she was kidnapped and murdered by two police officers allegedly under orders from Abdul Razak Baginda, a defense analyst, and close associate of Malaysia's then Deputy Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Altantuyaa, who had threatened to expose corruption tied to a French arms deal, was shot and blown up with C4 explosives. Al...