The East Files – Asian True Crime & Mystery

Journey back in time to revisit one of Japan's most haunting and mysterious cases: the Saga Serial Murders . For 14 long years, from 1975 to 1989, a shadow loomed over Saga Prefecture. A brutal and methodical killer, given chilling nicknames like the "Wednesday Strangler" or "Wicked Wednesday," targeted and murdered seven women. The case became infamous for its gruesome details and bizarre crime s...

On the final night of the 20th century, a tragedy unfolded in a quiet Tokyo suburb that would haunt Japan for decades. The entire Miyazawa family—a father, mother, and two young children—were brutally murdered in their own home. But this was no ordinary killer. After the heinous act, he didn't flee. He stayed for hours. He ate ice cream from their fridge, used their computer, took a nap, and left...

In 1960s Hanoi, Doctor Tran Huu Chinh was a national icon. A brilliant, Soviet-trained physician and the esteemed director of the National Children's Hospital, he was a man sworn to save lives. His marriage to a beautiful nurse was seen as the perfect union. But when his wife, a new mother, dies suddenly from a baffling illness, the perfect facade begins to crack. Whispers at her funeral lead a de...

For 14 years, the disappearance of a young Vietnamese woman named Nguyen Thi Hien was a painful mystery blamed on theft and betrayal. But when construction workers unearth a skeleton wrapped in a distinctive flowered blanket, a dark secret, buried for over a decade, finally comes to light. This week on The East Files, Julian takes you to Vietnam to unravel a chilling cold case where justice took a...