Japan Gilco Morinaga Case
How did the Monster with 21 Faces terrorize Japan?
4.1 (16)
65 mins
Explore the strange Glico–Morinaga Case, when a mysterious group called the “Monster with 21 Faces” began poisoning candy products from Ezaki Glico. Discover how a nationwide investigation failed to catch the cruellest criminals of Japan.
Ep 1:
The Night the Monster Struck
A CEO is dragged naked from his bath as Japan's most bizarre unsolved crime spree begins, spiraling from kidnapping into arson, acid, and taunting threats.
Ep 2:
Letters from the Monster
The Monster with 21 Faces mocks police in over a hundred gleeful letters, then triggers nationwide panic with a cyanide threat that costs Glico millions.
Ep 3:
The Fox-Eyed Man Appears
A daring ransom pickup collapses into chaos while a mysterious, fox-eyed observer stalks undercover officers—and an innocent man's life is nearly destroyed by suspicion.
Ep 4:
Enter Morinaga: Poison and Panic
The Monster stages a bizarre 'ceasefire,' then pivots to Morinaga, poisoning real candy, labeling it as a warning, and vanishing from a grainy security tape.
Ep 5:
A Superintendent's Final Sacrifice
Overwhelmed by 17 months of humiliating failure, a police superintendent takes his own life—and the Monster responds with chilling, mocking indifference before falling silent forever.
Ep 6:
Twenty-One Faces, No Answers
Decades later, theories multiply but answers never come, as Japan reckons with a case that proved even its finest police could be outsmarted completely.
Discussions (6)
Mitchell
Level 6 · 7 mo ago1.3 million officers and zero arrests? That investigation was not cash money bro 😭
Ernest
Level 6 · 6 mo agoCEO escape looked staged
Yvonne
Level 6 · 6 mo agoZero arrests with 1.3 million cops? That is scary 🥺
