Yuki Yoshida

Parents of 7-year-old girl murdered in 2005 in Tochigi make public appeal for help

Monday 01st December, 04:10 PM JST

TOCHIGI —

The parents of a 7-year-old girl who was found murdered in a forest in Imaichi City, Tochigi Prefecture, on Dec 1, 2005, on Monday appealed to the public for support to solve the case. Yuki Yoshida went missing and was found murdered in a forest in 2005. On Monday, her father Masanobu and mother Yoko handed out leaflets to people at JR Imaichi Station.

The parents last week released an official comment to media in which they said: “Three years have passed since Yuki went to heaven. We wonder what her killer is doing now and where he/she lives. While police have been desperately trying to solve the case, the killer must be living as if nothing happened, which frustrates us. Somebody stabbed 7-year-old Yuki many times and left her naked in a cold forest. We hope whoever did it will be brought to justice some day. It’s not too late for the killer to apologize for Yuki before her grave. It’s not only for Yuki but also for the killer. We hope no more children are killed.”

Wire reports

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Cortasaurus at 04:28 PM JST - 1st December

This is extremely sad. Apparently the JCops haven't been looking THAT hard. If she was naked there must have been some sort of DNA from the killer that they over looked. What kind of knife was it? Where is the history of people who purchased that same knife that can make that knife wound? Any foot prints? I can guarantee the killer didn't cover his tracks they carefully. Did they look for hair strands or anything similar to that near the area where the girl was killed? I mean seriously, they can get SOME sort of lead.. if they actually decided to do their job.
romulus3 at 04:31 PM JST - 1st December

if they finger printed all Japanese people, they would have found his prints all over her and the guy would have swung already.
Cortasaurus at 04:32 PM JST - 1st December

to rom: wait, you mean they don't finger print people in Japan? I got that done when I was like.. 5 lol
Quirinus3 at 04:35 PM JST - 1st December

I agree with romulus. The main culprits of crime in Japan are Japanese people, should they not be targetted as potential criminals and be fingerprinted to prevent crime, terrorism etc.
gogogo at 05:02 PM JST - 1st December

Cold... I hope the J police can do their jobs on this one, they never seem to actually find suspects unless they stumble upon it or someone confesses or fingers the purp.
BBLeo at 05:06 PM JST - 1st December

If the killer was wearing gloves, don't expect to get fingerprints. National TV stations should mention and show photo if the victim, that will help. Public should also assist. I'm sure that any help from anyone will be great assistance to apprehend the killer. The question now is: 'Does such 'Barbarian' deserve to get death sentence? Cops should pull their finger out and do some work, and keep investigating constantly.
Potsu at 05:34 PM JST - 1st December

The killer is more than likely being protected by some old mother who still has a warped mother son relationship.
romulus3 at 06:11 PM JST - 1st December

BBLeo

My bet is that pedophiles never use gloves.
majimekun at 06:52 PM JST - 1st December

With or without gloves, there must have been some DNA left on the body or close to it. In some child murder cases in the west, the police took DNA samples from all the inhabitants of a small city or village. I wonder if that kind of thing is done in Japan too.
nandakandamanda at 09:37 PM JST - 1st December

If this is the one I am thinking of, I remember it really clearly. The little creep abandoned her body by rolling it down into some woods from off a seldom-travelled mountain road. The cops found nothing incriminating except some tyre tracks, as I recall. I pray they catch him.
airrunwesker at 11:27 PM JST - 1st December

You know, you would be amazed at what a few thousand web bloggers can turn up. Recently, a few thousand cyberstalkers at DIGG united to find a missing girl. I have to admit, it was the first time I had seen the people at DIGG put their efforts to such a noble cause. One even used google global map! The parents should learn everything they can about computers... set up a website/webblog, and post all the information about the incident.
pizzaboy at 11:41 PM JST - 1st December

cortasaurus: just b/c they haven't found the killer why do you assume the cops don't have clues and leads?
Cortasaurus at 03:44 AM JST - 2nd December

pizzaboy: Well, If they do, and it's taken them three years... and oh wait STILL HAVEN'T caught the guy.. then I'd say they really don't have any clues or leads that are solid enough to find a suspect :)
helloklitty at 03:47 AM JST - 2nd December

They hope no more children are killed or they want to tear the killer limb from limb? I'm guessing the latter. That's what I'd want if it were me.

What's the deal with apologies in Asia?
dennis0bauer at 03:24 PM JST - 2nd December

The Jcops are still waiting fur the culprit to turn himself in -__-