Playback ’05] The Nakatsugawa Family Murder Case: The Motive of the “Gentle Uncle” who Murdered a Family

Did “something” happen during the three-month period?

X was a devilish criminal, but everyone in the neighborhood said that he was a “kind uncle. He had a reputation for being gentle and caring, and was never seen in anger. At the time, the following motives emerged.

(1) Fatigue from caring for his mother, Ako, due to her progressive dementia
(2) X’s own illness
(iii) Work-related troubles of the eldest son
(4) Resentment toward his wife (55), who was on a trip on the day of the murder and was the only one who escaped the disaster.

However, when this magazine interviewed them, it found that none of the above was decisive. According to the testimony of nearby residents, in (1), Ms. A’s dementia did not appear to be that severe, and in (2), when we interviewed X’s employer, he said, “At that time, there was no fact that she had been suffering from a nervous headache for 10 years, as reported by some media. As for (3), a friend of the eldest son testified that “the trouble itself does not exist. In the end, it can be said that these “motives,” including (4), were nothing more than rumors, and were too unrealistic as a motive for the murder of the entire family.

A man who said he met X in early December 2004 described his condition at that time as follows.

He was a well-known trainer of police dogs in his hometown. The photo (top image *editor’s note) was taken at a party held at a police dog training convention. At the time, Mr. X was happily saying, ‘There is a competition in March that I am going to organize.

Did “something” happen to X in the three months between the party and the incident?

X, who attempted suicide, was in critical condition, but after a three-hour operation, he survived and regained consciousness on March 1. On March 1, he regained consciousness. What was his motive for committing the crime?