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"Hostess B" was the nickname given to the second and only unidentified victim of the Shinjuku–Kabukicho Love Hotel murders that occurred in 1981 in Tokyo, Japan.
Case[]
The victim was found in Room 203 of the Coca Palace Hotel on the night of 25 April 1981, at around 10 p.m. She was strangled to death with her pantyhose, and most of her clothes and possessions were missing. Additionally, methamphetamine was detected in her body. It is believed she ingested the meth orally due to the lack of injection marks, but it's unknown if she took it forcefully or consensually.
About an hour before she was found, she was seen checking into the room with a man. The man was seen leaving the hotel without paying, which made the employees suspicious, so they checked the room and found her.
Authorities could not identify her, so they released a sketch of her to the public. However, no one came forward to identify her. It is speculated that she is of Taiwanese origin and from a rural area. She possibly only came to Tokyo recently due to her clean lungs.
Between March and June 1981, three young women were killed in love hotels in the Shinjuku and Kabukicho areas of Tokyo. The murders stopped after an additional victim survived her attack. The man seen with the victims before their deaths was described as 25–30 years old, having a round face, well-dressed, and standing about 160 cm (5'2) tall. In the last two incidents, he wore black-rimmed glasses.
To date, the man has not been identified, and the murders remain unsolved. In 1996, the statute of limitations for the murders (15 years) expired, meaning that the killer could not be prosecuted even if he was identified. The statute was abolished in 2010.[1]
Characteristics[]
- Possibly of Taiwanese origin.
- Clean lungs.
- Unhealthy teeth.
- Surgical scar from axillary malodor surgery.
Clothing and accessories[]
- Yukata.
- Sandals.
- Earrings.
- Cigarettes.
- Lighter.
Sources[]
- Excite News (Japanese)
- Hanrei Center (Japanese)
- Shinjuku–Kabukicho Love Hotel murders on Wikipedia
- Wikipedia (Japanese)