Junko Furuta Case — The 44 Days of Captivity That Shocked the World

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Junko Furuta Case

In 1988, seventeen-year-old Junko Furuta disappeared while walking home from work in Japan. What followed was 44 days of captivity inside an ordinary neighborhood home — a case…

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