Netflix documentary Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case has shocked viewers, but many have been left looking for answers.The new documentary details a devastating case from over two decades ago about the abduction of a 21-year-old woman, Lucie Blackman.The young woman was living in Tokyo and working as a hostess when she went missing on July 1, 2000.
But what happened to Blackman and her abductor? Here’s everything you need to know about the case.In the documentary, it was revealed that Lucie Blackman was working as a hostess and agreed to have dinner with a wealthy Japanese client, Joji Obara, before taking him back to the club where she worked.After meeting with Obara, Blackman was never seen or heard from again.
It was revealed in the documentary that the 21-year-old was murdered soon after having dinner with her client.Her body was found several months after her disappearance, but it was too decomposed to determine a cause of death.
Her murderer had cut her into pieces and encased her head in concrete. It was later determined at Obara’s indictment that he had drugged Blackman with a drink, raped her, and then killed her.Obara was originally found not guilty of Lucie Blackman’s murder.
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