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Seito Sakakibara: The Kobe Child Murders

October 16, 2025 • Stephanie Moram

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A young boy in Japan, looking to be the next Zodiac killer, committed a series of horrendous and gruesome murders, sending a number of letters to the media and taunting them. Sound familiar? This is the Kobe Child Murders.

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