Crimes That Made History
S01E06 Abe Sada: The Fantasy of Japanese Eroticism
On May 18, 1936, Abe Sada murdered her lover through erotic asphyxiation, subsequently severing his genitals and engraving his name into her skin. In a highly militarized Japan, this shocking crime captivated the media, drawing attention with its provocative and taboo elements. The incident has since become a notorious part of Japanese cultural history, crafting a sensationalized narrative of Japan for Western audiences that portrayed the nation as a place of liberated love and unrestrained sexual desires.
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Jack the Ripper: The Invention of the Serial Killer
Albert Soleilland: A Case for the Death Penalty
Fritz Haarmann: Vampire in the Weimar Republic
The St. Valentine's Massacre: Gang Rule in America
Violette Nozière: The Patricidal Poisoner
Abe Sada: The Fantasy of Japanese Eroticism
Roswell: Back to the UFO
Flight 571: Acceptable Face of Cannibalism
The Jonestown Massacre: An American Apocalypse
The Death of Princess Di