Lucie Blackman

Explicit content warning

05/11/22 • 55 min

Lucie Blackman was 21 when she disappeared after moving to Tokyo, Japan from Kent, England. Women like Lucie, who were a part of the Tokyo nightlife and hostess community, had been going to police for years to report being drugged and assaulted. They were largely ignored. Meg details how several cases, including Lucie's, finally came together and allowed the perpetrator, Japanese millionaire, Joji Obara, to be put behind bars forever.

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