In the 1980s, the “monster with 21 faces” hit the headlines in Japan. It was not a single criminal, but a mysterious group, who had chosen to call themselves that.
And its victims are not taken at random. Indeed, this collective “monster” seems driven by a particular hatred against the business world. In fact, on March 18, 1984, masked individuals broke into the home of Katsuhisa Ezaki, boss of the Glico group, which manages confectioneries.
The businessman is then kidnapped. Shortly after this kidnapping, the thugs demanded a ransom of 1 billion yen, which is roughly equivalent to 4.5 million dollars. But the entrepreneur manages to escape.
The criminals are not content with kidnapping the president of the Glico group, they are attacking the company itself. In fact, they set fire to vehicles, in the company's parking lot, and even to some of its premises.
Then they send a letter to the company's address, revealing that they have poisoned the candy it makes. We will not find any poison in its confectionery but, as a precaution, we prefer to withdraw its products from sale.
But the “monster with 21 faces” is not done yet. Abandoning the Glico group, he reserves the same fate for other companies in the food sector. Then, in October 1984, he sent a letter to "all Japanese mothers", telling them that 20 packets of poisoned candy had reached store shelves.
The police will find them before they are purchased by consumers. Throughout this incredible story, the criminals give clues to the police and make fun of their incompetence.
Responsible for delivering the ransom that a company has decided to pay to the "monster", a police officer is about to arrest a man who is monitoring his movements. He draws up a robot portrait of this individual with “fox eyes”.
But it does not allow us to get our hands on the criminals and, today, the case is still not solved.
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