The Killer That Deformed His Own Face | The Disturbing Case of Tatsuya Ichihashi
Summary
TLDRThe script narrates the chilling case of Tatsuya Ichihashi, who murdered Lindsay Hawker, an English teacher in Tokyo. After a harrowing encounter and subsequent English lesson, Lindsay disappeared, leading to a nationwide manhunt for Ichihashi, who evaded capture for years through self-mutilation and plastic surgery. The case shocked Japan and the UK, culminating in Ichihashi's life imprisonment, a stark reminder of the dangers lurking beneath the surface of seemingly innocent encounters.
Takeaways
- 🕵️♂️ The case of Tatsuya Ichihashi is a high-profile crime that shocked Japan and the UK due to its bizarre and gruesome nature.
- 🏡 Lindsay Hawker, the victim, was a bright and successful young woman from Coventry, England, who went to Japan for a teaching assignment with Nova, the largest private English school in Japan.
- 🚴♀️ Lindsay had an awkward encounter with Ichihashi, who followed her persistently, eventually leading to an agreement to give him English lessons.
- 📅 On March 24, 2007, Lindsay went missing after going to Ichihashi's apartment for a lesson, and her disappearance led to a nationwide manhunt in Japan.
- 🔍 The police discovered Lindsay's body, buried in a bathtub filled with sand and soil, with signs of an extended assault, indicating the severity of the crime.
- 🎨 Ichihashi was known to be a loner with a history of alleged assault and theft, and he had an obsession with physical fitness and a degree in horticulture.
- 👁️ To evade capture, Ichihashi underwent self-mutilation and plastic surgery, altering his appearance and living in remote locations.
- 💸 The Japanese police increased the reward for information leading to his arrest, and the public was advised to be on the lookout for someone resembling Ichihashi.
- 🔍 Ichihashi was eventually identified and arrested in 2009 after a plastic surgeon recognized him and reported it to the police.
- 🏢 His trial began in 2011, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Lindsay Hawker, despite public support for the death penalty.
- 📖 Ichihashi authored a book confessing to the murder and offering the royalties to Lindsay's family, which they rejected, highlighting the ongoing pain and loss they experienced.
Q & A
Who was Lindsay Hawker and what was her connection to Japan?
-Lindsay Hawker was a British citizen born on December 30th, 1984, in Coventry, England. She was a successful student who achieved a first-class honours degree in biology from the University of Leeds. She decided to take a year out to travel and work, which led her to Japan in 2006, where she joined Nova, Japan's largest private English school, to teach English in Tokyo.
What was the initial interaction between Lindsay Hawker and Tatsuya Ichihashi?
-The initial interaction occurred in March 2007 when Lindsay encountered Tatsuya at Chiba Station after work. Tatsuya approached her, claiming she was his English teacher, and followed her persistently. Eventually, he proposed to pay her for private English lessons, which she initially refused but later accepted after he offered to pay her 3,500 yen per hour.
What led to Tatsuya Ichihashi becoming a suspect in Lindsay Hawker's disappearance?
-Lindsay's roommates reported her missing when she failed to show up for work and did not return home. The police found a sketch left by Tatsuya in Lindsay's apartment, and since she had last been seen going to meet him for an English lesson, he became the prime suspect.
How did Tatsuya Ichihashi manage to evade capture for an extended period?
-Tatsuya Ichihashi managed to evade capture by constantly moving, living in remote locations such as a concrete bunker, and undergoing self-mutilation and plastic surgery to alter his appearance. He also used wigs and other disguises to avoid detection.
What was the role of the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza, in the search for Tatsuya Ichihashi?
-Lindsay's father, Bill Hawker, met with members of the Yakuza in a bar and asked for their help in finding Tatsuya, offering them two bottles of whiskey as a present. While the script does not detail the Yakuza's involvement in his eventual capture, it highlights the desperation of Lindsay's family in seeking justice.
What was the significance of the plastic surgery in the case of Tatsuya Ichihashi?
-The plastic surgery was significant as it allowed Tatsuya to change his appearance and avoid detection by the police. It was so effective that it led to the police raising the cash reward for information leading to his arrest and advising the public to be on the lookout for someone resembling Tatsuya's special identifications.
How did Tatsuya Ichihashi's capture finally occur?
-Tatsuya was recognized by a worker at the ferry port in Osaka as he was attempting to flee to Okinawa. The worker alerted security, and Tatsuya was confronted by officers who asked for his name, to which he admitted his identity, leading to his formal arrest.
What was the outcome of Tatsuya Ichihashi's trial?
-Tatsuya Ichihashi was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Lindsay Hawker on July 21, 2011. Although there was public support for the death penalty, the court decided that life imprisonment was appropriate given his lack of previous convictions and the possibility of rehabilitation.
What was Tatsuya Ichihashi's background prior to the murder?
-Tatsuya Ichihashi was born into a successful family in Gifu Prefecture and later moved to Chiba. He had ambitions to become a medical doctor but settled for a degree in horticulture after failing his exams. He lived off an allowance from his parents and had no intention of finding work. He had no previous convictions but was alleged to have assaulted a woman during a robbery, which was settled out of court.
What was the impact of the case on Lindsay Hawker's family and the public perception of the Japanese police?
-The case caused immense pain and suffering for Lindsay's family, who felt that the Japanese police were growing lazy and sloppy in their investigations. The case also received significant media attention, leading to public scrutiny of the police's handling of the case and the court system's sentencing decision.
Outlines
🕵️♂️ The Mysterious Case of Tatsuya Ichihashi
This paragraph introduces the crime story of Tatsuya Ichihashi, a man who became Japan's most wanted for the murder of Lindsay Hawker. It sets the stage with the chilling details of his evasion, including plastic surgery and a nationwide manhunt. The narrative begins in Coventry, England, where Lindsay Hawker, a successful university graduate with a bright future, decides to take a year off to travel and work in Japan. She joins Nova, a prestigious English teaching school, and moves to Tokyo, enjoying the city's vibrant life. However, her life takes a tragic turn when she encounters Ichihashi, leading to a case that shocks two nations.
📚 An Innocent Offer Turns Deadly
In this paragraph, the story unfolds as Tatsuya Ichihashi approaches Lindsay Hawker for English lessons after an awkward encounter. Despite initial hesitation, Lindsay agrees to tutor him due to the generous payment. Tatsuya, a 28-year-old from a successful family, had failed to follow his father's footsteps into medicine and lived off an allowance. He had a history of alleged assault but no convictions. The encounter at Lindsay's apartment, where Tatsuya insists on being let in for a glass of water, sets a foreboding tone for their first lesson and the tragic events that follow.
🚔 The Disappearance and Manhunt for Lindsay Hawker
This paragraph details the disappearance of Lindsay Hawker after her fateful visit to Tatsuya Ichihashi's apartment. Her absence is noticed when she misses work and fails to return home. The police become involved, and through her roommates, they identify Ichihashi as a suspect. A police raid on his apartment reveals Lindsay's body, brutally murdered and hidden in a bathtub filled with soil and sand. The shocking discovery includes signs of an extended assault, and the police launch a desperate search for Ichihashi, who has seemingly vanished.
🔍 The Elusive Fugitive and the Global Manhunt
The narrative shifts to the extensive manhunt for Tatsuya Ichihashi, who has managed to evade capture for years. His ability to stay hidden is attributed to his physical transformation through self-mutilation and plastic surgery. Despite the efforts of the police and the Hawker family's personal involvement in the investigation, Ichihashi remains at large. The case garners international attention, with the police offering a substantial reward for information leading to his arrest and releasing altered images to aid in identification.
🗓️ The Capture, Trial, and Sentencing of Tatsuya Ichihashi
This paragraph concludes the story with the eventual capture of Tatsuya Ichihashi in Osaka. His arrest comes after a plastic surgeon recognizes him and notifies the police. Ichihashi's trial is highly publicized, and he is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Lindsay Hawker. The court's decision not to impose the death penalty sparks debate, but the verdict is largely accepted by the public. Ichihashi's attempt to atone through a book about his crimes is rejected by Lindsay's family, who continue to mourn their irreplaceable loss.
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Keywords
💡Tatsuya Ichihashi
💡Lindsay Hawker
💡Nova Teaching School
💡Chiba
💡Plastic Surgery
💡Wanted Poster
💡Life Imprisonment
💡Yakuza
💡Self-Mutilation
💡Cross-Dresser
💡Decomposition Agent
Highlights
The crime involving Tatsuya Ichihashi and Lindsay Hawker united two nations in shock and despair.
Ichihashi was Japan's most wanted suspect, who deformed his face to hide his identity.
Lindsay Hawker was a successful British student with a bright future who decided to travel and work in Japan.
Lindsay's academic achievements included a first-class honours degree in biology from the University of Leeds.
She taught English in Japan through Nova, the country's largest private English school.
An awkward encounter with Ichihashi in Chiba led to Lindsay's disappearance and subsequent murder.
Ichihashi pursued Lindsay, leading to an offer for English lessons and a strange request for water at her apartment.
Lindsay agreed to give Ichihashi English lessons, unaware of his true intentions.
Ichihashi had a background in horticulture but no work experience, living off an allowance from his parents.
He had a history of alleged assault and theft, with his father reportedly settling out of court.
Lindsay's disappearance led to a nationwide manhunt for Ichihashi, who managed to evade capture for years.
Ichihashi underwent plastic surgery and self-mutilation to alter his appearance and avoid detection.
The case sparked international attention and criticism of the Japanese police's handling of the investigation.
Lindsay's family's efforts in Japan, including meeting with the Yakuza, highlighted their determination for justice.
Ichihashi was eventually arrested in 2009 after being recognized and fleeing to a ferry port.
His trial and life imprisonment sentence brought some closure to the case, though not the death penalty sought by Lindsay's family.
Ichihashi's published book about his crime and time on the run was rejected by Lindsay's family.
The tragic story of Lindsay Hawker serves as a reminder of the importance of safety while traveling abroad.
Transcripts
it was a crime so strange called and
calculated that it united two nations in
shock and despair
and with the suspect soaring to the top
of japan's most wanted list
he would deform his own face to keep his
real identity hidden to the world
my name is adrian and welcome back to
coffee house crime today we're looking
at the case of tatsuya ichihashi and his
victim
lindsay hawker there are many strange
and disturbing details to this case
including a body and a flower pot
plastic surgery to avoid detection
and a world hunt for a suspect that
would take police years across the
entire nation of japan to capture
so pull up a seat grab a coffee and sit
back this is the case of tatsuya
ichihashi
[Music]
although our story today takes us to
japan we're starting it in england in a
city called coventry
is located deep in the midlands of
england
known for its medieval cathedral and
sadly also for its destruction during
world war ii
coventry has bounced back in the last
few decades to become an engineering
powerhouse to the united kingdom
with easy access to both london and
birmingham and most of the country less
than a two-hour drive away
it's a well-situated city with a lot to
offer to its residents
and one of those residents was lindsay
hawker
[Music]
lindsay was born on december 30th 1984
to her father bill and mother julia
hawker
she was a happy child growing up and had
two sisters named louise and lisa
she was schooled at king henry viii
school and at the end of college she
ventured to the university of leeds to
study biology
she met university with academic success
too and in 2006
she achieved a first class honours grade
being both very serious about her future
career while also being popular among
her friends
lindsay had lot going for her she was
bright nurturing
caring and successful but she also had
an appetite to try something new before
pursuing her master's degree
and so in mid 2006 she hatched up a plan
lindsay decided to take a year out of a
busy schedule to do a bit of travelling
while she worked
she figured that a year out of education
would bring a new perspective to her
life
and so in october 2006 she signed up to
nova teaching school and found herself
on a plane to japan
she had signed up to nova japan's
largest private english school
which recruits adults from around the
world to teach the language in both
osaka and tokyo
nova is considered to be a prestigious
assignment and lindsay was one of the
lucky few who managed to grab a spot
after touching down in tokyo lindsay was
finally assigned to kaiwa
a district in the edagawa ward of tokyo
and she would quickly find both comfort
and excitement in their surroundings
located only 17 minutes away from
akihabara and 22 minutes away from
asakusa
there's a plethora of sites activities
and fun things to do near koiwa
whether you're there for food parks
shopping temples or just a good drink
tokyo has it all
she had found herself in one of the most
interesting cities that the world has to
offer
and she was loving it she decided to
move a little further east from tokyo
center to a place called
chiba here the rent was cheaper she also
moved in with two other teachers both of
them
also working at another school and very
quickly the three would become friends
and soon after lindsay's time in tokyo
started to fly by
although she was loving her time away
from home lindsay often still thought
about home
she had a loving family a large group of
friends and a boyfriend back in england
and so with that said the home bird
often kept in contact through facebook
skype text and phone call
it was six months into a stay in tokyo
in march 2007
that lindsay had an awkward encounter
she had finished work for the day and
traveled back to chiba station before
collecting her bike
as she was unlocking her bike a man
approached her from behind
when she turned around the man greeted
her by saying you are my english
teacher.
lindsay was confused by the situation
she was sure that he was not one of her
students
she awkwardly declined to comment but
the man continued following her
she jumped on her bike and began to
cycle away but still the man followed
her
she sped up his walking turned into
jogging and then his jogging
into running and with cheba's many roads
and intersecting walkways
it was almost impossible for lindsay to
escape him he continued to strike a
conversation
asking lindsay where she was from and
where she studied she still tried to
shake him off though
she eventually reached her apartment and
this is where she stopped her bike
the man was known as tatsuya ichihashi
and he had been running after lindsay
for the entire duration back home
when he finally caught up with her he
had a proposal to make
and despite a strange performance the
offer was simple and innocent enough
tatsuya asked lindsay if she'd be
interested in providing him english
lessons
he felt like he needed a little bit of
help with the language
they could meet in a cafe and he'd pay
her generously by the hour
lindsay politely refused her work
schedule was busy enough
and the time she did have off was on her
own terms having fun
tatsuya was disappointed but he did seem
to accept her answer
it was here though that he asked her one
final strange question
he was thirsty after pretty much chasing
lindsay throughout the streets of chiba
he asked her if she'd politely provide
him a glass of water in her apartment
lindsay was hesitant but reluctantly she
did allow him into the apartment
sure he was a strange man and he did
make her feel uncomfortable
but she had two roommates this was a
good opportunity to indirectly show the
man that she did have company at all
times
and it was an opportunity for her
friends to see his face should it ever
come up again in the future
they entered the apartment together and
it was insider apartment while having
his drink
that he made the offer again it came
with a price tag this time
he'd paid lindsay 3 500 yen or 32
an hour and the interaction would be
strictly business
this was an offer lindsay couldn't
refuse although nova was helping her get
by in tokyo
she could do with some extra cash and
this was easy money
she agreed to his request deciding to
meet him at a coffee shop a few days
later
tatsuya was appreciative and he thanked
lindsay for the offer
before he'd leave her apartment though
he wanted to give her one last thing
he whipped out a pen from his back
pocket and grabbed some scrap paper
and then he started scribbling something
a few moments later he handed her the
note
it was a sketch he had just drawn one of
lindsay
and along the sketch was his name and
his phone number
tatsuya ichihashi was a 28 year old man
from the city of ichikawa
also located in chiba prefecture
he was born in gifu prefecture on the
5th of january 1979
and initially grew up there before
moving to chiba
he was born into a successful family his
father was a medical doctor at a local
hospital in chiba
while his mother was also a professional
dentist
in his younger years tatsuya had
ambitions to follow his father's
footsteps in becoming a medical doctor
but when he failed his exams and was
denied in advancing his studies
he settled for degree from the
department of horticulture
he graduated from chiba university in
2005
and although he passed his degree
relatively well tatia did not make
effort to find any work
instead he lived on an allowance of 100
000 yen or
920 a month from his parents
and this is where we learn a little more
about the dark half of tatsuya ichihashi
tatsuya had no previous convictions with
the law but he had been the subject of
an allegation of prior theft and injury
allegedly he had assaulted a woman on
the street during a robbery
but the matter had been settled out of
court it is alleged that his father paid
the woman off with around 1 million yen
or
10 000 he was also described as a loner
with an obsession for physical fitness
tatsuya regularly attended his local gym
and he often cycled over 25 kilometers
every day
in addition to this tatsuya was known to
be a little reclusive
rebellious and had no intention to find
any work and with only 900
a month to get by were weekly sessions
at 35
an hour really that sustainable back to
lindsay's apartment though
after handing her the sketch with his
name and his number tatsia thanked
lindsay for a time
and the glass of water he wished her
well until that meets a few days later
fast forward several days and it is now
saturday the 24th of march 2007.
lindsay had contacted tatsuya a couple
days prior and they'd arranged for their
first english lesson in a local coffee
shop
cctv captured the two conversing while
in the queue to grab a drink
lindsay seemed relatively relaxed but
she did make clear steps backwards
whenever tatsuya moved too close
the pair sat and spoke ford is assumed
to be a little over an hour
and progress was good at the end of it
though saturday awkwardly pointed out
that he'd forgotten his money
no worries he said only live half a mile
down the road
why don't you come by and grab your
money and then be on your way
lindsay agreed and so the two hopped
into a taxi
lindsay hadn't brought her bike with her
that day and she also had work later on
in the afternoon
so when she arrived at tatsuya she asked
the taxi driver if he'd be so kind to
wait for her
he agreed and so lindsay followed tatsia
into his apartment
several minutes later though lindsay
still hadn't returned
that's a little strange the taxi driver
thought but maybe she's had a change of
plans
no worries and so on that note he left
completely forgetting about the incident
lindsay failed to show up to work late
that afternoon however
and even worse she never made it back to
her apartment either
her housemates already noting that she
wasn't at work that day
started to worry about lindsay they
called to the police later that night to
report her missing
but saturday turned into sunday and
sunday turned into monday
the family and friends of lindsay back
home in the united kingdom were already
starting to grow worried over her radio
silence
it was only after monday though when she
missed a second day of work
that panic really started to set in the
school contacted her parents to let them
know that she had now missed two days in
a row
and straight after that they contacted
the police it was only then though that
the police started taking lindsay's
disappearance
a little more seriously police search
efforts started at lindsay's home
and the housemates were the first to be
interviewed
and with luck they already had a suspect
in mind
they knew that lindsay went to see a man
in a coffee shop shortly before she
disappeared
and she'd also left his sketch back in
the apartment
this was their first clue
it was around 5 40 pm that two officers
were dispatched to tatsuya's home
but after knocking on his door no one
answered it
his neighbours though were at home and
kindly they let officers peer over from
the balcony and into tatsia's living
room
there were no lights on in the property
but there did appear to be somebody
lurking around inside
and weirdly enough his detachable
bathtub had been moved from the bathroom
to the balcony on a hunch the two
officers called for backup
they were worried that maybe lindsay was
inside being held hostage
and within the hour seven more officers
arrived three hours and nine officers
later
and police were getting ready to raid
tatsuya's home
it was then in a surprise moment that
tatsuya opened his front door with a
rucksack in their feet
in that split moment of panic tatsuya
stormed past police
they tried to grab him but only managed
to get his rucksack tatsuya himself
slipped by they didn't manage to keep up
with tatsuya either
with the building's hallways being so
narrow and confusing he managed to get
by
and with police officers lacking any
radio equipment they lost all sight of
the man
so in the middle of tokyo city tatsuya
vanished into the night
it was as if the man had literally
disappeared into thin air
because tatsuya was nowhere to be found
police officers investigating his
property just moments later
would be in for a gruesome scene
there they had found the naked body of
lindsey hawker
she was found buried in tatsia's
detachable bathtub
which he had moved himself to the
balcony
the tub had been filled with a mixture
of sand and soil
almost entirely covering lindsay with
only her right hand emerging from the
surface
she had been bound and gagged with
plastic ties and scarves
and bruises were present across her
upper body
in her final hour she had been subjected
to an extended assault her possessions
still scattered across the room
along with the body sand and soil in the
balcony bathtub
it also contained a decomposing agent to
speed up the process of decomposition
and flower seeds were placed on top to
disguise the bathtub as a flowerbed
the seeds eventually would be feeding
off lindsay's body
to add to the harrowing discovery it was
also strangely noted that
tatsuya had shaved all of lindsay's hair
off of her head
police would also discover several wigs
in tatsu's apartment
alleging that perhaps he was a
cross-dresser
this quickly became public knowledge and
soon after rumors even started
circulating to suggest that maybe
tatsuya
had killed lindsay to wear her hair as a
wig
by the next morning tatsu ichihashi was
officially a wanted man across all of
japan
police distributed wanted posters across
the city his face was shown across
multiple news sites
interviews given to anyone who may have
potential information
and raids were witnessed at locations of
possible sightings of the suspect
but despite all efforts just like a
ghost
tatia was nowhere to be seen hardly any
sightings of the man were reported over
the following weeks
in fact all of them turned into dead
ends police were so keen to capture the
suspects though that they decided to
release photoshopped images of tatsuya
wearing wigs
just in case he was out in drag
but tatsuya was good at remaining
unnoticed in fact he was so good at
evading the police that his
disappearance turned from weeks
into months into years
and this frustrated lindsay's family
because in addition to the relentless
pain that they had to experience from
the loss of their daughter
was the feeling that her killer got away
it was not just that but they also felt
that japanese police were growing lazy
and sloppy in their investigations
it angered lindsay's parents so much
actually that just months after her
death the two would travel to japan and
single-handedly assist in raising
awareness of lindsay's killer
her father bill even met members of the
japanese mafia the yakuza
in a bar giving them two bottles of
whiskey as a present
before asking them for their help and as
time went on
japanese police soon found themselves in
the center of the spotlight
how did nine police officers let one man
slip by
why did they take a month to quiz vital
witnesses
and did they know that their wanted
poster had a picture seven years out of
date
police and the hawker family would
slowly start to argue against each other
and soon british and japanese media were
involved too
and while all of this was happening
tatsuya was still out there
he had actually traveled across most of
japan during his time on the run
ranging from aomori one of the most
northern cities on japan's main island
right down to the southern island of
okinawa tatsuya had remained
unnoticed he even lived on a remote
island in a concrete bunker at times to
avoid detection too
a year after lindsay's death in 2008 and
right through 2009
tatsuya found himself in osaka
located 250 miles west of tokyo osaka is
a large port city and a commercial
center to honshu
it's known for its modern architecture
nightlife and hearty street food
it was during this time that tatsuya
routinely lived in internet cafes and
worked on construction sites to get by
with the money that he could save up he
would put that towards plastic surgery
to change his appearance and avoid being
caught by the law
however he had actually already changed
his appearance through self-mutilation
ever since becoming wanted by the law
he'd cut off his moles
used scissors to cut off part of his
lower lip and eventually sued a thread
through his nose to alter its shape
by the summer of 2009 police were
painfully desperate to find tatsia
it was here that the national police
agency raised the cash reward for
information leading to the arrest of him
from 1 million to 10 million yen they
also released a new statement advising
it was believed that
tatsuya had plastic surgery performed to
his face to alter his appearance
and that people should be on the lookout
for resemblances of tatsuya's special
identifications
and it worked because in october 2009 a
plastic surgeon located in nagoya
informed police that he believed that he
had just worked on tatsuya
tatsuya had foolishly accepted to take a
before and after picture of his
operation
the same photos would be shared with
police and eventually the world
this rattled tetsuya he knew that the
newly released photos by police had
blown his cover
in fact it was so successful that one of
his colleagues back at a construction
site in osaka
recognized him tatsuya knew that he had
to get out of osaka
and hide fast his plan was as he had
done before in several other close calls
fleet okinawa and take refuge in one of
the abandoned concrete bunkers found
across its many remote islands
on the 10th of november 2009 he
discreetly fled to osaka's ferry port
three days of keeping his head low on a
slow ferry takanawa and he would finally
be in a much safer position
away from justice but before he could
even reach the boat
tatsuya's luck would finally run out
a worker at the very port had actually
recognized his face
and informed security that this could
very well be the ichihashi
and they were right because only moments
later tatsuya came face to face with a
handful of officers
they asked him for his name and at this
stage he knew it was over
he told them yes i am tatsuya ichihashi
the game was over
he was then formally arrested by police
and was initially charged with
abandoning a body
he would later be served two more
warrants for rape and murder
and it would take eight months for him
to finally meet his jury
on the 4th of july 2011 his trial began
and with the outcome pretty certain from
the very beginning deliberation wouldn't
last long
a lot of attention was focused on how
japan's court system would punish
tatsuya
although japan does enforce the death
penalty not a lot of single-person
murderers find it to be their fate
but tatsuya was a well-publicized man in
the media and many voices supported the
idea
during his trial tatsu admitted that he
enticed lindsay into his apartment
raped her and then strangled her because
he feared neighbours would hear her
scream
and call the police on the 21st of july
2011
tatsuya ichihashi was officially
sentenced to life imprisonment for the
murder of lindsay hawker
and although lindsay's family had asked
for the death penalty for tatsuya
the court felt that the death penalty
was not appropriate as he had no
previous convictions
and at the age of 32 there was still a
chance that he could one day become
rehabilitated
the trial would not come without its
fair share of new devastation and pain
to lindsay's family however
not only would they have to relive her
final moments again but they would also
have to see new images of lindsay's body
something they regret ever seeing
following tatsuya's sentence
lindsay's parents shared the following
to state media
we've waited a long time for today we've
waited four and a half years for justice
lindsay loved japan and you have not let
her down
ichihashi you have taken away a precious
life
destroyed a whole existence and stolen
countless memories from us
the verdict which puts tatsu behind bars
for life was welcomed by most people in
the nation
and tatsu himself accepting his own fate
shortly before trial tatsu had actually
authored and published a book
confessing to lindsay's murder most of
his biography describing how he'd spent
two and a half years on the run
and what he had to do to avoid detection
the book which was named until i was
arrested was offered with all royalties
and profits to lindsay's family
and over one hundred thousand copies
would sell worldwide
but lindsay's family rejected the offer
and despite tatsuya's strange attempt as
a good deed
nothing could bring them back their
daughter
lindsay was well loved successful
cheerful
and irreplaceable
she was in the middle of an incredible
experience abroad
doing good by teaching others a valuable
new skill
and in the end it was a kindness that
was used against her
by a strange heartless man
she will be daily missed by her parents
her sisters
and all of her friends
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