Episode 12: Lindsay Hawker Murder

Black Torii — Japanese True Crime · Jul 12, 2026 · 12m

She had been in Japan for less than three months. Twenty-two years old, a biology graduate from a small village in Warwickshire, England, teaching English to adults in Tokyo, saving up for a world tour with her boyfriend. By any measure, Lindsay Hawker had done everything right. She was reported missing on a Monday morning when she didn't show up for work. By that same evening, police knew exactly where she had been — and they had already let the man responsible walk out the door. Tatsuya Ichihashi was on the run for two and a half years. He performed surgery on his own face to avoid…