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Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case

So this is a huge momentfor the investigation, because this is the first timethat they're...

So this is a huge moment
for the investigation, because this is the first time
that they're able to connect the dots

Full Transcript

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So this is a huge moment for the investigation,
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because this is the first time that they're able to connect the dots.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:31
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

It follows the turbulent and complex investigation into the killing of British tourist Lucie Blackman.
He had been previously arrested in Wakayama - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:14
He had been previously arrested in Wakayama
I talked to some of the officers who worked on the case during that time, - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:09
I talked to some of the officers who worked on the case duri...
Upon his arrest, he refused to take a mugshot. - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:05
Upon his arrest, he refused to take a mugshot.
He would turn his face, and he wouldn't let them take his picture. - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:06
He would turn his face, and he wouldn't let them take h...
The fax machines back then had low quality, - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:07
The fax machines back then had low quality,
So we put together about 100 photos, including one of the suspects, - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:07
So we put together about 100 photos, including one of the su...
Monica and Jessie were both able to immediately single out Obara's picture - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:10
Monica and Jessie were both able to immediately single out O...
After all this time - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:09
After all this time
So now they have a face to the suspect, - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:13
So now they have a face to the suspect,
We didn't have anything yet that directly tied him to Lucie, - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:12
We didn't have anything yet that directly tied him to L...
At six o'clock in the morning, we were already in position. - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:06
At six o'clock in the morning, we were already in posit...
Investigators are always nervous when they make an arrest, - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:06
Investigators are always nervous when they make an arrest,
We positioned two people by the emergency exit - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:10
We positioned two people by the emergency exit
I was informed over the radio that the suspect was awake - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:07
I was informed over the radio that the suspect was awake
He always went out to buy a newspaper at about seven o'clock, - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:10
He always went out to buy a newspaper at about seven o'...
From what we knew, Obara didn't look like a bad-tempered person. - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:06
From what we knew, Obara didn't look like a bad-tempere...
However, I was a bit worried about him jumping out of the window. - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:05
However, I was a bit worried about him jumping out of the wi...
Just before seven o'clock, the door opened. - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:05
Just before seven o'clock, the door opened.
When I asked, "Are you Obara?", his face suddenly dropped. - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:06
When I asked, "Are you Obara?", his face suddenly ...
Jo Obara, the president of a property management firm - Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case 00:07
Jo Obara, the president of a property management firm