Minato kicked Furuta off of her bike, creating a diversion, at which point Miyano stepped in, pretending to be an innocent and concerned bystander. At the time, she was on her way home from her job. As experienced gang rapists, Miyano and Minato were experts at spotting potential targets.Īround 8:30 p.m., the boys noticed Junko Furuta on her bicycle. After all, no one had ever dared to reject him, especially after he told them of his Yakuza friends.Ī few days after the rejection, Miyano and Minato were hanging around a local park in Misato, preying on innocent women. According to some of their classmates, Miyano had developed somewhat of a crush on Furuta and was enraged when she turned him down. Despite her “good girl” reputation - she didn’t drink, smoke, or use drugs - she was quite popular at school and seemingly had a bright future ahead of her.Īt the time, her future kidnapper Hiroshi Miyano was known as the school bully, often bragging about his connections to the Yakuza.

Furuta was known for being pretty, bright, and getting good grades at Yashio-Minami High School. And up until her kidnapping at age 17, she was a normal girl. Junko Furuta was born in Misato, Saitama, Japan in 1971. Wikipedia Junko Furuta in an undated photo, taken prior to her kidnapping.

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