Killer Poisoned Random Sodas Across Japan | Vending Machine Murders

In 1985, a truck driver in Hiroshima, Japan, drank what he thought was a free beverage from a vending machine. He was quickly hospitalized and passed away two days later, leading to the discovery that the drink had been poisoned. Over the next seven months, many others would fall victim to similar circumstances, leaving behind a case that may forever remain unsolved. Today, we discuss the strange case of the Vending Machine Murders.

Content warning: graphic descriptions, murder, suicide.

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If you'd like to listen to past mysteries we discuss, they are: Chicago Tylenol Murders (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6x9Q2WyTwBoMDl3xbyx7K9?si=b7e39d2b99484d67), Monster With 21 Faces (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YKu62uvzGac2vqbU6Uo8y?si=4f0b763a15674afb), and Teigin Incident (https://open.spotify.com/episode/67J4bDORX5y27wh0IOdtyl?si=fc7724c584694d9f)

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Release date

Lydbog: 10. juli 2023