April 16th, 1984

Japanese Letter Text:

勝久え
おまえは そんなに 死にたいか
死にたければ 死なせてやる 塩さんの ふろ よおいした
もう1ど さろうて ふろに つけたる 顔あらう だけでは すまん
けいさつの うごきは なんでも しってる
けいさつに ナカマが おるんや
8日は あほどもが あほなこと しておった
あほどもの あいて できるか
あまえは かんたんには殺さへん わしらを なん回も うらぎりおった
ゆっくり くるしめて 殺したろうと おもってる
けいさつなんか あてに するな あいつら あほばかりや
せかい中 どこえ にげても むだや
どうしても 死にたくなければ 金をだせ
わしらを うらぎったから 金は 2ばいに する
社長だけの せきにんや ないから 社長は 6000万 会社は6000万
つかいふるしの 1万円さつで よおいしろ
1000万づつ ぬのぶくろに つめて 白のかわかばんに つめて
会社の 金こに ょおいしろ おまえの ひみつは まもったる
金もろたら おたがいに えんぎれや
金はらう気 あるなら 4月17日と 18日と 19日の マイニチ ヨミウリ
アサヒの たづね人 の こう告に 下のこう告を だせ
太郎 すぐかえれ 愛犬タローも まっている 妹より
つぎの れんらくは 手紙で だす でんわは 1どしか しない
いたづら でんわに だまされるな

English Translation:

Dear Katsuhisa,
Do you really want to die that much?
If you want to die, I can let you die. I have a bath filled with hydrochloric acid ready for you.
I’ll abduct you again and put you in the bath. It’s not enough to just wash your face.
I know everything about what the police are doing.
I know someone in the police force.
The stupid police were doing stupid things on the 8th.
I can’t deal with such stupidity.
I’m not going to kill you easily, you betrayed us many times.
I’m thinking about making you suffer through a slow death.
Don’t trust the police, they’re all stupid.
You can run away from me all over the world, and it won’t matter.
If you really don’t want to die, give me your money.
You betrayed us, so we’re going to double the money we’re asking for.
It’s not just your fault, so you prepare 60 million yen and the company should also prepare 60 million yen.
Make sure they’re prepared using old, used 10,000yen bills.
Put 10million yen per cloth bag, then put all of it in a white leather bag, and put it in the safe at the company. I will keep your secret.
Once I receive the money, we will never contact each other again.
If you are willing to pay, on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of April
Put an advertisement as follows in the Missing Person section of Mainichi, Yomiuri and Asahi.
Taro. Come back now. Your dog Taro is waiting for you too. From your younger sister.
The next time I contact you, I will contact you via letter. I will only call you once.
Don’t be fooled by a prank call.

Monday April 16th, around 11:00AM, Akebono Bridge, as stated in the letter to Okubo and Kaneko the previous day, a container of hydrochloric acid was found beneath the bridge on the left shore pedestal. The conainer was filled with 3.4 liters of concentrated hydrochloric acid. On the outside, attached with a piece of gum tape, were the words of the criminal, typed onto an 18 X 20 cm sheet of paper.