9: Japan's Youngest Killer Who Became An Internet Meme – Nevada Tan

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🗓️ 7 July 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Hey guys - today we're heading to Japan for the first time. This case received a lot of media attention in Japan because the killer was only 11 years old. And because of this the case became a bit of an internet sensation and even turned into an internet meme.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone I hope you're all doing so well I hope you're all having a really good
0:14.0	week so far and welcome back to episode number nine of the criminal makeup
0:19.2	podcast each episode we dive into the minds of some of the worst criminals in history and today we're
0:25.2	going to be talking about the case of Nevada Tarn.
0:28.4	So in today's episode we're actually heading to a different part of the world because this case takes place in Japan.
0:35.5	And let me tell you, this case got so much attention in Japan at the time that it took place.
0:42.3	And this is mainly due to the age of the perpetrator in today's case
0:46.6	because Nevada Tarn, when she committed her crimes,
0:50.2	was only 11 years old, which is just so incredibly young, that's so, that's just a baby.
1:00.0	It's hard to even wrap your head around what would drive a child of that age to commit such a terrible act.
1:08.0	Like how did that happen?
1:10.0	But that is exactly what happens in today's case.
1:13.8	And also, after some of the details were released to the public,
1:18.0	this case also turned into a little bit of an internet sensation, which unfortunately happens sometimes,
1:25.2	and it happened with today's case. There were memes created about Nevada,
1:30.0	there were people dressing up trying to impersonate her.
1:34.3	They even had to stop selling the hoodie she was wearing because there was so much demand
1:40.4	for that hoodie and that hoodie was selling out here there and everywhere which is just
1:44.5	crazy it got so out of hand so we're gonna look into all of that today it's definitely
1:50.9	hard to get your head around this one because she's just so young.
1:54.0	So let's just dive in.
1:56.0	So Nevada Tarn was born on the 21st of November 1992, which means she was a Scorpio,
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