Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to another episode of Kowabana,

true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. How did you guys enjoy the Kunakune special last episode?

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On this week's episode, we're going to be looking at people's brushes with the other side.

The first story for this week is an interesting one.

This particular story caught a lot of attention when it was first posted in 2011,

and people digging into it realized that a lot of the events mentioned in the story were actually real events.

I'll be posting an internet mystery about this particular story on the Coabana YouTube channel tomorrow,

or in a few days if you're one of our fantastic early

birds, so make sure you check it out.

But until then, let's dive right in and find out what's going on with the blood-covered woman.

This is a true story that happened ages ago.

My family home is back in H. City, A. Prefecture, and there was a murder case there.

It happened before I was born, so this is the story I heard.

It took place in an apartment on the second floor near the movie theatre in my neighbourhood.

The criminal was an elementary school student who wanted money.

The kid snuck in after the tenant went out, but was then discovered when she came back, so the kid stabbed her with a kitchen knife.

The crime was brutal, so it was the talk of the town at the time.

Then, several years later, the incident had begun to fade from people's minds, and

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