meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

E229: MURDERER - Kazuko Fukuda

Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

Fruitloops

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.4953 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Japanese murderer Kazuko Fukuda, who has been called the most famous fugitive in Japanese history. She underwent several plastic surgeries over 14 years, and used more than 20 identities in order to escape justice. This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Sponsors Regal Cinemas Join Regal Unlimited! Sign up now in the Regal app or on: https://regmovies.onelink.me/4207629222/bhyi4xqd Use Code: FLOOPSREG BetterHelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FRUIT and get on your way to being your best self! Shout Outs Stop the Killing (podcast) Parallel Justice (podcast) Fallout (TV series) Where to find us: Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/ We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspod Please send any questions or comments to [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294. We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show! Want to Support the show? You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from. We would love it if you gave us 5 stars! You can make a donation on the Cash App https://cash.me/$fruitloopspod Or become a monthly Patron through Patreon patreon.com/user?u=11415202 Footnotes: https://fruitloopspod.com/2024/05/02/e229-murderer-kazuko-fukuda/ How Not to Get Murdered https://victimsofcrime.org/ Help for Crime Victims Helplines: Toll Free and Online Hotlines Visit https://ovc.ojp.gov/helplines Music “Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy● Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “classical latin hop” by greyguy (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/greyguy/29331 “Starz”by Yung Kartz https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License “Lean and Pills” by Arulo Mixkit Stock Music Free License https://mixkit.co/free-stock-music/trap/ “Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freak License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Connect with us on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHgsKYPbzsI4AEiMrUgabA Twitter @FruitLoopsPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fruitloopspod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Fruitloopspod and https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

This podcast contains adult themes and language and some of the things that we discuss may be disturbing to some listeners.

0:05.5

In this podcast we discuss sexual assault, torture, race, and murder.

0:09.3

Listener discretion is advised.

0:11.2

Please take care of yourself. I'm going to be. Oh, Hello everyone and welcome to Fruit Loops episode 229

1:07.3

buoy-ty binafi and bienbienbienbenbenidos bitches. Thank you so much for listening.

1:13.0

Yeah. Now, Fruitloops is a podcast about true crimes committed by people of color

1:17.0

and those who are othered and the victims, because contrary to popular belief,

1:20.0

not all serial killers are straight, cis gender,

1:22.8

everybody white dudes.

1:24.1

What, I'm telling you!

1:26.9

These crimes rarely get any public attention

1:29.0

because the news is racist.

1:35.0

allegedly.

1:40.0

And we are Wendy and Beth, she's Wendy, a black Latin X woman. And I'm Beth and I just happen to be white.

1:45.6

Hey guys, it's just, it's just us. It's just part of who we are.

1:51.0

Yep. And we're not journalists, investigators, or psychologists, just a couple of gals interested in true crime.

1:58.9

Also, the opinions expressed in this podcast are just that, our opinions. All right, so who are we talking about today, Beth?

2:04.4

Today we're talking about Kazuko Fakuta, referred to as the most famous fugitive in

2:10.5

Japanese history and also known as the woman with seven faces.

2:15.8

When I saw that aka I immediately was like Aria Stark.

2:19.8

Oh yeah I forgot about that.

2:23.6

Yeah.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Fruitloops, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Fruitloops and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.