He Couldn't Stop Preying on Children
This Is Monsters
Jiles
4.7 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Episode 02 : Kaoru Kobayashi
When seven-year-old Kaede Ariyama called home after school on November 17th, 2004, her mother never expected that it would be the last time she ever talked to the girl.
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| 0:00.0 | ever wonder how dark the world can really get? Well, we dive into the twisted, the terrifying, |
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| 0:17.6 | With deep research, dark storytelling, and the occasional drink to take the edge off, |
| 0:22.4 | we're here to explore the wicked and reveal the grim. |
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| 0:35.9 | We're independent games media, and you can find us hooligans every Tuesday discussing the newest video game releases or whatever we're currently into. |
| 0:44.7 | We also discuss all the biggest stories in the world of games. |
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| 1:09.5 | When 7-year-old Kayadi Ariama called home after school on November 17, 2004, her mother |
| 1:16.4 | expected her home in only a matter of minutes. |
| 1:19.5 | When the girl never showed up, she assumed she might have gotten distracted by friends. |
| 1:24.0 | But when her mother got a message that read, quote, |
| 1:26.4 | I have your daughter, it was the beginning of a month of torment by a sadistic sex offender. |
| 1:33.0 | This is Monsters. Kauru Kobiashi was born on November 30th, 1968 in Sumiyosiku Osaka, Japan. |
| 2:07.9 | Keoru would later tell a reporter that his father was abusive and he was bullied in school. |
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