The Senseless & Savage Murder of Mikiko Kasahara

Gone Cold - Texas True Crime

Vincent Strange

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In December of 2002, Japanese exchange student Mikiko Kasahara was excited to have completed her freshman year at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas. She acclimated to her new environment well, made several close friends, and was excelling academically. On the night of the 13th, Mikiko through a celebration party for her and her friends’ accomplishments – a low key get-together with just a few fellow students. The following morning, after everyone left her home, Mikiko’s apartment went up in flames. When the smoke cleared, the 21-year-old coed’s body was inside, charred beyond recognition. Though the Seguin Police painstakingly looked for evidence that pointed to the identity of the monster who savagely slayed Mikiko Kasahara, and worked the case for many years to come, it remains unsolved.

If you have any information about Mikiko’s slaying, please contact the Rangers at 800-346-3243 or by messaging them through there cold case website: dps.texas.gov/ColdCase

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The Austin American-Statesman, The Houston Chronicle, The Seguin Gazette, The Texas State Historical Association, and HauntedMagnoliaHotel.com were used as sources for this episode.

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0:00.0	The full moon is here and by its eerie light, strange creatures roam this chilling night.
0:06.4	At Frutella's Halloween Hotel, just two weeks remain for you to check in at Alexa's hidden domain.
0:13.0	Discover our jokes and quizzes with a spooky thrill, plus a devilish mystery to give you a chill.
0:19.5	Say, Alexa, open Halloween Hotel and check in if you dare to have a juicy scare only with Frutella!
0:27.5	Ha, ha, ha!
0:30.5	David Mitchell, six comedians, one fiendishly difficult contest of survival.
0:36.5	Mostly in the sense that I'm quite a difficult person to please.
0:39.5	Will they die?
0:40.5	They won't die.
0:41.5	Will they thrive?
0:42.5	It's not set the bar too high. How about just maintain their dignity?
0:45.5	With nothing but their own wits to protect them.
0:48.5	Besides the army of medical professionals on set.
0:50.5	It's survival of the funniest.
0:52.5	I've seen you've done that.
0:53.5	David Mitchell's outsiders.
0:56.5	Stay at 10 on Dave and UKTV Play.
1:01.5	Before we begin, we'd like to share a trailer for our friend Eric's podcast, True Consequences.
1:07.5	Eric's out there fighting the good fight, telling stories of unsolved cases,
1:12.5	with a concentration on his state and our neighbors to the northwest, New Mexico.
1:17.5	You can find true consequences wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:22.5	Here's the trailer.
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