The Strangest Bank Heist in Japan | Teigin Incident

Red Web

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In Tokyo, Japan, in the year 1948, a man walked into a bank claiming to be a public health official to administer “medicine” to those inside. 12 of the 16 individuals inside were killed by this “medicine,” and the man walked away with a sum of money. While someone was caught and convicted for this crime, there are many who believe that they got the wrong person. Today, we discuss the strange and confusing Teigin Incident. Content warning: violence, death. Visit our Twitter page (https://twitter.com/RedWebPod) to see the images we mention. If you'd like to listen to past mysteries we discuss, they are: Burger Chef Murders (https://open.spotify.com/episode/7seYk65z6Tu4MeBQEZ01wV?si=d448f1d8858a4f71) and 300 Million Yen Robbery (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0134IAJDJBhowUo6UIYocF?si=d19286afef564cc1) Sponsored by BetterHelp (go to http://betterhelp.com/redweb to get 10% off your first month), Shady Rays (go to http://shadyrays.com and use code REDWEB for 50% off 2 or more pairs of polarized sunglasses), and Tee Turtle (go to https://bit.ly/3HPq0K2 to get Casting Shadows now). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In Tokyo, Japan, in the year 1948, a man walked into a bank claiming to be a public health
0:10.8	official to administer medicine to those inside.
0:13.7	12 of the 16 individuals were killed by this medicine and the man walked away with a small
0:18.4	sum of money.
0:19.4	While someone was caught and convicted for this crime, there are many who believe that
0:23.4	they got the wrong person.
0:25.1	Today, we discuss the strange and confusing, taking incident.
0:29.3	This is Redweb.
0:38.1	Welcome back Task Force 2, another mystery here on Redweb.
0:42.0	I am your resident mystery enthusiast in doledging in my own curiosities in the dark and twisted
0:47.1	world that we live in, Trevor Collins, joining me, reacting to this mystery with his gut instinct
0:52.2	for the very first time.
0:53.2	I'll free it ODS.
0:54.2	Hello, thanks for having me.
0:56.2	Every week.
0:57.2	True.
0:58.2	I was waiting for that to be a shock to you.
0:59.9	You're like, it's very nice to be on here this week.
1:02.2	I've been here since when.
1:04.5	Have you heard of this case?
1:06.5	I have not like 99.9% of the mysteries on this show.
1:11.9	First thought, I got to take a damn trip to Japan, man.
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