In 1984, the kidnapping of Glico president Katsuhisa Ezaki exploded into one of Japan’s most infamous unsolved criminal cases. What began as a ransom plot soon turned into a nationwide campaign of extortion, poisoned candy threats, taunting letters to police and the press, and the hunt for a mysterious suspect known as the “Fox-Eyed Man.” In this episode, we break down the clues, the fear, and the mistakes that allowed the Monster with 21 Faces to vanish without ever being identified.
