Global InformationMurder of Narumi Kurosaki information
| Murder of Narumi Kurosaki | |
|---|---|
| Location | Besançon, France |
| Date | 5 December 2016 2:30 AM (UTC+1) |
| Victim | Narumi Kurosaki, aged 21 |
| Perpetrator | Nicolás Zepeda, aged 26 |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Convictions | Premeditated murder |
Narumi Kurosaki was a Japanese woman who disappeared in the city of Besançon, France, during December 2016 and is believed to have been murdered. The primary suspect in her case is Nicolás Zepeda, her former boyfriend from Chile, whom she had met while in Japan and separated from two months prior to her disappearance.[1] The international nature of the case garnered significant attention, as authorities from three different continents—France (Europe), Japan (Asia), and Chile (South America)—were involved in the judicial process.[2][3][4]
On 12 April 2022, Zepeda was found guilty of murder and subsequently sentenced to 28 years in prison.[5][6] A retrial commenced on 4 December 2023,[7] originally starting on 21 February but temporarily suspended when Zepeda's defense lawyer, Antoine Vey, withdrew from the case.[8] The retrial concluded on 22 December and found him guilty a second time, upholding the original sentence.
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- ^ "Chilean denies murder of Japanese ex in high-profile French trial". The Japan Times. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "'True crime' has gone global in murder plot spanning 3 continents". The Phnom Penh Post. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Murder case across three continents: Japan's Narumi Kurosaki". WION. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Culpable: Nicolás Zepeda es condenado a 28 años de cárcel por crimen de Narumi Kurosaki". 24 horas (in Spanish). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Robert-Diard, Pascale (15 April 2022). "Nicolas Zepeda, the killer who can't confess". Le Monde. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ ""Yo no maté a Narumi", dice el chileno Zepeda, juzgado en Francia por el asesinato de su exnovia japonesa". France 24. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Cooperativa.cl. "Caso Narumi: Aplazan apelación luego de que abogado de Nicolás Zepeda lo abandonara". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2023.