The Netflix film explores Lucie Blackman's disappearance in 2000
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Lucie's roommate and friend she had moved to Japan with, Louise Phillips, had been told she had joined a cult, but an investigation into something more sinister then commenced. Joji Obara, who was a Japanese-Korean businessman, was made the main suspect in Lucie's disappearance after he admitted to meeting with her on the night of their date, however, he denied involvement in her going missing.It wasn't until the following year that the harrowing truth came to light. On February 9, 2001,Two months later, police arrested Obara and he was charged with the abduction, rape, and disposal of Lucie's body.
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