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Case 196: Boy A

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Assassination of a 14-Year-Old

Detectives found a book about the 19 nineties new york zodiac killer, copy cat violent comics and horro movies. The discovery that these horendus murders had been carried out by a 14 year old with a hatred towards the education system caused despair amongst the japanese population. Government o as and members of the public alike were quick to blame violence depicted in mango comics, video games and on film. Japan's education system also came under scrutiny for the pressure forced upon students without care given to their emotional well being. A mental health counsellor was particularly struck by boy a's claim that he felt invisible.

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