The Killer That Deformed His Own Face | The Disturbing Case of Tatsuya Ichihashi

Summary by Krater

This video details the case of Tatsuya Ichihashi, who murdered British English teacher Lindsay Hawker in Japan in March 2007. It covers her move to Japan, her encounters with Ichihashi, the investigation, his years on the run involving physical alterations, his eventual arrest in Okinawa, and his trial and sentencing to life imprisonment.

From the video

Answers: What is the story of Tatsuya Ichihashi and Lindsay Hawker?

• murder case study
• Tatsuya Ichihashi
• Lindsay Hawker
• Japanese police investigation
• fugitive manhunt
• plastic surgery and self-mutilation

What it concludes

• Tatsuya Ichihashi murdered Lindsay Hawker after luring her to his apartment under the guise of English lessons.
• Ichihashi evaded capture for over two and a half years by living off allowances, working construction jobs, and altering his appearance through self-mutilation and plastic surgery.
• Ichihashi was recognized by a worker at a ferry terminal in Okinawa and arrested on November 10, 2009.
• Ichihashi was sentenced to life imprisonment on July 21, 2011, for the murder, rape, and confinement of Lindsay Hawker.