Case 107: Lucie Blackman and Carita Ridgway
In early 2001, 21-year old Lucie Blackman left her job as a flight attendant for British Airways in search of new adventures. She embarked on a working holiday to Japan, where she secured a job as a hostess at Club Casablanca in Tokyo’s bustling Roppongi district. Lucie struggled with the transition, writing in her diary: “I’m not coping well here. I can’t pull myself out of this hole I’ve fallen into… I just want to disappear.”
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Catherine Seccombe - research, writing
Elsha McGill - editing
Mike Migas - production, scoring
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - additional scoring
Comments (13)
Ah, cool! I just read about this case in a book called “Tokyo Vice” by Jake Adelstein. He’s an American who was working as a crime reporter in Tokyo. He covered Lucie’s case at the time.
Yes 🙌🏼
Excellent episode :)
Casefile making it well known young people should never travel overseas :)
Thanks!
Another great episode. Y’all do amazing work.
Thank you!
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Woohoo!!! I know what I’m listening to on my way to work today.
Up em!
What a great surprise! Thanks guys.
Bloody brilliant!!!
Yea boi 👍👊