Rina Arano a Japanese adult actress was reported missing on 8 June 2022.
Less than 2 weeks after the missing person report, the 23-year-old woman was found decomposing in Hitachiota, Ibaraki Prefecture forest.
The body was found just 6 meters downslope from the road. She was tied to a tree and she did not have any clothes on her.
Rina is a freelancer who charges over SGD$1,000 per shoot which involves her doing videos and photo taking.
CCTV footage revealed that she was last seen on June 5 with a man who has been contacting her and she had entered his car.
The 33-year-old man who left with Rina immediately became a suspect and subsequent investigations revealed that his car’s dash camera recorded his vehicle to the forest where Rina was found.
The 33-year-old man denied the allegations of any involvement in the crime and claimed that he was a photographer who did a photoshoot with Rina.
Autopsy reports revealed that the woman’s throat was crushed believing that she was strangled to death.
Investigations are ongoing.