OKINAWA: Rina Shimabukuro

In 2016, 20-year old Rina Shimabukuro vanished after sending her
boyfriend a text message that she was going for a
walk. Japanese authorities scoured CCTV footage for any
evidence that would lead them to Rina. And they found what
they were looking for when they saw an American in a red SUV buying
salt from a local convenience store and pouring some inside his
car. When they tracked down the man in the red SUV back to Kadena
AB, they discovered the man was Kenneth Gadson Shinzato – a U.S.
Marine veteran. Dig in with Margot as she takes you through the
2016 murder that caused outrage in Japan. Margot also digs
into the 1995 Okinawa rape that began a movement to get U.S. troops
off of the island of Okinawa. The perpetrators in that case
were: Marcus Gill, Kendrick Ledet, and Rodrico Harp. Margot
also digs into the 2006 murder-suicide of Kendrick Ledet and
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