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- Personal Information
- Demographics
- Possessions
- Location
- Circumstances
- Recovered Remains
- Further Details
- Contact Police
Personal Information
- Photo
- Surname
- Kaneko
- Given Name
- Eri
- Alternative Name
- 金子恵理ち
- Photo After Aging (Age Progression)
- Status
- Missing
Demographics
- Date of Birth
- Birthplace
- Age
- 6
- Age Group
- Child
- Age as of Today
- Gender
- Female
- Hair Color
- Black
- Eye Color
- Black
- Height (ft'in")
- 3'9
- Height (cm)
- 114
- Height Range
- Weight (lbs)
- 53
- Weight (kg)
- 24
- Weight Range in Pounds
- Build
- Ethnicity
- Asian
- Distinguishing Characteristics
- Beauty Mark, Physical Abnormality, Speech Impediment
- Photo of Distinguishing Feature
- Medical
- Physical Abnormality
- Her Right Arm was thicker than her Left Arm (左腕に比べて右腕が太い(当時)). She had some congenital slowed development that manifested as trouble speaking.
- Tattoos
- Tattoo Location
- Tattoo Theme
- Tattoo Subject
- Scars & Other Marks
- Small beauty mark (mole) below her nose.
- Piercings
- Shoe Size
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages Spoken
Possessions
- Clothing (Key Word)
- Pants: Orange, Shirt: Blue, Shirt: Long-Sleeved, Shoes: Pink, Shoes: White
- Clothing (Full Description)
- Blue, long-sleeved shirt with two puppies on the chest and the words 'carefree puppy' - the same shirt as seen in her missing person poster. She was also wearing orange pants with a brown bear on the left knee as well as pink and white shoes.
- Possessions / Accessories
- Photo of Clothing or Accessories
Location
- Address
- City
- Fudai-mura
- Province or State
- Iwate
- Country
- Japan
- Postal Code
- Latitude
- 40
- Longitude
- 142
Circumstances
- Date of Disappearance
- June 29, 1997
- Notes
- Eri disappeared while playing in front of her home. She may have wandered into the woods near her home or may have been taken by a stranger.
- Location of the Disappearance or Crime Scene
- Neighborhood
- Potential Circumstances
- Alone, Distracted Parents, Playing Outside
- Vehicle
- License Plate
- Photo of Vehicle
- Suspect
- Suspect Description
- Photo of Suspect
Recovered Remains
- Date of Recovery
- Time of Death
- Cause of Death
- Description of Recovery
- Recovery of Remains
- Tested Against (No Match)
Further Details
- In-Depth Case Overview:
- thesuitcasedetective.com/2021/01/29/eri-kaneko-missing-person/
- Map of Key Locations
- Relevant Media
- See Also
- Poster(s)
- Other Photos
- Case File Photos
Contact Police
- Contact Agency
- Kuji Police
- Contact Police (Email)
- police@prof.iwate.jp
- Contact Police (Phone)
- 0194 - 53 - 0110
- Contact Police (Local)
- 110
- Contact Police (Website)
- www2.pref.iwate.jp/~hp0802/sousakyouryoku/informer.html
- Alternative Contact