A Prime Minister's Murder, a Cult Expert, and the Moonies
Criminal | Nov 10 2026 | 00:38:15
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed in 2022. Soon after, an investigative journalist named Eito Suzuki started drawing connections between his murder and the Unification Church - whose followers are known as the “Moonies.” Phoebe interviews New Yorker writer Tammy Kim about the story.
You can read Tammy Kim's piece for The New Yorker here.
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You can read Tammy Kim's piece for The New Yorker here.
Don't forget that you can also watch this interview - and all of our Tuesday What Happened Next? episodes - at youtube.com/criminalpodcast.
Phoebe is going on tour this fall! Get tickets and see all of our tour dates at thisiscriminal.com/live.
Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts.
Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, invitations to virtual events, special merch deals, and more.
We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery.
Check out our online shop.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices