
About this episode
When a foreign exchange student from Japan enrolls at a small private college in Texas, all goes well until she hosts a modest end-of-semester party in her apartment. Investigators retrieve her remains from a deliberately-set fire and discover the scorched evidence of a brutal crime in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
If you know anything about the death of Mikiko Kasahara, please call the Texas Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-252-8477, or submit a tip via their website: https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=650
You may remain anonymous if you wish, and a $3,000 reward is currently being offered for information that leads to resolution in Mikiko's case.
If you prefer, you may also contact the Texas Rangers or Seguin Police Department directly, although you won't be eligible to receive the award unless you go through the Texas Crime Stoppers.
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