Brazilian Betrayal: Marcos Matsunaga and Elize Araújo Kitano Matsunaga

In 2012, inside a quiet luxury apartment in Sao Paulo, a couple sat down to confront their marital trust issues. What began as a tense conversation between husband and wife quickly spiraled into violence and horror and what followed left an entire nation stunned. Was this the desperate act of a woman defending herself from abuse or the calculated crime of a cold-blooded killer?

Sources:

• Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime. Netflix, 2021.
• Newsweek. “Who Is Elize Matsunaga? The True Story Behind Netflix’s Once Upon a Crime.” July 7, 2021.
• Esquire. “Elize Matsunaga Shot and Dismembered Her Husband—Here’s Where She Is Now.” July 14, 2021.
• The Independent. “Netflix’s Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime — the true story.” July 8, 2021.
• Radio Times. “True story behind Netflix’s Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime.” July 7, 2021.
• Folha de S.Paulo. “Em vídeo, Elize Matsunaga conta como matou o marido.” August 26, 2012.
• TV Globo — Fantástico. “Vídeo de Marcos com outra mulher pode ter provocado briga.” 2012.
• TV Globo — Fantástico. “Julgamento de Elize Matsunaga.” 2016.
• BBC News Brasil. “Quem é Elize Matsunaga, condenada por matar e esquartejar o marido.” July 2021.
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