Brazilian entrepreneur of Japanese heritage Marcos Matsunaga was brutally murdered by his wife, Elize Matsunaga. Read below for more details.
Marcos was a food brand entrepreneur from Sao Paolo, Brazil.
On May 19, 2012, his wife Elize Matsunaga shot the then 42-year-old husband dead in their apartment after they fought about Marcos committing adultery.
She had disjointed his body into four parts before putting him in suitcases and spreading him on the road in Cotia 20 miles outside Sao Paolo.
Marcos Matsunaga Wiki
Marcos Matsunaga is not explicitly on any Wiki biographies.
However, there are many articles on Wikipedia about Marcos’s murder and the whole scenario.
Further, his murder story is also made into a docu series by Netflix’s Once Upon A Crime.
Talking about him, Marco was the CEO and next in line to own the excellent food company Yoki. It was named after his grandfather, Yoshizo Kitano.
The real name of Marcos was Marcos Kitano, and he had a keen interest in collecting wine and weapons.
Similarly, he had met his wife, Elize, through a site for escorts.
Marcos Matsunaga on Once Upon A Crime
Netflix has taken Marcos’s murder as a new documentary series Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon A Crime.
The series of 4 episodes just got released on July 8, 2021.
The series also features Elize Matsunaga in her first-ever exclusive interview.
She has attracted a lot of attention from the media since the series premiered.
Moreover, she had confessed to the crime and went to prison for 19 years.
Marcos Matsunaga Filha And Fortuna
Marcos and Elize had a single child Helena Matsunaga who is now the only nominee of father’s fortune.
After making several rounds at their doctor’s, they had finally conceived with their daughter.
But, sadly enough for the baby girl, her mom ended her dad’s life with a brutal murder.
After the incident, Elize lost custody of her child to the paternal grandparents of the baby.
She has been staying with the Kitano family ever since.
She is just around ten years old now and knew about her parents only in 2017.
Similarly, Elize Matsunaga dreams of the time she could narrate the whole story to her daughter and still hopes for their reunion.