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n August 1965, journalist Morley Safer filed a groundbreaking report from Cam Ne showing U.S. Marines using lighters and flamethrowers to torch the thatched homes of civilians. This graphic footage of distraught families watching their village burn was one of the first times television brought the harsh realities of the war directly into American living rooms. Credit: CBS News

The story of Junko Furuta is one of the most brutal crimes ever recorded in Japan. In 1988, at 17 years old, she was kidnapped by four teenagers affiliated with the Yakuza while she was on her way home. For 44 days she was held in a house, where she suffered more than 400 rapes, constant assaults and torture, with the participation of others who knew about her captivity. She was eventually burned alive and her body was hidden in a container filled with cement. The culprits were sentenced to between 5 and 20 years in prison and are currently free.