| Junko Kobayashi | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | Before 9 September 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Japan |
| Death Date: | 9 September 1996 (aged 21)[1] |
| Death Place: | Shibamata, Katsushika City, Tokyo, Japan |
| Death Cause: | Murder (stabbing) |
| Occupation: | High school student |
| Murder of Junko Kobayashi | |
| Location: | Japan |
| Date: | 9 September 1996 |
| Type: | Murder |
| Weapons: | Knife (8cm blade) |
| Victim: | Junko Kobayashi, aged 21 |
| Perps: | Unknown |
Junko Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 順子|Kobayashi Junko; 1975 – 9 September 1996) was a Japanese high school student who was murdered[2] [3] [4] [5] inside her own house in Shibamata, Tokyo on 9 September 1996. Her house was subsequently set on fire and burned down. The official case name given by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is "The murder-arson case of a Shibamata 3-chome Female College Student" (Japanese: 柴又三丁目女子大生殺人・放火事件).
The investigation continues till this day, but the case remains unsolved. In addition, the case is subjected to a (public reward system).[6]