Abstract
To evaluate the accuracy of Mr. T's eyewitness statements in the Iizuka case (1992), the author conducted a psychological investigation. In this case, two elementary schoolgirls were kidnapped and murdered. The day after the kidnapping, two dead bodies were found in the mountain area of Amagi city. Mr. T was a star eyewitness, and his written statements about what he had seen were made 17 days after he observed first-hand a one-box type navy blue car and an unknown person. The location where he witnessed the events was where the property of the two girls was found. His statements about the person and the car were very detailed although he saw both by driving a small car. Other conditions were also poor for viewing the scene clearly. The defense questioned whether his statements were actually too detailed. A field experiment was carried out to test whether it would be possible to obtain similar details as those made in Mr. T's statements. Results showed that no one could report the degree of detail as Mr. T had done.
