{"id":142672,"date":"2022-05-30T11:42:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T10:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/us\/?p=142672"},"modified":"2022-05-30T11:42:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T10:42:47","slug":"inside-late-marcos-matsunagas-family-with-2-wives-and-daughter-helena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/us\/inside-late-marcos-matsunagas-family-with-2-wives-and-daughter-helena\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Late Marcos Matsunaga\u2019s Family With 2 Wives and Daughter Helena"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marcos Matsunaga was a family man who got married two times. While his first wife remained unknown, the food brand entrepreneur\u2019s second wife and the mother of his daughter, Helena was entirely different.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elize Matsunaga – a professional surgical nurse who worked as an escort M.Class to fund her studies proved to be the type that craved a life of luxury. After she discovered her husband’s philandering ways, Elize snuffed the life out of him, opening a can of worms that engulfed the family. Following Elize\u2019s plea of guilty to the murder and concealment of her husband\u2019s corpse, she has been serving a 19-year-jail sentence while her daughter Helena Matsunaga grows up under the watch of her paternal grandparents.<\/p>\n

Who is Marcos Matsunaga\u2019s Second Wife, Elize?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Elize Matsunaga is a native of Chopinzinho in South Western, Paran\u00e1, Brazil. The exact date of birth for the Chopinzinho native has never been mentioned in the public arena but going by what we could sieve from existing records, she is a child of the 70s, born in 1974.<\/p>\n

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Closer scrutiny of her family background revealed that the widow of Marcos Matsunaga came from an impoverished background. Media sources say she had an absentee father who left the family to survive on their own when Elize just clocked three. Following the exit of her dad, Elize\u2019s mum took the young lady to go live with her grandmother.<\/p>\n

Sources also revealed that it was her grandma and aunt who then shouldered the responsibility for her upbringing. The then little Elize would always entertain dreams of living a life of luxury but her mum advised her that anybody who is craving a luxurious life must not just study hard, but must also work hard.<\/p>\n

Even with all her good advice to Elize, her mum didn\u2019t have the wherewithal to see her through higher education, leading the lady to go find work as an escort in S\u00e3o Paulo. There, she was simply identified as Kelly. Her work as an escort, M.Class paid well and she was able to pay for tuition to nursing school and also pay rent. Elize became a qualified surgical nurse after her studies, though it is not stated whether she ever worked as one.<\/p>\n

Who Was Marcos Matsunaga\u2019s First Wife?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Marcos Matsunaga only became an object of public interest after he was murdered in cold blood by his second wife Elize Matsunaga. Thus, his life before he met Elize has remained obscure. Consequently, there is nothing that can be said about his first marriage. Even the woman\u2019s name has never been mentioned and no one seems to know the details of their union.<\/p>\n

What Happened to Elize Matsunaga’s Husband?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After Elize Matsunaga went to spend three days with her sick grandma in Chopinzinho, she was picked up by her husband, Marcos Matsunaga on the 19th of May 2012.<\/p>\n

Security footage from their luxurious apartment in Sao Paulo showed the family arriving alongside their baby\u2019s nanny and Marcos was obviously in a bad mood. He was observed kicking at the elevator on his way to pick up a pizza.<\/p>\n

The next interesting footage from the cameras showed the mother of one emerging from their home the next morning carrying three suitcases which were later discovered to contain the remains of Marcos Matsunaga whom she had butchered the previous night.<\/p>\n

While what happened between husband and wife that evening remained a mystery for some time, it later came to the fore that Elize used a gun from the house (the gun was kept for protection against kidnappers) in killing Marcus whom she shot multiple times.<\/p>\n

In her confession, the Chopinzinho native admitted that she carried out the gruesome deed in their guest room where she proceeded to cut the body of her husband into seven parts \u2013 these included the man’s head and arms.<\/p>\n

After she stuffed the dissected portions of his remains into garbage bags, the former surgical nurse divided them into three and placed them inside three suitcases. She then used disinfectant in cleaning up the mess to remove all traces of the crime. The suitcases were later found scattered across the roadside about 20 miles outside of Sao Paulo \u2013 however, some body parts were never found to date.<\/p>\n

Marcos Matsunaga\u2019s Wife Claimed he Ran Off with a Mistress<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When it downed on the Matsunaga family that their son Marcos Matsunaga was actually missing, Elize tried to reduce their worries by telling them that their son fled from home bearing cash and a bag of clothes.<\/p>\n

According to the wife of the deceased, he eloped with one of his lovers, and to further buttress her points, Elize showed them a video she got from her private detective showing Marcus kissing an unidentified woman.<\/p>\n

The authorities in Sao Paulo started serious investigations on the case and the murder was already nine days old when the police assigned to work on it discovered the businessman\u2019s head in a suitcase. They later discovered other body parts through which the Matsunaga family identified the dismembered body of their missing son. This gruesome discovery was what helped in unraveling the mystery behind Marcos’ disappearance.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, Elize who was the closest person to Marcos was put under investigation and soon, phone records placed the mother of one at the location where they discovered her husband\u2019s remains. This led to her arrest on the 4th of June and the beginning of the trial into the murder case<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elize Matsunaga\u2019s Murder Case<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Given the personality of the victim, the ensuing trial turned out to be a high-profile court case and before long, it became a national scandal in all Brazil. Starting on the 28th of November, the hearings saw Elize confess to the murder of her husband, Marcos Matsunaga. Claiming that the duo argued extensively before the gruesome murder, the former surgical nurse cited unfaithfulness physical and sexual abuse, and mental maltreatment on Marcos\u2019 part as justification for the murder.<\/p>\n

However, the prosecution for the case argued that the murder was premeditated and that Elize shot Marcos without any forewarning. Even forensic reports from the autopsy recorded that the deceased was still breathing when his throat was slit.<\/p>\n

In her statement, Elize said she honestly didn\u2019t have any idea about the emotions that triggered her to commit the murder.<\/p>\n

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