Queen Himiko (170–247/248 AD) is one of the most fascinating and elusive figures in ancient Japanese history. Himiko ruled as the shaman-queen of Yamatai-koku, a powerful chiefdom or federation of chiefdoms in the Japanese archipelago during the late Yayoi period.

The girls were taken to Marc Dutroux's house in Marcinelle, near Charleroi, where he had constructed a concealed dungeon in the basement; a cell measuring just 2.15 meters long, less than a meter wide, and 1.64 meters high, hidden behind a massive concrete door disguised as a shelf.

In 1975, a document appeared in the Turkish newspaper Barış that would, over the following decades, become one of the most controversial intelligence-related publications of the Cold War. It was labeled as a supplement to the United States Army Field Manual 30-31; specifically, Supplement B, or Field Manual 30-31B.