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Crime › Man held for trespassing confesses to killing missing woman, chopping up body

A man arrested Sunday on suspicion of trespassing has admitted to killing a 23-year-old woman who lived in the same Tokyo apartment building as he… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sun, May 25 2008

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31 May 08 visit Crime › Missing woman was still alive when police visited suspect  »  Japan Today A missing woman was still alive when police officers visited the apartment of her neighbor, who was arrested on suspicion of trespassing into her apartment…
26 Oct 08 visit Crime › Aichi policeman held for trespassing in temple  »  Japan Today A 25-year-old officer for the Aichi prefectural police was arrested Sunday on suspicion of trespassing on temple premises in order to enjoy the night view…
27 May 08 visit Crime › Man says he stabbed neighbor, dumped parts of body as garbage  »  Japan Today A 33-year-old man arrested on suspicion of trespassing into the apartment of a female neighbor in Tokyo has confessed to stabbing her and dumping some…
10 Mar 08 visit Woman accused of killing husband, chopping up body was insane at time, say doctors  »  Japan Today Two psychiatrists testified in court Monday that a 33-year-old woman accused of killing her husband and abandoning his dismembered body was insane at the time of the crime in 2006, suggesting she could not be held criminally responsible. Kaori Mihashi was...
08 Dec 08 visit Crime › Woman arrested for leaving babies in Fukushima apartment  »  Japan Today A woman was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of abandoning the body of a baby girl in an apartment in Fukushima City. The remains…

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