Suspect fled scene with ¥50,000 in cash
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Suspect confirmed with police that a fine powder in his possession was kakuseizai
Victim was slashed in the face by an unknown assailant after she exited a taxi
Corpse concealed in a van parked in garage before burial in March
Suspect threatened to inform victim's parents about her job if she did not pay ¥80,000
About 50 officers distributed tissue packs containing information about the body to commuters
Suspect accused of stabbing victim to death and stealing ¥10,000
Police seized registers with about 30,000 names that the suspects are believed to have used to target victims
One suspect told police, 'I thought of it as a part-time job'
Suspects believed to have collected ¥33 million from 270 persons nationwide