Decayed body of Yoshiko Oikawa, 80, was found on a futon in her two-floor residence with about 10 stab wounds to her upper body on Monday
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Toshiyuki Kaneda allegedly sent an email via telephone to the woman, 39, in which he said he had sought the assistance of the yakuza over repayment of the loan
Suspect is believed to have pedaled a bicycle to commit at least 30 thefts throughout the capital since July
Suspect told police, 'The manager reprimanded me during working hours about noise from the plates, so I beat him in the face'
Suspect told police, 'Since I have a hobby of wearing women's underwear, I became nude while trying to change clothes'
Officers working off a tip found the decayed body likely belonging to Yoshiko Oikawa, 80, in the two-floor residence with several stab wounds to the head
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Suspect told police, 'I have nothing to say'
Junya Hida, 30, bolted from the Tondabayashi Police Station on August 12
Man had been sought in connection with the death of Aimi Tani, whose corpse was found by an off-road motorcyclist on a mountain trail in Tokamachi City on the afternoon of August 11