Charles Jenkins died in Sado City, Niigata Prefecture on December 11
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Suspect told police, 'I knew that it was a bad thing, but I also feel that I helped a girl'
Group is believed to have harbored Masaaki Osaka while on the run over the killing of a 21-year-old police officer during a riot in Shibuya Ward in 1971
Katsuaki Suzuki killed a former company president and his wife and packed their corpses in steel drums
Two white sedans quickly circled a stopped motorcycle at an intersection such that their rear wheels skidded, or "drifted," during turns
Suspect wore a helmet during the crimes and covered the license plate of his scooter with tape
One body was lying face-up in the bathroom; the other was propped up against a wall in a seated position
Judge did not recognize that defendants were aware that four kilograms of stimulant drugs were inside a rucksack upon their arrival at Haneda Airport
Skeletal remains were found on a beach in the Noishi area of Oga City on Thursday
Suspect allegedly used a kitchen knife to stab the girl several times in the chest