'There was trouble,' the victim said as he was being taken to a hospital
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Suspect said, 'I received the money, but I did not threaten him'
Ayako Nakatsuji went missing on June 2
Gun was found in a bag along with 9 rounds of ammunition in June
When police arrived at the scene the doors of the vehicle were locked and the windows taped shut
Cause of death was suffocation, police said
Suspect allegedly kissed the woman, aged in her 20s, and fondled her chest in June
Suspect said, ‘I hadn’t had money to eat and drink for a week’
Neck of the woman, believed in her 40s, showed signs of strangulation, police said
Police plan to conduct an autopsy on the body