Woman was conscious upon transport to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening, police said
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Defendant claimed to not know the contents of a drum used to burn the body
Aoi wrote on her blog, 'I am anxious about my first pregnancy'
Suspect wrote, 'I killed a woman I have a fondness for, and I, too, would like to die right after her'
Suspect's daughter visited the residence and found the victim collapsed at the entrance on Monday
After the perpetrators jumped into a silver van driven by the third suspect, the victim grabbed hold of the side, police said
Suspect entered a convenience in Kawaguchi City and held a knife up to a female cashier in September
Body likely belonging to Natsuki Taniguchi, 20, was found in the back seat of a rental car in a parking lot in Iwaki City
Victim was transported to a hospital in a conscious state, police said
Defendant said upon his arrest in September, 'I wanted to enhance euphoria throughout my entire body'