Suspect said last month, 'I want to die, I want to die'
TokyoReporter
Police examined security camera footage from trains and stations to identify the two individuals
Suspects told one victim, 'Your life of hardship is over'
Suspect pocketed a 1-million-yen bounty
Suspects pulled in approximately 100,000 yen in sales from just a single one-hour broadcast
Prostitution ring was raking in at least 10 million yen in monthly sales
Suspect said, 'I didn't know what to do and panicked'
Suspect's elderly mother is missing
One source said, 'He was completely obsessed with her'
Suspect borrowed the 7 million yen from the victim to funnel the cash into his mounting debts