Crime
Kanagawa cops seek help of public in murder-arson case in Yugawara
Firefighters found the body of Mie Hirai with a knife plunged into her forehead inside her home in the town of Yugawara in April of 2015 […]
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Niigata: Man, 43, accused of starting fire that killed elderly acquaintance
Police are investigating whether the motive for the incident was sexual assault […]
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Kanagawa: Man, 40, sets fire to residence of much older ex-girlfriend
Suspect told police, ‘Because we couldn’t start over, I thought I’d kill [her] and myself’ […]
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Saitama: Ex-employee sets bedding warehouse ablaze
Suspect told police, ‘I set the fire to relieve stress’ […]
Chiba
Chiba: Woman accused in arson attack that killed elderly woman told acquaintance kerosene was used
Suspects are believed to have experienced money problems with the victim […]
Chiba
Chiba: 2 men, 1 woman, 1 teenage girl suspected of murder, arson lived in van
Grandfather of suspect: ‘It’s unbelievable that he got involved in such an incident’ […]
Chiba
Chiba: Cops nab 4 for murder after corpse found in burned-out building
Body believed to be belong to a 50-year-old woman whose whereabouts are unknown […]
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Nagano: Police suspect stalker stabbed Filipino woman, husband before setting house on fire
Police believe that the stalker intruded into the residence and stabbed a man and his wife before setting the house on fire […]
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Nagano police: 2 corpses found in burned-out residence of woman previously stalked
Police received a distress call from a person at the residence just prior to the outbreak of the fire […]
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Tokyo: Man, 50, suspected in several arson cases in Hino
Suspect allegedly tossed a burning plastic bag into a trash bucket along a passageway of a candy factory […]