Person is believed to have died shortly before the discovery, police said
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One of the 47 administrative districts of Japan
Police apprehended Yukinobu Tomita on a road in Otsu City early Wednesday
Bones from possible third body found at residence of defendant, police said
Body parts belonging to Hideyuki Kawamoto were found along Lake Biwa in Omihachiman City in 2008
Acquaintance found victim collapsed in the first-floor living room with multiple stab wounds to the back and other areas of his body on October 20
Body’s arms, head and legs had likely been severed with a knife, leaving only the torso
Body parts belonging to the man were found scattered along the shore of Lake Biwa beginning in May, 2008
Suspect allegedly used an unspecified means to kill her mother, 58, at the residence they shared in Moriyama City in January
Body's arms and head a been severed, leaving only the torso and legs, police said
Nozomi Kiryu, 31, admits to the dumping the severed corpse of her mother at a riverbed