Suspect told victim she needed to pay a 'location fee'
Posts tagged as “Sumiyoshi-kai”
A criminal syndicate (yakuza) based in Tokyo
Osamu Yano has confessed to killing Mamoru Saito, who went missing in 1998
Bones confirmed to belong to Mamoru Saito were found in mountains of Saitama Prefecture last year
Suspect allegedly used heavy machinery to conceal 93 tons of waste with soil
Membership is the lowest since statistics began being kept in 1958
Sumiyoshi-kai member sold 10 grams of kakuseizai to woman at bar for ¥180,000
Sumiyoshi-kai member said said he did it because he 'wanted money'
Suspect was apprehended when he posed as a courier and arrived at victim's residence
Face of victim, who later died, showed signed of having been beating with a pole
Suspects allegedly beat victim with metal rod and robbed him of ¥60,000