Body found in Gifu river likely that of man wanted for murder

Crime Jan. 05, 2013 - 06:29AM JST ( 7 )

GIFU —

The body of a man found in the Nagara River in Gifu Prefecture is believed to be that of a man wanted for murder, police said Friday.

Police said the body was discovered in a dry part of the river bed by a man who was clearing out trash on Thursday at around 3 p.m., Fuji TV reported. Police said they have yet to identify the body, but that the deceased was in possession of the keys to a car owned by Satoko Takahashi, 60, and her daughter Isato Takahashi, 35, who were murdered in November.

Police said that there is a strong likelihood that the body found was that of Satoko’s husband, 59-year-old Katsuyuki Takahashi, for whom an arrest warrant was issued last month.

Japan Today

Order by Time Order by Popularity

7 Comments

1

sensei258Jan. 05, 2013 - 06:57AM JST

Whatever a man soweth, that also shall he reap.
1

DudeDeuceJan. 05, 2013 - 08:16AM JST

I just drove by Nagara River last night on my way home, oooh spooky!
1

YubaruJan. 05, 2013 - 12:34PM JST

Want to bet it was a suicide? Butt head........well at least he saved the taxpayers a ton of money waiting on death row.
1

WeaselJan. 05, 2013 - 02:13PM JST

the body was discovered in a dry part of the river bed by a man who was clearing out trash

Oh yeah. Someone definitely took out the trash in Gifu!
0

Cortes ElijahJan. 05, 2013 - 08:21AM JST

I agree with sensei258 100%
0

wipeoutJan. 05, 2013 - 12:45PM JST

So he murdered them, and then he murdered himself.

Criss-cross.
0

GaijintodayJan. 05, 2013 - 02:39PM JST

The old story of the one that got away.