Murdered woman identified in Iwate
IWATE —
Police on Friday said the body found in a river in Iwate Prefecture on Wednesday has been identified as Kozue Sato, 17, who lives in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture. According to police, the victim’s father, Masahiro, 50, on Tuesday reported to police that his daughter was missing. He identified his daughter on Thursday afternoon.
Police said an autopsy showed that Sato had been strangled. She also had a skull fracture. Police said they will question a 28-year-old male acquaintance of Sato, The man’s car was found crashed near the river on Thursday. Police added they are also analyzing the victim’s mobile communication logs.
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Spidey
I guess the yaks probably didn't do it after all.
Looks like a jilted lover.
Another life wasted. Or lives as it were.
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romulus3
I dunno spidey, 17 years old with tattoos etc...she may have been an underworld worker...
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WilliB
I never get this weird obsession with the J underworld among some posters here. Too many gangster movies? The bleached hair and tatoos to me sound just like a "yankee" girl, nothing more. In any case, according to the TV news, the cops think the perp already killed himself, so this is one case that seems pretty closed.
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buggerlugs
Sorry lads, I am with "WilliB", the fact that she has tattoos just shows she is rebelious and/or into fashion of tats. I know many Japanese with tats, but no yak connections. The dyed hair also just means fashionable or young or trendy or rebelious. I have met only a few Yak with "dyed" hair, many don't evensport the Punch perm now. (although, many "Chimpira" still carry a mullet!! the muppets) Sad though that this happened to one so young...
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sashac5
the 28-year-old male was a victim as well. first of all, he was unable to scrag the girl or throw her to the river from the bridge, because he were injured on his right hand. secondly, he has an alibi. thirdly, he has no reason to murder her.
there are two "kozue sato". the one who has been killed was just a friend of the boy. the other one was the (ex-)girlfriend. at that time, the boy had been blackmailed by someone, so the couple went to the police but it made things worse. the blackmailer threatened the boy and tried to make him withdraw the claim. he tried but the police said that it was not possible. the boy called the girlfriend, who was away from the town, to go to the police together but she refused. then he called another kozue sato. this is why she ended up in the river. it is said that since the police wants to hide their delinquencies, they dont tell the truth and fitted him up for murdering her.
the death of the journalist, akio kuroki, who had been investigating and reporting this case, bears out that what he had been telling was true.
i really want this case to be solved in the true sense of the term.
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