Witness account may link 2 unsolved cases involving 4-year-old girls

Monday 22nd June, 06:00 AM JST

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bcbrownboy at 06:20 AM JST - 22nd June

J-keystone-cops hard at work again, I see. That's the other main problem with forced confessions - real culprits get away!
the_sicilian at 07:27 AM JST - 22nd June

So they may have a lead on two cases, one 19 years old and another 13 years old? Why is this in the news? Catch the perp, then call it news.

Ciao
buggerlugs at 10:05 AM JST - 22nd June

They mean they couldve stopped another innocent been taken!!! I hope the jcops involved are on their knees before the second childs parents!!! The sicko escapes again but it's ok they got their confession!!! Useless dicks!!!
timtak at 11:20 AM JST - 22nd June

Is the pachinko parlour footage viewable on the net?
timtak at 11:26 AM JST - 22nd June

Sorry, yes, the footage is avaialable at 2:14 in the following. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDkAE44v-Z4
FryingMonkey at 02:31 PM JST - 22nd June

The footage shows a man around 158 centimeters in height and wearing a black cap and sunglasses.

This narrows their suspect down to about every third guy that walks into a pachinko parlor!
stirfry at 05:10 PM JST - 22nd June

eyewitnesses are notoriously unreliable
jonnyboy at 05:18 PM JST - 22nd June

That's the other main problem with forced confessions - real culprits get away!

indeed, this is one of the main points which should be emphasised in order to get the public behind greater police transparency and legal system reform. then perhaps they'll demand a police force that provides more than just the illusion of a job well done
sensei258 at 08:37 PM JST - 22nd June

Don't tell me this obasan will get on the witness stand and testify that "I swear that's the guy from 20 years ago. I remember it clearly." The defense team will eat her alive.
usaexpat at 11:23 PM JST - 22nd June

Well if a guy was wrongly convicted than the killer is still on the streets, time to open both these cold cases again.