Alleged 'black widow' Kakehi pleads not guilty as murder trial kicks off in Kyoto
A 70-year-old woman dubbed the “black widow” for allegedly murdering her husband and common-law partners with cyanide, pleads innocent.
New unofficial test finds unsafe level of cyanide under Toyosu wholesale fish market
Cyanide, a toxic chemical, was found in water in the basement of one of the main buildings at the new wholesale market in Tokyo's Toyosu waterfront area, though at a level marginally above government-set environmental standards, a survey directed by some Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly ...
Levels of hexavalent chromium compound 460 times higher than the environmental standard as well as cyanide exceeding the standard were found in Namimatsu Park.
A woman dubbed the "black widow," who is accused of murdering her husband and other partners with cyanide, is expected to plead not guilty to all charges in her upcoming trial, sources close to the matter said. Documents submitted by lawyers for 69-year-old defendant Chisako ...
A woman charged with poisoning her husband faces a second murder charge, bolstering suspicions she had a hand in the deaths of several other former partners.
Kyoto's 'black widow' admits murdering husband: police sources
The Kyoto woman dubbed the “black widow” has admitted murdering her most recent husband with cyanide, sources say.
Kyoto's 'black widow' charged with murder over cyanide poisoning
A 68-year-old woman arrested by Kyoto Prefectural Police on Nov. 19 in connection with the cyanide poisoning of her husband has been charged by Kyoto prosecutors with his murder. Chisako Kakehi was charged with causing the death of Isao Kakehi, 75, on Dec. 28, 2013, ...
Cyanide trace found in pot thrown out by suspected serial husband killer
The Kyoto Prefectural Police said Friday that traces of cyanide had been detected on a bag found in a plant pot thrown out last summer by the alleged "black widow" arrested last month on suspicion of murdering her spouse last December. Police examined the pot ...
Kyoto widow held over spouse's death may be a serial husband killer
Suspicion mounts that a woman under arrest for allegedly murdering her husband with cyanide may have also killed her three previous spouses, as well as two of her lovers.
Elderly Kyoto woman arrested in connection with two cyanide poisoning cases
A 67-year-old woman from Kyoto Prefecture was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of killing her husband with cyanide, as it emerged that a string of former partners had died shortly after becoming romantically involved with her. Chisako Kakehi denied murdering Isao, 75, who died at ...
