'Haiku killings' recall infamous horror story
Mitake, a tiny mountain hamlet located in eastern Yamaguchi Prefecture, is administrated as part of the city of Shunan (pop. 150,000). The area is so remote, cell phones don't always receive signals there. On the night of July 21, according to news reports, two houses ...
The man suspected of murdering five elderly people and torching two of their homes in Yamaguchi Prefecture says he used a wooden stick to kill them.
Police arrest a 63-year-old man in connection with the slaying of five people and the torching of two of their homes in the hamlet of Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Police said Thursday they believe the same blunt object was used to bludgeon to death five people in their homes Sunday and Monday in the mountain hamlet of Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Victims Makoto Sadamori, 71, and his wife, Kiyoko, 72, were found Sunday night in ...
Professor Dipak Basu is a shining example of someone who expresses his views on a variety of topics seemingly from his soul, and I respect him for that. He brings his faith into his arguments while casting the odd aspersion on "Western Christianity." He ...
Yamaguchi killer of five believed returned after fires to slay last victim
Police have reconstructed events in the five slayings and suspected arson that destroyed two homes in the tiny hamlet of Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, officials said Wednesday. The corpses were found Sunday and Monday. Makoto Sadamori, 71, his wife, Kiyoko, 72, and Miyako Yamamoto, 79, were ...
