Amagasaki Serial Murder Incident

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In the Amagasaki Serial Murder Incident (尼崎連続殺人事件), several family households in Japan were tortured continuously for more than 25 years.^{[clarification needed]} These crimes were committed mainly in Amagasaki, and also in six prefectures, Hyogo, Kochi, Kagawa, Okayama, Shiga and Kyoto. Many people were abused and imprisoned; at least 8 people were killed.^[1][2]

The incident was discovered when the suspects Miyoko Sumida (角田美代子) and Masanori Sumida (角田正則) were arrested in November 2011. Ringleader's cousin gets life term over Amagasaki murders.

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• Futoshi Matsunaga - main culprit of a similar case, Kitakyushu Serial Murder Incident (北九州連続殺人事件)

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