Amagasaki Serial Murder Incident

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The Amagasaki Serial Murder Incident (尼崎連続殺人事件) was a 2012 several serial murder and body dumping case, in which family households in Japan were tortured continuously for more than 25 years.^{[clarification needed]} The crimes began with the disappearance of a woman in or around 1987. At least 8 victims were confirmed to have died, mainly as a result of assault, confinement and other forms of abuse.^[1] The crimes were committed mainly in Amagasaki, but also in six other prefectures, Hyogo, Kochi, Kagawa, Okayama, Shiga and Kyoto.^[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. The cousin of the ringleader received a life sentence over the Amagasaki murders.