The police found the bodies of Mikio Murata's parents, Minoru and Kinue Murata, both 74; Mutara's wife, Ayako, 44; and the couple's two children -- Naho, 11, and Kenya, 9, April 4. Murata's younger brother Toyoharu, 44, was also found dead, police said.

Murata, who was hospitalized with cuts to the abdomen and neck, told the police he and his younger brother strangled the five at their parents' apartment before attempting to kill themselves.

The Japan Times Weekly: April 9, 2005
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