19 years ago, the body of a 26-year-old man was found in Okutama-cho, Tokyo, etc. Regarding the suspect who was wanted internationally on suspicion of murder, it is said that the body found in South Africa, where he fled, does not contradict his own. I understand that the appraisal results have come out.
The Metropolitan Police Department plans to forward the document to the prosecutor while the suspect is dead.
Nineteen years ago in 2003, Shinya Furukawa (then 26), a former restaurant employee, was murdered and abandoned in Okutama-cho, Tokyo. An arrest warrant was obtained on suspicion of murder, etc., and an international arrangement was made.
After that, a report was received from South African investigative authorities that a body believed to be a suspect was found, and the Metropolitan Police Department dispatched investigators to the site last month to confirm.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a local DNA test later showed that the body was "not inconsistent" with that of the suspect.
Based on the suicide note found, the Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed further based on the results of the local appraisal, and will send the documents to the prosecutor's office as the suspect died, ending the series of investigations.