On the 25th, three parents and children were found murdered on the site of a house in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. This is what I learned from interviews with investigators.

Police are investigating whether there is any connection with this incident.

On the 25th, on the site of a house in Misugidai, Hanno City, American Bishop William Ross Jr. (69), his wife Izumi Morita (68), and the couple's eldest daughter living in Tokyo. Megumi Morita (32), a company employee who lives in Tokyo, was found dead after being beaten to the head with a blunt instrument.



In this case, unemployed Atsushi Saito (40), who lives nearby, was arrested and sent to prosecutors on suspicion of murdering Bishop on the 27th.



According to the investigation so far, the suspect has refused to make a statement.



At the Bishop couple's residence, there was damage to the car in the past, and the police are investigating the relationship, but the damage occurred one after another from August to December last year, and the police were notified of the damage six times. I learned from interviews with investigators that



At that time, Mr. Bishop and others told the police that they had no idea about the troubles that would cause them.



The police, who proceeded with the investigation after receiving the damage report, arrested Saito on the spot in January this year for throwing a stone and damaging the car, and then re-arrested and investigated, but no charges were filed. It means that it became



The police will continue to investigate whether there was any contact between the victim and the suspect and whether there was any trouble.

Mr. Bishop has a “friendly personality”

According to the neighbors, Mr. Bishop was a friendly person who talked to the children in the neighborhood with a smile.



She also said that she was writing a novel or something like that.



A woman in her 30s who said she had talked to him during a walk said, "Mr. Bishop seems to have bad legs, so he was walking with a stick. He was a very friendly person. I had the impression that he was a gentleman because he talked to children with a smile."



Also, a man in his 30s said, "He told me about the book he wrote. After that, I met him several times while taking a walk and talked with him, and I thought he was a friendly person." I was.

'It's scary,' wife Izumi Morita tells neighbors

According to neighbors, Izumi Morita and her husband, Bishop, moved into the house on the site about five years ago.



Ms. Izumi has a lovely smile, and she was often seen taking walks with her husband and wife, and she also participated in local cleanup activities.



A woman in her 60s who lives in the neighborhood said she spoke with Izumi at the end of November.



At this time, she was worried about the damage to her car and asked, "How are you doing lately?" .