TOKYO—Japanese police found nine dismembered bodies hidden in coolers in an apartment southwest of Tokyo, an apparent serial killing case that is transfixing and horrifying the nation. The bodies, in varying stages of decomposition, were found Monday while police were investigating the disappearance of a 23-year-old woman, the spokesperson said. The missing woman is thought to be one of the eight women and one man who were dismembered and hidden in the apartment from late August to late October. Article Continued BelowA toolbox and saw found in Shiraishi’s apartment may have been used to dismember the bodies, the police official said. The two were recorded by security cameras walking together outside of train stations near her apartment and the suspect’s apartment, the reports said.

Source: thestar October 31, 2017 17:26 UTC