The trial received nationwide coverage, and the prosecution case was based on evidence that was either circumstantial (complicated by the fact that a complete corpse was not found), or founded on new types of evidence (forensic dentistry was used for the first time in this trial).
その裁判は全国的に報道され、告発は状況証拠（死体の全てが発見されないという事実に複雑になっていた）、あるいは新しい種類の証拠（この裁判で法歯学が初めて使われた）に基づいていた。