Amagasaki Serial Murder Incident
In the Amagasaki Serial Murder Incident (), several family households in Japan were tortured continuously for more than 25 years. These crimes were committed mainly in Amagasaki, and also in six prefectures, Hyogo, Kochi, Kagawa, Okayama, Shiga and Kyoto. Many people were abused and imprisoned; at least eight people were killed. The incident was discovered when the suspects Miyoko Sumida () and Masanori Sumida () were arrested in November 2011. Ringleader's cousin gets life term over Amagasaki murders.