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DNA Breakthrough: Woman Confesses to 1999 Murder
11/3/2025
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- Kumiko Yasufuku, 69, was arrested by Aichi Prefectural Police for the 1999 murder of Namiko Takaba in Nagoya.
- Yasufuku turned herself in after DNA evidence linked her to the crime scene.
- Namiko Takaba, 32, was fatally stabbed in her Nagoya apartment while her two-year-old son was unharmed.
- Investigators identified Yasufuku as a suspect and she admitted to the charges.
- Takaba's husband, Satoru, expressed relief after nearly three decades.
