According to the indictment, he made Lucie a drink containing a drug before raping her at a condominium in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, and she subsequently died.
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Former prosecutor Takeshi Tsuchimoto, now a professor of criminal procedure law at Hakuoh University Law School, criticised the decision to acquit Obara for the murder of Lucie Blackman by pointing to the conviction of Masumi Hayashi due to circumstantial evidence.
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In early December 2010, the Supreme Court of Japan rejected Obara's appeal and upheld his life sentence.
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After losing his fortune when the bubble burst and his firm collapsed, he reportedly used his business as a money laundering front for the yakuza syndicate, Sumiyoshi-kai.
Jōji Kamio | Joji Yuasa | Joji Kato | Jōji Matsumoto | Joji Kotobalavu | Masakazu Obara |