Suspect charged with third murder in Christmas Day killing of family of 3

was served a fresh arrest warrant Monday over the death of their daughter, police said.

How many warrants he got so far, either innocent or not, in Japan they will break into multiple warrants so any suspects will get maximum detention times.

This is likely a hate crime. And if the allegations are true, this creep should be permanently removed from our society.

According to another media source, investigators have found that the couple reported six incidents to the police between August and December last year, including damage to their car.

While Saito had been arrested for three of the six cases, prosecutors eventually had to drop the charges due to insufficient evidence, local media reported. At the time, Bishop told police that he had no idea why he would be harassed like that.

While Saito had been arrested for three of the six cases, prosecutors eventually had to drop the charges due to insufficient evidence, local media reported. 

You really have to question whether the Hanno police are bungling this case — just like they apparently did with the six accounts of victimization leading up to these three murders.

That also sounds like hate.

Encouraging the removal of a murderer from society is not hate.

Taking care of the criminal so it no longer is a danger for others is of course the main purpose of the investigation, but the multiple failures from the authorities that ended up in this tragedy should be also investigated and the responsible people punished as well, it is simply unbelievable that the criminal was allowed to go free after being arrested several times for his involvement in violent acts against the victims, the responsibility of the deaths also weight on those that allowed the crime to happen because of ineptitude or corruption.

(from Asahi Shimbun)

In January, a police officer on a stakeout caught Saito throwing a stone at the car, and he was arrested on suspicion of destruction of property.

But the case was dropped as prosecutors said there was no clear connection between the stone and the scratches on the car.

Prefectural police later arrested Saito two more times on similar suspicions based on security camera footage. Both cases were dropped due to insufficient evidence.

Bishop and his wife told police during the investigation that they had “no idea” why they were being targeted.

Saito never gave a clear explanation of why he had apparently attacked the car.

That is very scary indeed. An appalling and tragic crime that surely could have been averted? This Saito character is obviously deranged and was exhibiting a clear and escalating pattern of violent criminal conduct. A more meaningful intervention ought to have been made some time ago. That poor family.

TT

In January, a police officer on a stakeout caught Saito throwing a stone at the car, and he was arrested on suspicion of destruction of property.

But the case was dropped as prosecutors said there was no clear connection between the stone and the scratches on the car.

This is some existential comedy of justice and draws suspicion on the motivations of authorities.

Police officer witnesses a violent crime to someone under suspicion of harassment but the damage could not be connected to the perp?

Death sentence please

Rope,Neck, Drop

@ Wallace

How about we just label him an alleged sadistic, cold-blooded murderer? Is that acceptable to you?

A co-worker of mine had the gruesome job of working with the bodies. This guy is a monster for how he did it and what he did! He can't deny what he did because of the evidence they have of him. Send him to space with 20mins of oxygen.

Interesting to know why(if) he did it. I had a bad neighbor and had to move house.

Do Japan a favor and Hang Him.

Coulda been

The "suspect" if guilty committed a horrendous brutal crime and more likely will receive the death penalty.

There seem to be no forced confessions so the cops must be happy with the evidence they already have.

sir_bentley28

A co-worker of mine had the gruesome job of working with the bodies.

What is your job?

Multiple murders equals death sentence...rot you scum!

Tragic. About 15 years ago, we once had a man who hated our church and churchgoers so much that he would yell abusive threats even to old women and children, vandalized cars, threw stones at cars, parishioners and the church buildings, made bomb threats, left dead animals at the entrance, etc., and it ended when he tried to burn it down one night with a can of kerosene and a lighter. Fortunately he was an incompetent fool who only succeeded in slightly burning the door frame and our recently installed security camera caught him. He wasn't even wearing a mask. He was hauled off and eventually after psych tests was declared insane and put in a secure mental facility. Never knew what became of him, he was already in his 60s when he attacked us, so could well be dead by now.

the death penalty for this creep

I I would advise that to prevent this from this and many other bad possible things from happening, that foreigners who married Japanese should really consider being the head of household. It will only make your family stronger and settling for less will hurt you in the long run. For example, the police might not even take a report from a foreigner who is not the head of a household. If you are the foreign head of a household with Japanese citizens, that would mean that not listening to you would be not listening to Japanese in the eyes of the police. I'm not saying that this will prevent all crazy psychopaths from doing things like this but it will get more of a reaction from the police when you give them the tip.

For example, the police might not even take a report from a foreigner who is not the head of a household. 

According to the Asahi account, “Bishop and his wife told police during the investigation that they had ‘no idea’ why they were being targeted.”

So the police apparently received a complaint from the head of the household, whether that was Bishop or his Japanese wife.

“this Japanese creep should be permanently removed from our society”

Whose society are you referring to?

the one we live in

the police has been contacted many time regarding the problem previously and did nothing!!. Therefore the police are responsible for the bishop's death as well.

Hang 'em High:

Triple murder? Seems like the right choice for this one.