TOKYO (AP) — Japan executed two people Thursday, including a 65-year old female cult leader convicted of six murders that took place during supposed exorcisms.
The Justice Ministry said 65-year-old Sachiko Eto and 39-year-old Yukinori Matsuda were executed by hanging. Matsuda was convicted of killing two people during a robbery in 2003.
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