Beach cave, where Blackman's dismembered body was found

TOKYO, Japan - The photo shows a cave in the city of Miura, Kanagawa prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, where the dismembered body parts, were confirmed as those of Lucie Blackman, a 22-year-old British hostess who went missing last July, on Feb. 10. The beach cave is located about 200 meters from a condominium in nearby Aburatsubo owned by alleged rapist Joji Obara. Obara, 48, is suspected of being involved in Blackman's disappearance, but has not been charged with any crime in connection with the case.

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