Couple freed as court orders 1995 arson-murder case reopened

Couple freed as court orders 1995 arson-murder case reopened

Tatsuhiro Boku is released from prison in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2015. The Osaka High Court ordered the release of the 49-year-old man and his de facto wife, 51, following a decision to reopen their arson-murder case. The two were in separate prisons for about 20 years for lighting a fire that killed the woman's 11-year-old daughter in 1995. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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