AUM's Hayakawa sentenced to die for killing lawyer

AUM's Hayakawa sentenced to die for killing lawyer

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former senior AUM Shinrikyo cult member Kiyohide Hayakawa, 51, who was sentenced to die July 28 for his role in two murder cases and the construction of a factory to mass-produce nerve gas. He is the seventh person to be sentenced to death for a series of crimes involving AUM.

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