(1)AUM founder's wife released from prison

(1)AUM founder's wife released from prison

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tomoko Matsumoto (file photo), the wife of AUM Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara, is released from Wakayama Prison on Oct. 15 after completing a six-year term. Her lawyer said she headed to the city of Ryugasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture, where her two children live.

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