Court rejects appeal for retrial over 1979 murder case

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ayako Haraguchi holds a press conference in the city of Kagoshima on March 6, 2013, after the Kagoshima District Court rejected an appeal for a retrial filed by Haraguchi, who was convicted and served a 10-year prison term for killing her brother-in-law in 1979 in Kagoshima Prefecture for insurance money.

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