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Widow indicates involvement in some deaths besides husband, partner

Photo taken May 23, 2014, shows four-time widow Chisako Kakehi, who was arrested in November 2014 on suspicion of murdering her husband and served a fresh arrest warrant in January 2015 on suspicion of murdering another partner, by cyanide in both cases. Kakehi, 68, has hinted at her involvement in the deaths of several other men, investigative sources said on Feb. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman admits involvement in cyanide killing of husband

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 2014 shows Chisako Kakehi, who was arrested on Nov. 19, 2014, for allegedly murdering her husband in December 2013 at their home in the city of Muko, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, by giving him a fatal dose of cyanide. Kakehi, 68, strongly denied the allegations after her arrest but admitted involvement in the crime several days before her indictment on Dec. 10, sources close to the investigation said Dec. 12. (Kyodo)

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Japan's "black widow" serial killer sentenced to death

The Kyoto District Court sentences to death Chisako Kakehi, 70, a serial killer dubbed Japan's "black widow" on Nov. 7, 2017 for the murders of her husband and two common-law partners, as well as the attempted murder of an acquaintance, between 2007 and 2013. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo