Member of AUM remnants Aleph

Member of AUM remnants Aleph

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Araki, chief spokesman of Aleph, formerly known as AUM Shinrikyo, speaks with reporters in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. The Supreme Court on the same day turned down an appeal against the death sentence for former senior AUM member Seiichi Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts.

Widow of AUM victim walks into top court

Widow of AUM victim walks into top court

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi (C), who lost her husband Kazumasa in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the AUM Shinrikyo cult, walks into the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. The top court rejected the same day an appeal against the death sentence for former senior AUM member Seiichi Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts.

AUM trials over

AUM trials over

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Seiichi Endo, former senior member of Japanese cult AUM Shinrikyo. The Supreme Court on Nov. 21, 2011, rejected the appeal against the death sentence for Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts.

Member of AUM remnants Aleph

Member of AUM remnants Aleph

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Araki, chief spokesman of Aleph, formerly known as AUM Shinrikyo, speaks with reporters in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. The Supreme Court on the same day turned down an appeal against the death sentence for former senior AUM member Seiichi Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts. (Kyodo)

Widow of AUM victim walks into top court

Widow of AUM victim walks into top court

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi (C), who lost her husband Kazumasa in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the AUM Shinrikyo cult, walks into the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. The top court rejected the same day an appeal against the death sentence for former senior AUM member Seiichi Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts. (Kyodo)

AUM trials over

AUM trials over

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Jan. 7, 1990, shows Japanese cult AUM Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara, whose real name is Chizuo Matsumoto. The Supreme Court on Nov. 21, 2011, rejected the appeal against the death sentence for former senior AUM member Seiichi Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts. (Kyodo)

AUM trials over

AUM trials over

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Seiichi Endo, former senior member of Japanese cult AUM Shinrikyo. The Supreme Court on Nov. 21, 2011, rejected the appeal against the death sentence for Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts. (Kyodo)