Police in Wakayama, Japan, suspect that Kenichi Fujitakibrainwashed his adopted son into killing himself so that he couldclaim an insurance payout of 25 million yen on a car (approximately$230,000), the Mainichi Shimbun reports. In addition to convincingthe suicidal Hiroshi Umino to drive Fujitaki's car off a cliff andinto the sea, Fujitaki is said to have opened the window justenough to ensure a steady flow of water into the vehicle, but notenough to allow Umino to escape if he were to have had secondthoughts.
|In the days leading up to Umino's suicide, Fujitaki hadresearched the coastline, checking out several ports in the region,investigators said. Fujitaki considered such factors asbreak-waters, the number of people around, and the depth of thewater before deciding on a place to recommend to Umino, accordingto the Shimbun.
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