Murder of Junko Furuta
They got light sentences. They were not charged with murder, instead being charged with "causing bodily injury resulting in death". Hiroshi got 17 years but it was later upgraded to 20 after an appeal,, Minato got 5 to 7 years, Watanabe got 9 years and Jo got 8 years. After being released, Minato changed his name to Shinji and was later arrested for the attempted murder of a businessman. Jō changed his name to Jō Kamisaku. He bragged about Furuta's murder. Jō's father felt shame and said that he would give his entire life savings to Furuta's family. Jō took the money and spent it on himself instead. Jō's mother blamed Furuta for ruining her son's life and allegedly vandalized Furuta's tombstone.