Police Looking For Tatsuya Ichihashi In Ikebukuro
Mainichi reports that Tatsuya Ichihashi may be hiding out in Ikebukuro:
A man closely resembling the suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a British woman has been frequently spotted in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district, police said.
Chiba Prefectural Police have received about 40 pieces of information in which witnesses said they saw in Ikebukuro a man resembling Tatsuya Ichihashi, 29, who is wanted in connection with the murder of Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22.
The witnesses said a man whose eyes and other characteristics closely resembled Ichihashi had frequently visited a pachinko parlor, a hotel and restaurants near JR Ikebukuro Station since right after the murder of Hawker in March last year up until recently.
The investigation headquarters at the prefectural police has also found that Ichihashi, an unemployed man from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, had visited Ikebukuro with an acquaintance before the slaying took place.
Recent press reports have also stated that wig had been found during last year’s police search of Ichihashi’s apartment, suggesting that he may have dressed up as a woman in the past were found in his apartment. Now that an entire year has passed since the murder, they’ve finally made this potentially crucial information public…
