Kazuyoshi Miura

Kazuyoshi Miura killed himself while in police custody on October 11, 2008 after arriving in Los Angeles to face conspiracy charges resulting from an attack on his wife, Kazumi Miura, in November 1981.CNN: Suspect in High-Profile Murder Case Found Dead in Cell (October 11, 2008) The couple was in LA when he was shot in the leg and she was shot in the head. She died a year later from her injuries in a Japanese hospital.ABC7: Japanese Man Arrested on Warrant for 1981 LA Shooting (February 23, 2008)

Miura was convicted and sentenced in Japan in March 1994 for the killing, but the ruling was overturned by the Tokyo District Court in July 1998. Two months later, he was convicted of an earlier attack on his wife and sentenced to six years in prison. Japan Times: Miura Case Came to Define Sensationalism (April 1, 2003)

Miura was brought to Los Angeles on October 10, 2008 to face charges of conspiracy in the death of his wife. California prosecutors had sought to reinstate the murder charge, but couldn't because of double jeopardy. Prosecutors say he signaled someone to shoot at the couple, though Miura claims they were spontaneously attacked. If he had been found guilty of the conspiracy charge, he would have faced 25 years to life in a state prison. He hanged himself the day after arriving in the United States. Miura was scheduled to be arraigned on October 14, 2008.CNN: Suspect in High-Profile Murder Case Found Dead in Cell (October 11, 2008)