Natsumi Kogawa

• Murder conviction of B.C. man who killed exchange student restored: Supreme Court of Canada

  Canada's highest court restored the conviction of a Vernon man who in 2016 killed a Japanese exchange student in Vancouver and then shoved her body into a suitcase.

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  Oct 7, 2022
  
• New trial ordered for man found guilty of murdering Japanese student Natsumi Kogawa

  In a 2-1 decision, the B.C. Court of Appeal agreed that some of the evidence heard during William Schneider's original trial should not have been allowed.

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  Feb 2, 2021
  
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• Man convicted in 2016 killing of Japanese student in Vancouver asking for new trial

  Last November William Victor Schneider was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years for the death of 30-year-old Natsumi Kogawa.

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  May 14, 2019
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• Natsumi Kogawa’s killer sentenced to life with no chance of parole for 14 years

  "Mr. Schneider treated Ms. Kogawa's body like garbage and left her to decompose in a suitcase," said Justice Gerow in delivering the sentence.

  Nov 2, 2018
• Murdered Japanese student’s mother says her life has been a ‘living hell’

  "I feel her pain that she went through when she died alone," wrote Natsumi Kogawa's mother in a victim impact statement.

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  Nov 1, 2018
• Jury finds William Schneider guilty of second-degree murder of Japanese student Natsumi Kogawa

  A three-week trial began last month and deliberations started Tuesday just before noon.

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  Oct 19, 2018
• Audio released of conversation between cops and man accused in 2016 killing of Japanese student

  An audio recording of a conversation between police and the accused in the murder of Japanese student Natsumi Kogawa has been released.

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  Oct 16, 2018
• Accused in Natsumi Kogawa murder trial pleads guilty to interfering with human remains

  In a stunning admission at the tail end of the Natsumi Kogawa murder trial, William Schneider pleaded guilty to interfering with human remains.

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  Oct 15, 2018
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• Natsumi Kogawa had prescription drugs in her system, but cause of death unclear: Pathologist

  A toxicology report found two prescription drugs in Kogawa's system: Zopiclone, a sleeping medication, and Lorazepam, an anti-anxiety medication.

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  Oct 5, 2018
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• No male DNA found on Natsumi Kogawa, court hears

  In the recordings played on Thursday, investigators asked Schneider how the Japanese student died.

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  Oct 4, 2018