Dismembered body of missing Mirei Ikuta, 6, found

Japan is in shock after the body of a missing 6-year-old girl was discovered dismemebered and jammed into several plastic bags near her home, cops say. DNA tests confirmed the body parts were those of Mirei Ikuta -- who vanished from Kobe on September 11. Media reports said detectives were interviewing a 47-year-old neighbor, Yasuhiro Kiminoin, in the sickening slaying. One of the largest manhunts in the low-crime nation's history was launched when Mirei didn't come home from school. The garbage bags containing the little girl's remains were found just 100 yards from her home. MORE ON THE MURDER IN THE IBTIMES