Kenneth Franklin Gadson, a 32-year-old civilian contractor at Kadena Air Base, admitted to strangling the woman, his defense attorney told Stars and Stripes \u2014 though the attorney questioned the condition under the which the admission was made.<\/p>\n Rina Shimabukuro had been missing since last month. The 20-year-old\u2019s body was discovered in a wooded location Thursday after Gadson told investigators where to look, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n Japanese media identified Gadson, who also goes by his Japanese wife\u2019s family name of Shinzato, as a U.S. Marine veteran and the U.S. military confirmed that on Friday morning. His mother told The Washington Post that her son was in the Marines from 2007 until 2014.<\/p>\n \u201cThey say he\u2019s locked up in jail, killed somebody,\u201d said Shirley Gadson, 63, over the telephone from her home in New York City early Friday morning. She said she learned Kenneth had been arrested when Japanese police called her on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cI got scared. I got nervous. Oh my God,\u201d she said. \u201cI didn\u2019t hear from him for two years.\u201d<\/p>\n In a statement posted online, Kadena Air Base said a civilian employee had been arrested in connection to a woman\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n \u201cA civilian employee of a company contracted to provide services to U.S. military installations was arrested by Okinawa Prefectural Police yesterday in connection with the disappearance and death of an Okinawan woman,\u201d the statement said. \u201cOur heartfelt prayers and condolences are with the victim\u2019s family, friends, and loved ones. We also send our deepest sympathies to the people of Japan and express our gratitude for the trust that they place in our bilateral alliance and the people of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Japanese and other asians are not fond of blacks. Washington Post: Japanese leaders reacted with outrage after a U.S. Marine veteran was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of a Japanese woman near a U.S. air base on … Continue reading ![\"10671223_725508657527990_5011901926853748869_n\"](\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10671223_725508657527990_5011901926853748869_n-300x300.jpg\")
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