In the early hours of May 16, 1995, police raided the Aum Shinrikyo cult¡¯s facilities in Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi Prefecture. At 9:45 a.m., cult founder Shoko Asahara, whose real name is Chizuo Matsumoto, was arrested and taken into custody.
It was a historic victory for the Japanese police to have finally captured the man believed to be the mastermind behind the group¡¯s subway sarin attack on March 20 earlier the same year, which had killed 13 and injured thousands in Tokyo.
But it was also a day that forever changed the lives of Rika Matsumoto and her five siblings ¡ª the two sons and four daughters of Asahara and his wife, Tomoko.
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