Murdered Okinawa woman's family to seek compensation from U.S. gov't

The family of a slain Okinawan woman will ask the U.S. government to pay compensation in place of a former U.S. base worker convicted of her murder, their lawyer said Monday.Kenneth Franklin Shinzato, 34, who is appealing his conviction by the Naha District Court for the 2016 murder of the 20-year-old woman, did not appeal the court's Jan. 31 order to pay compensation, which became finalized. The amount ordered has not been disclosed.But as his defense team claims Shinzato lacks the ability to pay, the family will seek payment from the U.S. government under the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces A…READ FULL ARTICLE