article_snippet: After being unable to reach Ogawa for nearly a year, Ogawa family in Japan raised the alarm about Ogawa disappearance, but Ogawa husband never reported Ogawa missing, said NBC San Diego.
article_snippet: Ogawa was last since in early January 2007.
article_snippet: By the time they were identified, Ogawa husband (right) had fled .
article_snippet: Last year, police tracked down Simoneau in Oahu, Hawaii, and had Ogawa extradited .
article_snippet: Last September, detectives investigating Ogawa killing tracked down Ogawa and had Ogawa extradited back to California.
article_snippet: According to Simoneau's plea agreement, Ogawa killed Ogawa spouse because of a 'sudden quarrel in the heat of passion.'
article_snippet: Prosecutors said the cause of death remains unknown to this day because of the body's deteriorated condition.
article_snippet: Throughout the investigation, Simoneau repeatedly insisted that Simoneau had nothing to do with Ogawa’s killing.
article_snippet: ’ Chieko Ogawa, the victim’s mother, told a Japanese TV station that his wife was disappointed with the outcome of the case.
article_snippet: However, the plea deal will speed up the process of releasing Fumiko Ogawa's body to his wife family in Japan for burial.