Partial human remains found near Blue Hills Reservation in Milton

In today’s Morning Brief, a romance scammer reveals some of the tricks of the trade and admits some guilt about the trouble he’s causing. Also, a look at two high-profile sex assault trials.

Officials of Ishikawa Prefecture’s Suzu City say they have confirmed several houses and power poles have collapsed following a magnitude 7.4 quake Monday afternoon. A quake with an intensity of upper six on the Japanese intensity scale of 0 to seven was observed in the city.