Key Members of the Aum Cult

What's happened to the founder of the Aum Shinri Kyo cult, his family and his followers since the 1995 Tokyo subway attack:

--SHOKO ASAHARA, 45: Aum's guru, who attracted followers with claims he could levitate, among other things, is on trial for murder and other crimes in a lower Tokyo court. In an effort to speed up proceedings, prosecutors last year dropped three of the 17 charges against him.

--YASUO HAYASHI, 43: Dubbed the ``murder machine'' by the Japanese media, Asahara's chief scientific adviser was sentenced to death in July for puncturing three plastic bags of sarin gas on a crowded subway.

--TOMOKO MATSUMOTO, 42: Asahara's wife was convicted of conspiring with her husband and other Aum disciples to kill another cult member. She is serving a six-year prison sentence.

--REIKA MATSUMOTO, 17: Asahara's daughter was involved in a brief kidnapping of his 7-year-old son last year in an apparent leadership struggle. Some cult watchers say Asahara's children are revered by followers.

--MIWA MATSUMOTO, 22: Asahara's oldest daughter was arrested last month on charges she shoplifted $175 worth of food from a Tokyo supermarket.

--FUMIHIRO JOYU, 38: The handsome, media-friendly Aum spokesman was released from prison in December 1999 and is considered the current de facto leader of the cult.

--TATSUKO MURAOKA, 50: An aide to Asahara's family, she formally assumed leadership of Aum after the guru's arrest but is regarded as a figurehead.