Akira Nishiguchi
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| Akira Nishiguchi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name: | Akira Nishiguchi |
| Alias(es): | Black Gold Medalist |
| Born: | December 14, 1925 Osaka, Japan |
| Died: | December 11, 1970 |
| Cause of death: | hanging |
| Penalty: | Death |
| Killings | |
| Number of victims: | 5 |
| Span of killings: | October 18, 1963 through December 29, 1963 |
| Country: | Japan |
| State(s): | Fukuoka, Shizuoka, Tokyo |
| Date apprehended: | January 3, 1964 |
Akira Nishiguchi (西口 彰 Nishiguchi Akira?, December 14, 1925 - December 11, 1970) was a Japanese serial killer and fraudster.
He murdered five people and engaged in confidence scams. Although he murdered one and was placed on the wanted list, he could murder four others while escaping.
His crimes shocked the Japanese police because they thought that fraud was not necessarily related to serial murder. The police also regretted that they couldn't have found Nishiguch before a 11-year-old girl found him. A prosecutor called him "the Black Gold Medalist in history".[1]
A Roman Catholic, he retracted his final appeal on August 15, 1966 — the assumption of Mary. He was executed on December 11, 1970.
Ryuzo Saki published a book about Nishiguchi, which became the basis for the film Vengeance Is Mine.
Because the police were confused by him during his crimes, the system of "Metropolitan Designated Case" was established.
[edit] References
- ^ 西口彰連続強盗殺人事件 (Japanese). 無限回廊. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Article on the serial murders
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