- Akira Nishiguchi
Infobox Serial Killer
name= Akira Nishiguchi
caption=
birthname=Akira Nishiguchi
alias=Black Gold Medalist
birth=December 14, 1925
location=Osaka,Japan
death=December 11, 1970
cause=hanging
victims=5
country=Japan
states=Fukuoka, Shizuoka,Tokyo
beginyear=October 18 ,1963
endyear=December 29 ,1963
apprehended=January 3 ,1964
penalty=Deathnihongo|Akira Nishiguchi|西口 彰|"Nishiguchi Akira"|extra=December 14 ,1925 -December 11 ,1970 was a Japaneseserial killer andfraudster .He murdered five people and engaged in
confidence scam s. Although he committed double-murder and was placed on the wanted list, he still murdered three others while escaping.His crimes shocked the Japanese police because they thought that the commissions of fraud were not necessarily related to serial murder. The police also regretted that they didn't find Nishiguchi before an 11-year-old girl found him. A prosecutor called him "the Black Gold Medalist in history". [cite web | author= | title=西口彰連続強盗殺人事件 | publisher=無限回廊 | language=Japanese | url=http://www.alpha-net.ne.jp/users2/knight9/nisiguti.htm | date= | accessdate=2007-11-22]
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Roman Catholic , he retracted his finalappeal onAugust 15 ,1966 — theassumption of Mary . He was executed onDecember 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 "Metropolitan Designated Case" system was established.
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*ja icon [http://www.alpha-net.ne.jp/users2/knight9/nisiguti.htm Article on the serial murders]
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