Hiroaki Hidaka
Hiroaki Hidaka | |
|---|---|
Executed | |
| Children | 1 |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (4 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | April 18 – September 14, 1996 |
| Country | Japan |
| State(s) | Hiroshima |
Date apprehended | September 21, 1996 |
Hiroaki Hidaka (日高 広明, Hidaka Hiroaki, 17 April 1962 – 25 December 2006) was a Japanese serial killer.
Early life
Hidaka was born in the
prostitutes. In April 1989, he moved to Hiroshima
and began to work as a taxi driver.
Hidaka married in 1991, and had a daughter in 1993, but his wife entered a
mental hospital
.
Murders
Hidaka killed and robbed four women between April and September 1996. One of his victims was a 16-year-old girl who engaged in Enjo kōsai. He was arrested on September 21, 1996.
Trial and execution
The district court in Hiroshima sentenced Hidaka to death on February 9, 2000, a sentence that he did not appeal. He was executed by hanging on December 25, 2006.[1][2][3] After his execution, his lawyer, Shuichi Adachi, protested that he had been illegally refused access to his client by prison authorities.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Four prisoners executed in Japan". BBC. 2006-12-25. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ "Four hanged on Christmas Day". The Times. London. 2006-12-26. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ "DEATH PENALTY NEWS". Amnesty International. December 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ "Lawyer to sue after prison bars meeting before inmate is executed". The Japan Times. 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
External links
- (in Japanese) Article on the serial murders
- (in Japanese) Japanese Wikipedia entry on the murder case