Hiroaki Hidaka (日高 広明, Hidaka Hiroaki, 17 April 1962 – 25 December 2006) was a Japanese serial killer.
Hiroaki Hidaka | |
|---|---|
 Hidaka's 1996 mugshot | |
| Born | 17 April 1962 |
| Died | 25 December 2006 (aged 44) Hiroshima, Japan |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation | Taxi driver |
| Criminal status | 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 |
Early life
editHidaka was born in the Miyazaki Prefecture. He was originally an excellent student, but he failed to enter the University of Tsukuba, his target college. He entered the Fukuoka University instead, but eventually dropped out. He often borrowed money, drank and went to 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
editHidaka 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Four prisoners executed in Japan". BBC. 2006-12-25. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ "Four hanged on Christmas Day". The Times. London. 2006-12-26. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. 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
edit- (in Japanese) Article on the serial murders
- (in Japanese) Japanese Wikipedia entry on the murder case